Back to the future... in Sapa, Vietnam
A good friend of mine always tells me that we call 'now' and 'today' the present because it is a gift. As simple as it seems, it’s a...
Slowly but surely... in Luang Prabang, Laos
Waiting in Luang Prabang airport for our flight to Vietnam, I’m wondering where to start with my experience of Laos. So many things -...
Mind over matter... in Koh Tao
After being on the metro, followed by a night train, a coach, a ferry and a jeep taxi (possibly breaking some kind of record in public...
All’s well that ends well… in Bangkok
“In the end, everything will be okay. If it's not okay, it's not yet the end. -Fernando Sabino, Brazilian writer Sometimes you plan a...
Head over heels... in Sydney
If New York and London were to have a love child, I imagine it would look a lot like Sydney. Joggers bob up and down the promenade of...
Swings and Roundabouts... in Airlie Beach
You know you’ve done it before. Whether it was in innocence or just to try your luck. Maybe there were misleading signs, and maybe you...
Getting lucky... in Dunedin
"Forbid that I should walk through the beautiful world with unseeing eyes... Forbid that under the low roof of workshop, office or study...
The not so familar... in Fort Kochi
I thought I wouldn’t feel like a real tourist until getting to Vietnam, where my physical appearance and zero ability to speak, or more...
The grass is always greener... in Goa
Being in Goa last week was like living in a parallel universe. We were no longer grubby backpackers trying to travel the world on a...
Two sides of the same rupee... in Mumbai
Last Wednesday we arrived in the unofficial capital of India: Mumbai. A sunny city that sits on the western coast of India. Formerly...
