Our top 10 travel tips
We've been travelling for just over six months now and in that time we've been to many different places and experienced different cultures. Here's our top travel tips gained from our own experiences… 1.… »
Trekking (trying not to fall over) with Sapa Sisters
We've had some comments from people saying they're not sure if we enjoyed our trek with Sapa Sisters or not and that our blog sounds a bit negative. To be clear: we are really glad… »
Our Top 12 Travel Apps
When we were planning our year abroad we read conflicting advice on whether to take a smartphone. Most people & blogs said yes, but some were adamant that you shouldn't in case it gets stolen.… »
What's health & safety? – Da Lat & Nha Trang
We left Mui Ne on the 4th of December on a Sinh Tourist bus to Da Lat, where we stayed until the 8th. From Da Lat we carried on to Nha Trang on another Sinh… »
Travel Photography – A Little Guide | Part I
I spent a long time thinking about what kit to take travelling, how to carry it all and how to best use it. I read many blog posts, articles and researched into different products. In… »
"So… Mount Agung just erupted" – Canggu & Kuta
We're into our final two weeks in Indonesia in this post, the last half of November. We've had a few places with shockingly bad internet so things have got a little out of sync but… »
Diving in Gili Air & Waterfalls in Lombok
After staying in Ubud for just over a week we got the boat over to Gili Air for a few nights and then over to Lombok for a few more. Our days in both these… »
You want beaches? You got beaches – Ao Nang & Koh Lanta
Images of southern Thailand and its many islands are what shaped my idea of what this country would be like in the lead up to our trip. Photos of clear blue water and pristine beaches… »
How can food this cheap be this good
We left Bangkok hoping for something a little smaller and as nice as Bangkok was, a little more chilled. We found it. A common theme throughout our time in Thailand so far has been increasingly… »
Three & a bit days in Athens
Wednesday 27th We got up early on our last day in Giannitsochori and packed our stuff, leaving our tent behind for another volunteer to use as well as our sleeping mats. We said goodbye to… »
Volunteering with Archelon – a look back
Volunteering with Archelon was always most definitely Nikki's idea. Not that I didn't want to do it, I just didn't have any massive desire to do it. Our arrival to the campsite did nothing to… »
Goodbye Archelon!
This post is an absolute monster. It covers our last ten days at Archelon. It did also originally contain our time in Athens but that was just too long so we separated it out. Saturday… »