Tag: Adventure Travel
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The Journey Continues…
In June 2024 we quit our jobs to travel for one year. We’re now just over 7 months in and what a wild ride it has been, but not without it’s challenges. As everything on this blog will elude to, I LOVE travelling, it is 100% my happy place, but this year I’ve had to…
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Wildlife encounters without the crowds in Southeast Asia
If you follow my blog, you’ll know that I absolutely love Southeast asia, It’s probably my favourite region on the planet. Not only because of the incredible food and rich cultures, but also because of the stunning nature and wildlife experiences. From lush forests to vibrant coral reefs, Southeast Asia boasts an amazing variety of…
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Finding Bali Roadtrip
Both Dave and I have been to Bali before. In my first visit I came full of anticipation after hearing tens of positive opinions of Bali, and how beautiful and spiritual it was. However, I left after about 10 days feeling oversold… I found Bali crowded, touristy, commercial and overrated. I left Bali and went…
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Snorkelling in Permuteran
From Probolinggo in East Java, we got another train to the coastal town of Ketapang. I’d been here before a few years ago when I attempted to climb Ijen. But this time, Dave and I were just foot passengers, so it was a lot easier. We bought our ticket from the Alfamart across the road…
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Sunrise and comets over Bromo
From Yogyakarta we got the train further East towards Probolinggo, the gateway to the volcano of East Java. We hadn’t been very lucky so far with our volcano experiences in Indonesia. Mount Sibayak and Sinabung in Sumatra had hidden from us under cloud, as had Mount Merapi in Central Java. We’d seen a few out…
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Sunsets in Koh Lipe
After a few days snorkelling in Koh Tao, we were enjoying the sea, but wanted to try somewhere different, so decided to change coastlines, from the eastern Gulf of Thailand, to the west Andaman sea. We got a boat to Surat Thani and then a minivan to Hat Yai, where we stayed for one night…
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Snorkelling in Koh Tao
After travelling through India and Thailand, we really missed the underwater world. Both of us love the sea, Dave is a big swimmer and just enjoys being in the sea all the time, mask or no mask, but I love watching the underwater world. But, I think I’ve also converted Dave into a snorkeller now…
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Baking in Ayutthaya
Ten years ago I went solo backpacking through South East Asia. Although I was solo, I made many friends along the way, and was even joined by some friends from home… I came to Ayutthaya with Dan, who was visiting from the UEA at the time. We got the train from Bangkok to Ayutthaya and…
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Bagless in Bangkok
We flew from Leh back to Delhi to spend one night near the airport before our onward flight to Bangkok, and unfortunately our Indigo Flight didn’t put ANY baggage on the plane at all… So we all arrived in Delhi with delayed bags. Since we were flying out the next day, it seemed unlikely we…
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The real monsoon in Kerala and Karnataka
Dave and I always said “the real backpacking starts in India”, since the last 2 and a bit weeks in the Maldives were more like a holiday (despite having our backpacks and island hopping). We landed in Cochin international airport and I have to say, it was a wonderful experience. I think when you think…
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