At every place we went across the world, we searched for bubble tea. Mainly Gong Cha, the boba brand I and Z get at home, and we were surprisingly successful in some places. We found Gong Cha in Japan, France, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam and decided to rate each place based on customisation (can you… Read More Gong Cha Across The World (by Z)
Our transport method on the trip was varied, so we had a few interesting experiences with different methods of transportation. We tried not too fly too often, but when we did, it was often a last minute ticket – meaning we often flew with budget airlines. Jetstar, Air Asia, Ryanair, Lion Air, Lao Airlines and… Read More Planes, trains and automobiles
While we were away, we ate out a lot, but one of the things we’ve had the most of was pizza, specifically neapolitan pizza. In almost every country we went to we had pizza. The first place we went to and had pizza was Japan, which actually had some good ones! We also had pizza… Read More Pizzas around the world (by I)
As we travelled the world, I got to try various Coca-Colas and the differences always fascinate me. Why does Australia have 385mL standard cans but the UK has 330mL and Malaysia 320? Who decides the sizing anyway and why do they differ between countries? And why so many different shapes of bottles and cans? The… Read More Coke is it!
Our last stop before home was Singapore. We had a couple of days with friends and then ventured out by ourselves for a couple of nights in Chinatown. As you might imagine Singapore accommodation is quite expensive so to keep costs down we had one room for the four of us which was the smallest… Read More Singapore’s Chinatown
Our highland adventures lead us to the backpacker haven of Ella. It was tricky to get accommodation here and perhaps we didn’t look as well as we should have… M and I ended up in a “treehouse” room. Sounds quite romantic hey? To access the treehouse you went up on the roof of the main… Read More Monkeying around
After the south coast we headed inland to the high country, in search of slightly cooler weather and tea! Sri Lanka is famous for its tea and we were keen to learn a bit more about it and try some too. There are many large tea factories you can tour but we found a little,… Read More Time for a cuppa
One of the big things to do in Sri Lanka is go to on a safari. The most popular national park, Yala, features leopards, which sounded very cool but they are notoriously hard to spot. After a bit of reading about which parks have what and when is best to go we opted for Udawalawa… Read More More elephants
Whale watching tours are pretty popular in Sri Lanka but not all are created equally. Like the turtles, whales have a long history of exploitation so we tried to go with an ethical tour, although it’s not always obvious even after you’re on the boat. The first downside was the early start – 6am tuk… Read More A whale of a time
For Christmas day we decided to take a surf lesson! None of us had ever tried surfing before – only the occasional boogie board – so we thought it’d be good to do something physical and that we were all beginners at. We went with a place that got excellent reviews (& we found out… Read More “Duuuude, just keep on surfin’ through life”*
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