April 15, 2025 | vietnam

Hoi An- lanterns and squid

Ok, so if I'm honest Hoi An was the highlight of Vietnam for me (the disclaimer here being that my trip to Sapa was completely rained out, so I...

April 6, 2025 | sri-lanka

Markets and museums in Colombo

I'm not sure what I expected to find in Sri Lanka's capital city, Colombo, but the reality certainly didn't match it. While we had flown into Colombo two weeks...

April 5, 2025 | vietnam

Living like a local in Ho Chi Minh

I've had a real lesson in trust this week and was forced to let go of my 'control freak' tendencies. Since being in Vietnam on the great life swap...

April 4, 2025 | vietnam

The great life swap experiment

I'm often guilty of only ever writing about the positives of travel, of painting our trips as a kind of utopia in which nothing ever goes wrong. I do...

April 1, 2025 | uganda

Braving the roads to shop in Kampala

We're stuck. We've seen busy traffic before, of course. I mean, I've been to India, Julie's been to Vietnam. We know what busy roads look like...

March 29, 2025 | vietnam

Five awesome things to do in Vietnam

Vietnam is a country that is quickly becoming a 'must see' tourist destination and it's not surprising - there is so much to do and see here. It has...

March 29, 2025 | australia

Finding the quirky in Broken Hill

Our first stop in Broken Hill was a visit to the Pro Hart Gallery. It set the scene for a city that thrives on the quirky and eclectic, from...

March 20, 2025 | travel-tips , vietnam

This is what it’s like to host tours

I've just come back from Vietnam where I was lucky enough to be hosting a tour with Two's a Crowd. It's my second time to Vietnam in 12 months....

March 17, 2025 | usa

Whistlestop tour of the USA

We have done quite a bit of travel, but this was our first time in the US. Neither of us has ever been particularly interested in travelling to the...

March 8, 2025 | peru

Jumping off on a Peruvian adventure in Lima

I'm standing on a cliff face overlooking the Pacific Ocean getting ready to jump. No it's not a metaphor. Or a cry for help. I'm harnessed up, ready to...