Eco-Friendly Family Life
Bangkok is a city with so many sides – there’s the busy side, the laidback side, the shopping side, the foodie side, the party side, and the cultural side (among so many more, I’m sure).
My first inkling that Bangkok was going to be a surprise to me came when I got in a taxi fresh out of the airport, and Michael Jackson started playing on the radio, the driver humming and nodding along to it. Continue reading “Welcome to Asia – Dunked in Bangkok, Thailand”
A visit to Patmos will be an experience to tuck away in their heart for anyone with any Christian religious beliefs.
The site of the Groto of the Apocalypse (also known as St John’s Cave), where it is believed St John received and wrote the book of Revelations. Continue reading “Visiting Patmos, Crete and Santorini on a Greek Islands Cruise”
Delphi – a place the ancient Greeks considered the centre of the universe.
You see, legend has it that when Zeus unleashed two eagles from opposite ends of the earth in order to locate its centre, the two eagles met over Delphi, on the side of Mt Parnassus. Continue reading “Delphi, Greece: The centre of the universe”
The Olympics has become the biggest and most revered sporting event in our world, so it’s exciting to see the place where the Olympics were born. Continue reading “My Olympic dreams: Visiting Olympia, Greece”
If you go to Athens (or anywhere in Greece, really) you must promise me that you’ll try Gyros. It’s a delicious, wonderous food.
Now that’s been said, I’ll move on. Continue reading “Getting fined in Athens, Greece”
Think of typical London tourist “must-dos”, and what do you come up with?
Hyde Park? Buckingham Palace? Photo with a red telephone box? Ride a red double-decker? Big Ben? London Eye? Visit Harrods? Continue reading “The tourist traps of London, England”
If I created a catchphrase for Amsterdam, it would be “Amsterdam: Not just sex and weed.”
Because that’s exactly what I thought. Yes, we walked through the Red Light District, past coffee shops, and had an experience at a sex show, but I also got to see the beautiful sights, the huge history, and eat some awesome food. Continue reading “Amsterdam: Not just sex and weed”
At 3571m above sea level, Mt Jungfraujoch in Switzerland had certainly climbed it’s way into my heart.
The “Top of Europe” as it is called, was THE place I had been most looking forward to visiting on this trip to Europe. Continue reading “Heading to the “Top of Europe”, Mt Jungfraujoch, in Switzerland”
The Austrian Tyrol region is a very green place, so I shouldn’t have been that confused as to why it rained the whole time we were there – it was the beginning of October when we were there.
The rain did cause a few problems for us, but it was also part of what made Austria so beautiful in my eyes – so lush and green, so I couldn’t be upset about the rain in the slightest. Continue reading “The weather shouldn’t stop you: Hofpgarten, Austrian Tyrol region”
Food, food, food – Vienna brought me all kinds of different, wonderful tastes.
Sachertorte, Mozart Balls, schnitzel, wiener, and the most delicious burger I’ve ever had it my life – all delicious foods I chomped on down in Vienna. Continue reading “Eating my way through Vienna, Austria”