So you may or may not have read my post "You Have 60 Seconds To Read This Post" on Friday, it was an experiment in creating a piece of content that expires after a set period of time. The time period was extended by 5 minutes for each social … [Read more]
So, I usually find myself in this awkward position. You've just arrived in a foreign country, been shown to your hotel room and there's that ultra cringe worthy moment when the hotel porter pauses... or does he? Does he need a tip? Am I being … [Read more]
I've only just got back from beautiful inspiring Bali (I've even got a slight tan!). We spent 14 days wandering up the east coast, then to the south and finally stopping in beautiful Ubud. Although I did have a spot of illness on the trip I still … [Read more]
There's something special about a memorable road trip, discovering some beautiful place because you took a wrong turn or made a last minute decision to take a detour and hit the beach. My most recent road trip was in Victoria, Australia last year … [Read more]
Exciting news, on Friday (4th July 2014 – 18th July 2014) night I'm heading to Bali, Indonesia. Or at least setting off on the long journey to get there, it'll take 36 hours. First stop is a brief overview night stay in Kuala Lumpur where We'll … [Read more]
It's been a fun and fascinating week checking out all the fun, entertaining and some times unusual entries for the Three #HolidayBraggie competition. If you haven't already heard all about it then take a look at a post I wrote last week - Brag … [Read more]
As a travel blogger we're sometimes accused of being massive holiday braggers on social media, sharing sunsets, beers, cocktails, beautiful beaches, mountain tops and stunning historical buildings. For us it's just part of being a travel blogger, … [Read more]
We took a short weekend break to Barcelona, a city I'd always been pretty fond of after the last time I visited way back in 2004. Back then I wasn't exactly an experienced traveller and Barcelona seemed quite foreign, maybe it was the heat and … [Read more]
Over the years I've done a lot of travel and plenty of train travel too. I've caught sleeper trains in Thailand, Vietnam, long two-day trains in China, scenic trains in New Zealand, even the bamboo railway in Cambodia! It's a superb way to travel, … [Read more]
It's not often you get to sit all alone, car parked up, beer in hand watching the sun coming down over the ocean at the southernmost point on the Australian mainland. It's here where you get the chance to get away from it all, to explore, to hike up … [Read more]
Stomping through the deep snow with a sound of crunching under feet, it's like stamping down on empty cardboard boxes. In the distance a mountain range cuts a jagged silhouette over the horizon with a hazy red sunset lingering over the snow covered … [Read more]
Although we were in Catalunya mainly for the skiing and snowboarding, there was plenty in the way of culture to experience. Our first stop on our itinary was the Vall de Boi (Boi Valley) high up in the Pyrenees, a narrow, steep valley that's home … [Read more]