August 7, 2025 | colombia

Snorkelling in the Caribbean

Our day starts early with a pick-up from the pier just outside Secreto, our resort on Isla Grande in the Caribbean, just off Caragena in Colombia...

June 9, 2025 | travel-tips , youve-been-where

Becoming a mahout in Thailand

In this edition of You've Been Where, Jenny Dickens shows us a different side of Thailand. A side focused on elephants and conservation and enlightenment.

September 16, 2025 | uae

Finding a city of the future in Dubai

We take an overnight flight from Zambia and arrive in Dubai early. Too early to check into our suite. Too early for much of anything.

October 3, 2025 | ecuador

Finding the quiet charm of Quito

"You know the flooby dooby!" he looks at us in the beseeching way only a seven-year-old can. A seven-year-old Ecuadorian boy with perfect English, even though his mum and dad...

June 25, 2025 | youve-been-where

Parties and reflection in Budapest

What happens when a young bloke travels through Europe on his own? You might think it's all about partying, and while there's a lot of that, there's also a...

October 23, 2025 | nepal

A school visit at the top of the world

The clouds that are there one minute and gone the next. The soft glow of sunlight dancing across shallow terraces. This is what it is like to be in...

November 10, 2025 | cambodia , uncategorized

Exploring the rivers and ruins at Siem Reap

Another Flight, another country. This time we find ourselves in Siem Reap, Cambodia. And once again we're catapulted into another world.

November 17, 2025 | vietnam

Five days in Vietnam

We're relaxing in our rooftop swimming pool, leaning over the edge. Leaning just far enough so we can see the streets of Ho Chi Minh beneath us.