Back in San Francisco, sitting at my coffee table, I can’t help but feel like I blinked and this long-awaited trip to Southeast Asia has gone by without a trace. That’s the funny thing about being in other countries: when you’re in the thick of it, I mean the real grungy parts where you can’t eat without running to the bathroom and you’ve slept in so many hostel bunk beds that you’ve become accustomed to falling asleep to your neighbor’s snores,…
‘This is Burma and it is unlike any land you know about’ Rudyard Kipling The famous quote by the well-travelled Mr Kipling sums up Burma (now known as Myanmar) pretty well…
With all it’s natural beauty and scenery, getting out on your own in Asia can be just as rewarding as sightseeing with a guide. Sometimes when you’re backpacking, the cheap…
Japan – a vibrant, noisy, peaceful, loud, calm, colourful, hectic country. A country that is full of people, but a place where you can still find so much quiet. My travels…
Sri Lanka is SO diverse – full of wonderful wildlife, stunning scenery, amazing adventures and fantastic food, there’s too much to fit in to one visit and a backpacker travelling its…
This was the question I typed into Google last September, just before I was flying into Kathmandu. I was going to be doing a 10 day hike to Annapurna Base Camp,…
Elephants casually strolling down the sidewalks, glorious beaches, breathtaking hikes and one of the biggest homes of tea (can you tell I’m British?!) are just a few of the reasons I…
I was lucky enough to take a whirlwind trip around Cambodia a couple of years ago. What amazed me about the country – aside from its staggering beauty, incredible food…
Buddhist temples in Thailand are far from the only places of religious worship that requires certain etiquette in terms of dress and shoe wear, but this is one make or break to your…
Ayutthaya is one of my favourite places to visit in Thailand. It has a great selection of historical temples, it’s very easy to navigate and has a great foodie scene. Now…