Koh Chang: How We Got There and What We Did
Koh Chang is a beautiful island on the east side of Thailand, just bordering Cambodia, so it can be an ideal visiting place between the two countries. It was fairly simple and quite cheap for us to get...
View ArticleSun, Sea and Snorkelling in Koh Tao
On Wednesday we went on an 8 hours snorkelling excursion, which we booked through our hotel Asia Diving Resort. The trip included lunch on the boat and a snorkelling stop in 5 different spots around...
View ArticlePai: A Slice of Heaven?
The title of this blog post sounded like something you’d read in a terrible holiday brochure, so I embraced it. Personally, one of my regrets from this trip was not spending enough time in Pai...
View ArticleHow We Lived in France for Free Last Year
There’s something about France; something that compels millions of people around the globe to visit every year. Despite the increasing accessibility of far-flung destinations like Asia, Australia and...
View ArticleSix European Music Festivals Not to Miss
Europe hosts some of the best festivals in the world and there is something for everyone’s music taste, however, I have a bit of a bias for electronic music and here are my current top 6 favourites…...
View ArticleBirmingham to Barcelona on a Budget
Way back in 2004, my girlfriend and I loaded up a dilapidated VW Camper and set out on a mission from Birmingham to Barcelona with sun, sea and Sonar Festival in mind. It was the height of the budget...
View ArticleVisiting the Lone Star State
Having become fed-up with the mundaneness and repetitiveness of my working routine, I felt it was time to get out of the UK for a bit to travel, to meet some new people and to get away from it all. I...
View ArticleJeju-do – The South Korean Island Full of… Sex Parks?
Before you wonder further, yes, there are indeed a number of sexually themed parks around Jeju island, about an hour flight from Seoul. Each has their own take on the act, and while none of them are...
View ArticleThe Birthplace of Australian Impressionism – Art Crawl Melbourne
Say what you will about Tyler Brûlé, the plucky founder of the Monocle and Wallpaper pocket media empires, but the Winnipeg, Manitoba native and son of an ex-Canadian Football League all-star is a...
View ArticleThe 798 Art Zone: Really Modern Art in Beijing?
Mao’s face was looming above me, imposing and fluorescent, a 5 meter tall portrait of the Great Leader done up in neon. I’d seen the massive portraits hanging up around downtown Beijing, stark...
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