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”*
On the southern coastal town of Mirissa we had a few ocean related adventures, including snorkeling with turtles. Who would have thought that just under those waves would be turtles? Turtles nest along the southern coast of Sri Lanka and there are some protections in place, but there’s also a lot of not-so-great stuff. There’s… Read More “Worrying? That’s so un-turtle-like”*
Our last (😱) major stop in our adventures was the teardrop isle of Sri Lanka, where rice and curry reign. They’d had a bad cyclone (Ditwah) come through in couple of weeks earlier and we weren’t sure we should even go but after following some social media groups it seemed like things would be reasonably… Read More Rice & curry and silver
We used Hanoi as our base and did a few ventures out to Ninh Binh, Halong Bay and Pulong as well as eating well. In the end, we stayed in Hanoi three separate times and were lucky enough to catch up with an traveling relative and her friends one night for a food tour and… Read More Hanoi hangs
Train street is one of the top tourist things to do in Hanoi and, therefore, I was a bit cynical about how much I would enjoy it. We ended up going one night after a food tour to check it out. The idea is that you sit and have a drink on this narrow street… Read More Choo choo 🚆
The last night of our tour was an overnight cruise on the famous Halong Bay. We had two nice cabins, each with a small balcony. Plus a light up spa bath and fancy meals, it was definitely a step up from our usual standard of accommodation! Our activities included a kayak into a karst island… Read More Halong Bay
We’d decided to keep our Vietnam adventures to the north, due the cyclone damage in the centre of the country and we were trying not to fly too much. So we based ourselves in (rather smoggy) Hanoi and ventured out from there. After a long time of having to plan everything ourselves, we caved and… Read More Ninh Binh
We’d heard about Vang Vieng being one of the cheapest spots in the world to go on a hot air balloon ride. And my enthusiasm was further increased when I found out they did afternoon tours, as well as the early morning ones. From the roof of our accommodation we could see many balloons glide… Read More Full of hot air
When we arrived in Vang Vieng, Laos, it was on a fancy new fast train from the Thai border and the town was a lot less party-vibes than when we were last here! How things change in over a decade (or so *cough* – I try not to think about it too much). Which, I… Read More Sunset yoga
So there are some things that are good with salt. And some things that are not. See if you can determine which might be which in this picture: Now, obviously when you are traveling long term you need to buy basics like toothpaste and shampoo. And you wouldn’t think this would be that tricky, I… Read More Nuts & gum! Toothpaste edition
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