Thailand is a country that has been on my list ever since I can remember. Being so close to Australia, I’ve had plenty of friends visit the South of Thailand and I’ve always been so envious of their photos of turquoise waters, long tail boats and limestone cliffs. Now it was my turn. My big … More Three weeks in the South of Thailand
After three blissful, sun soaked weeks in Bali, we begrudgingly got on a plane and flew to Malaysia. It wasn’t that we didn’t want to go to Malaysia, it was just that we didn’t want to leave Bali! I had fallen in love and three weeks had flown by way too fast. Our first stop … More All about George Town, Malaysia.
I’d been so envious of my friends when I had previously seen all their photos from their vacations to Nusa Lembongan. I couldn’t get over how blue the water looked and I knew for sure I had to see it for myself one day. We met up with two of our lovely friends and … More Bali on a budget: Nusa Lembongan
After Kuta, we knew we wanted to head South down to the Bukit Peninsula but we weren’t exactly sure where to stay. After plenty of Googling and reading my lonely planet book we decided to head to the beautiful Balangan beach and I’m so glad we did. Our trusty taxi driver, Freddy Kruger, picked … More Bali on a budget: Balangan beach
I don’t know if it was just because it was my first trip overseas, but when I first came to Bali in 2007 I stayed in Kuta and I definitely wasn’t a big fan of it. It was dirty, loud and full of street dogs, beggars and drunk Aussie bogans who didn’t know how to … More Bali on a budget: Kuta
I first came to Bali in 2007 and again in 2009. These trips were spent partying in the Bounty (a seedy club) every night on my first trip and on my second trip I barely left my 5 star hotel except for massages and food. I felt like I was lying if I said I … More Bali on a Budget: Ubud
Most people are aware of Culture shock when travelling to a foreign country, but how many of us are aware of the Reverse culture shock that happens upon returning home? I had no idea what had hit me the first time I returned home from my trip to Europe in 2010 and I have experienced it pretty much … More Reverse Culture shock and how to deal with it
1. More locals speak English here than in South America (since NO ONE in South America does). 2. You still need basic Spanish to survive here, plus it’s much more interesting when you can have a conversation (sort of) with a local. 3. Public transport is almost always the best way to go as tourist buses and … More 25 Things I learned in Central America
We left Leon, Nicaragua at 2am in the morning to begin our 7 hour journey to the last country of our Latin American trip- El Salvador. We got picked up from our hostel in a luxurious 8 seater shuttle with the company Gekko trails. I was a little worried about the trip. I imagined us … More The country of ‘El’s’. El Cuco and El Tunco, El Salvador
I hadn’t really had my sights set on visiting Leon, but on the map it seemed to make sense. It was a stop closer to our next destination (El Salvador) and it would help break up the trip. “What’s a day or two spent there?” I said to myself. We took a three hour shuttle … More Why I didn’t like Leon, Nicaragua
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