May 1, 2025 | australia

The magic of Kings Canyon

I'm sitting outside our van looking over the ensuite toilet block and the canyon range that makes up Kings Canyon in Watarrka national Park. It's almost peaceful...

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 | australia

Taking in the beauty of Uluru

It's an image we have seen countless times - the iconic image of the rock rising up out of the flat barren landscape. And yet in reality Uluru is...

March 23, 2025 | usa

Cruising through Alaska

I'm not really a boat person - it's not the boat so much as the water. That whole being in water where I can't tour the bottom fills me...

March 20, 2025 | sri-lanka

Exploring the relics of Polonnaruwa

Polonnaruwa - yep, another UNESCO World Heritage listed site - is a vast maze of ruins dating back to before 1070AD. It is the second most Ancient city in...

March 20, 2025 | australia

Feeling the beauty in Mungo National Park

Well that escalated quickly. Day two of our trip around Australia and we were headed for Mungo National Park. It all started well enough, we stopped...

March 16, 2025 | india

From sexy temples to the Kamasutra in Khajuraho

Every now and again when you are travelling you come across a real gem, something completely unexpected that you have never heard of before. While all of India was...

March 16, 2025 | sri-lanka

The sacred city of Anuradhapura

It was a long way, but from Sigiriya we went straight on to Anuradhapura for the afternoon. Anuradhapura is a Sacred City built around the cuttings from the 'tree of...

March 14, 2025 | myanmar

A gentle stroll from Kalaw to Inle Lake

Arriving in He Ho, we grabbed a taxi (tried to haggle the price but to no avail) and headed to Kalaw via Pindaya. Pindaya looks like a lovely town,...