2016

Top Things To do In Cambodia For Families And Kids

It is difficult to believe the words ‘relaxing’ and ‘exciting’ can both be used in the same sentence. They appear to be opposites, but we found that a riverboat cruise was the perfect way to explore Cambodia and Vietnam, and I found myself relaxing on board, whilst enjoying exciting land and water day tours. We […]

Perfect Family Cruise With Kids In Cambodia

We just found the perfect way to travel – a river cruise. Why is this perfect? Read on, and we will give you all the reasons why we found this to be a perfect family vacation. Over the past few weeks, something incredible has happened.  Many of you know that I have fallen in love with […]

Fancy Boutique Villa Siem Reap Cambodia

Siem Reap is famous. Famous for Angkor Wat, and also famous because the iconic movie Tomb Raider was filmed here. What is interesting about Siem Reap is that it is a relatively small city and that the hub for tourists in the main part of the town revolves around the Pub Street, and the Old and […]

Five Great Places to Visit for Christmas in Galway. Stay in budget hotels.

  Smell that? Smells like Christmas spirit to us, and every year that festive ‘whiff’ gets stronger and stronger in Galway city. Always an atmospheric city with its narrow medieval streets and bustling pubs and clubs, Galway takes on an extra-strong seasonal scent in the run-up to Christmas Day. From the transformation of Eyre Square […]

Delayed Travel Plans Due To Sickness

Our tickets are booked and paid for and we are due to travel to Country Number 68 on our world journey. We’ve just spent nearly a month in Vietnam and had a really wonderful time when on the very last night my son proclaims his stomach “doesn’t feel right” and in a short space of […]

Thailand Beach – Which fabulous destination is right for you?

Which of Thailand’s fabulous beach destinations is right for you? You can never go wrong with a beach, and Thailand has its fair share of them to choose from. Whether you’re looking to enjoy fresh seafood, take part in some exciting water sports, or just want to waste away the days with a good book […]

Vietnam Visa On Arrival – How To Get A Visa

Vietnam Visa on Arrival – If you are planning a trip to Vietnam, please be aware that many travelers entering Vietnam will require a valid passport with six months validity and a Vietnam Visa. You can’t simply get a Vietnam Visa on arrival at the airport without the correct prior arrangements and legal documentation. We […]

Bus, Train or Car: The Best Way to Get Around the UK

The UK is not the largest country in the world, but in order to travel from city to city, you will need to decide upon a mode of transport, as walking is not an option and cycling may not be wise. Most people drive or use public transport (train or bus). Each mode of transport […]

Cu Chi Tunnels And Mekong River Day Tours Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh city (also known as Saigon) is a bustling city in the south of Vietnam. There are so many motorbikes in Vietnam that at any time, you could look down and they appear as ants moving on the roads below you.  In fact, there are 37 million scooters and motorbikes in the whole […]

Hoi An For Kids – Top Ten Things To Do

Hoi An for Kids?  Definitely !! Hội An has to be one of the most beautiful towns we have ever visited in the world.  So far we have visited 67 countries, so we are considered to be world travel experts, so this is a big statement for us to say! Hội An is a UNESCO World […]

Top Ten Tours And Day Trips Around Hanoi Vietnam

Hanoi is considered the hub of Vietnam. So it makes sense to start your visit to Vietnam in Hanoi, or alternatively end it here, using Hanoi as your base. We started our Vietnam travels in Hanoi and then traveled by coach to Sapa. Here we spent three incredible days touring in this region. We returned […]

Halong Bay Wooden Junk Boat Cruise

Halong or Hạ Long Bay has to one of the most breathtakingly beautiful and famous bays in the world, and today our eyes will finally behold it for ourselves. We can see something on TV, a computer, or read about it in a book, but nothing compares to being here in the flesh and experiencing […]