Eco-Friendly Family Life
Laying on a beach bordered on one side with bright blue ocean, and on the other by a Nature Park filled with monkeys and other wildlife going about their business, I thought to myself, “This is paradise.”
It looked like paradise, it felt like paradise: Therefore I shall always refer to Manuel Antonio as my little slice of paradise. Continue reading “Manuel Antonio, Costa Rica: The destination for the adventurous”
Four things you must do when in Costa Rica:
I did all four in Monteverde, basically the capital of adventure in Costa Rica. Continue reading “Ziplining through the cloud forest in Monteverde, Costa Rica”
The La Fortuna Waterfall is a wonderous sight, but it’s not a waterfall you want to stand under for a pretty holiday snap.
The volume of water that spills 70m to literally crush down into the blue pool below would kill you if you stood directly below it.
So just look, but don’t touch. Continue reading “Combating fears: Canyoneering in La Fortuna, Costa Rica”
I put together this quick little video to wrap up my Southeast Asia vlogs.
My time in Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam with Contiki was so amazing – I would recommend the Big Indochina Adventure tour to anyone.
A quick little afternoon and evening in Hue was all we got, but it gave us a good impression.
A scary and fun way to travel, riding around on a cyclo is a must-do when in Hue. Continue reading “Don’t die on a cyclo in Hue, Vietnam”
Things you must do when visiting Siem Reap:
Continue reading “A different perspective on life from Siem Reap, Cambodia”
A graveyard where thousands of people – men, women, and children – died a brutal death and lay forgotten, just one of many carcasses in a hole in the ground.
Choeung Ek is one of the multiple sites in Cambodia where collectively more than a million people were killed and buried by the Communist Khmer Rouge regime, during its rule of the country from 1975 to 1979, immediately after the end of the Cambodian Civil War. Continue reading “A somber trip to the Killing Fields – Phnom Penh, Cambodia”
A popular destination for tourists, some travellers may find Vang Vieng a bit too Westernised for their liking.
The abundance of young, party-loving travellers, lured to Vang Vieng by the popular (and dangerous) tubing activities that used to occur there (they still happen to some extent, but much of it has been closed down due to deaths), may turn some off visiting the town, but I would urge you to visit this place of paradise. Continue reading “The place to party – Vang Vieng, Laos”
One thing about travelling is that you get so many opportunities to see things and do things that you may never get to see or do again.
Even if that’s not a foreseeable outcome. Continue reading “Visiting the White Temple before destruction – Chiang Rai, Thailand”
I arrived in Chiang Mai after taking the overnight train from Bangkok – something I would recommend anyone to do, it was such a great experience.
Chiang Mai is a very cultural place – from temples, to markets, to tigers, there’s so much to see and learn. Continue reading “My thoughts on cuddling tigers in Chiang Mai, Thailand”