March 23, 2025 | vietnam

Finding serenity on Ha Long Bay

It's 6am and I'm standing on top of a boat, a houseboat, in Ha Long Bay. Around me the boats are just waking up, lights slowly coming on as...

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 14, 2025 | peru

The islands of Lake Titicaca

When asked why they wear such bright colours the women of the Uros Islands on Lake Titicaca replied, "We are the flowers of the island, the men are the...

February 27, 2025 | fiji

Coconuts, kava and crab races in Fiji

When you think of Fiji you think of gentle lapping waves, coconuts, brightly coloured fish and palm trees. Imagine then waking up ever morning hearing the ocean crashing outside...

February 27, 2025 | fiji

Finding paradise on Tokoriki Island

We have arrived in paradise. Sitting in the bar at Amanuca on Tokoriki Island, a group of Fijian musicians playing in the background..

February 24, 2025 | croatia

Five awesome things to do in Dubrovnik

Whether or not you've watched the epic series Game of Thrones, you've no doubt seen images of Dubrovnik and it's impressive walls and links to the historic series.

February 22, 2025 | cambodia

Tuk Tuks, boats, buses and bikes; the long trek to Angkor Wat

In hindsight, we probably did have too many stops scheduled during our trip through Cambodia. Two weeks and six stops, so at the last minute - and I mean...

February 17, 2025 | australia

Back to the natural beauty of K’Gari (Fraser Island)

The first time we visited K’Gari (Fraser Island) we were stuck with no four-wheel drive vehicle and just three days to see as much as we could. 

February 17, 2025 | australia

Spotting quokkas on Rottnest Island

Our first sighting of a quokka comes early, really early. We’d taken the first boat from Hilary’s Boathouse on mainland Western Australia to Rottnest Island...