Finding the time... in Xi'an
The one thing that money can’t buy is time. Sure, you can buy a plane ticket to save time, or even hire a helicopter if you have the...
Taking a step back... in Zhangjiajie
“No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head on his old, familiar pillow. ” Lin Yutang -...
You win some, you lose some... in Yangshuo, China
Like many other people my age, I had a misspent childhood that consisted of playing video games for far too long. I would spend hours and...
Happily ever after... in Phnom Penh
Cambodia: Part Two. Read Part One. It was time to leave Siem Reap to go to Cambodia’s real capital city - Phnom Penh. It took us 7...
Once upon a time... in Siem Reap
Cambodia: Part One. "To see a world in a grain of sand, and a heaven in a wildflower. To hold heaven in the palm of your hand, and...
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...
Ignorance is bliss... in Fraser Island
Our next destination in Australia was Rainbow Beach where young, overexcited backpackers seemed to be crammed into hostels like sticky...
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...
The moment of truth... in Rotorua
After a brief pitstop in a little town called Taupo, we arrived in the touristy Rotorua, a city in the heart of the North Island that...
