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MALDIVES

"He who would travel happily must travel light" — Antoine de St. Exupery

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LANGKAWI

Ever considered a 3-month stay in just one location in South East Asia?

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BALI

“More than a place: a mood, an aspiration, a tropical state of mind” — Lonely Planet

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PANAMA

Voted the Best Country to Retire to in 2022 - Is it Really?

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DUBAI

“The fringes of their deserts were strewn with broken faiths”— T. E. Lawrence

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KARIMUNJAWA

An archipelago of 27 paradise islands in the Java Sea, Indonesia

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BORNEO

“We penetrated deeper and deeper into the heart of darkness” — Joseph Conrad

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Long Haul

Choose your destinations, find your flights, and plan your route.

Short Breaks

Find the best-rated budget accommodation and local eateries with these short breaks and city stops.

Airlines, Airports, Transfers

A summary of our highs and lows with a variety of airlines, airports & transfers.

Sri Lanka Travel Plan: 21-day rollercoaster to World’s End and beyond — Sri Lanka Travel Plan
As one of the smallest but most biologically diverse countries in Asia, our Sri Lanka travel plan budget aimed to cover as much ground as possible.

Traditional & cost-effective budget accommodation — Cost-effective Accommodation
The hotels and guesthouses you book will have a dramatic effect on your overall travel experience. Check out our recommendations for some of the best, most cost-effective budget accommodation we've discovered.

Valencia Long Weekend 🐂 Airport Transfers and Accommodation — Valencia Long Weekend 🇪🇸
Every street seems to have 2 or 3 hairdressers. So even if you can't find a place to eat you'll be immaculately groomed.

Our Personal MM2H Application Experience
A second home in Malaysia is a dream for many, but how does the country's MM2H program work? Here's a 1st-hand account...

Limoges 🏰 UNESCO Medieval French City
"How can anyone govern a country that has 246 varieties of cheese?" - Charles de Gaulle, on a visit to Bordeaux and Limoges.

Cherating Accommodation — Cherating Hotels: Top-end or Budget?
The Legend Resort or Yahya's Payung Guesthouse?

Kovalam, India - Trivandrum
In the past 10 years prices have soared at Kovalam Lighthouse Beach, but it's still a relatively low-cost and chilled out destination, and well worth the experience.

Panama Roundtrip — Roundtrip Panama City to Bocas
Our roundtrip Panama City to Bocas Del Toro included breaks on both Pacific and Atlantic sides of the country: A full itinerary with mountains, beaches, cities and jungle.

Kerala - Good food, Great Beaches
The North Cliffs of Varkala (India) comprise an 800-meter strip perched along a narrow path traversing the cliff edge. You'll need to watch your step.

Hong Kong Activities for a 2-day Stopover
From Victoria Peak to a Symphony of Lights & the Trick Eye Museum there's plenty to do - so choose your Hong Kong activities carefully...

Plan Your Travel - Philippines Travel Plan - Central Visayas — Philippines Travel Plan - Central Visayas
Desperately seeking sandy beaches, good food & inexpensive accommodation. Will your Philippines travel plan deliver? Take a look at ours

Kuala Lumpur - First Impressions
With plenty to see & do (and some great eating) its worth devoting a few days of a trip through Malaysia to its capital city - Kuala Lumpur

Bhangra - Mumbai International Airport — Mumbai International Transfers
How do you kill 5 hours in Mumbai, if you don’t bhangra? We were a little apprehensive - with only 5 hours between arrival and departure.

The eloquence of Burj Khalifa Dubai
...Mission Impossible: Unless you happen to be Tom Cruise however, you won't get the chance to sit on the very apex of Burj Khalifa Dubai.

Sleeping in a Shipping Container - Cyberjaya
The noisy elevated gangways make you feel like your spending the night on an oil rig (or on an actual container ship).

In the Philippines, Karaoke is King
Its not just fun - in the Philippines Karaoke is a serious business. If you're planning on walking away in one piece, don't choose "My Way"

Langkawi Island Life — Langkawi - Lush, Tropical, Timeless
Langkawi’s archipelago comprises 99 thickly-forested islands dating back half a billion years - home to the most ancient rainforest life on the planet.

Turkish Airlines Hotel Desk Istanbul — TA Hotel Desk - Beware Scammers!
Istanbul airport - Home of Turkish Airlines - It's their turf. Why do they allow scammers to operate right next to their hotel desk?

Borneo Rainforest Discovery
In the Sepilok Forest Reserve, the Borneo Rainforest Discovery Centre is one of Sabah's most popular environmental education centres.

Fort Kochi - Getting in and out of the city
It's quite a journey from the train station to the centre of Fort Kochi. If you're staying overnight, avoid the cheap accommodation options

Tenerife Siam Park Sensation 🌊 An outing not to be missed — Tenerife Siam Park 🌊
Tower of Power - A Tenerife Siam Park sensation: An insane 30-meter vertical drop from an Inca temple then underwater through a shark tank.

Tsim Sha Tsui Hong Kong Stopover
My last Hong Kong stopover was in the 1980s when it was under British rule & over half the current population was still unborn.

Sri Lanka World's End — World’s End Sri Lanka - Above the Clouds
The big attraction of Haputale for many travellers is the chance to visit the renowned plateau at Horton Plains.

Snorkeling Moalboal Cebu — Snorkeling in Moalboal Cebu
... you're unlucky if you don't see a turtle. Snorkeling in Moalboal was a highlight of our Philippines trip. The sheer drop-off to the depths on the reef edge is weirdly hypnotic.

Our Karimunjawa Travel Budget & Impressions — A Karimunjawa Travel Budget
Did our Karimunjawa travel budget cover our costs? and was it all that we were expecting? How much do you really need to budget for when travelling through Indonesia.

2013 Loboc Earthquake
No wonder the Filipinos are a God-fearing nation: This area suffered catastrophic damage in the 2013 Loboc earthquake and flooding.

Loboc Bohol in the Philippines
Famous for its lunch cruises along the river, Loboc Bohol is also one of the few locations where you can observe the Tarsier monkey.

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Ubud Bali Royal Palace – Music & Dance

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Our first destination in Bali was the spiritual city of Ubud. We divided our time (4 nights) between 2 guesthouses on either side of the city center. One of the places we would stay had a large swimming pool – an important feature since Ubud is a good distance inland – 13 kms from the

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November 27 ,2022
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Valencia Long Weekend – Airport Transfers & Accommodation

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With the budget airlines offering ridiculously cheap flights from all over Europe to a variety of destinations in Spain, a long weekend in Valencia is hard to resist. Add to this a relatively low cost of living and accommodation options, and you’re onto a winner. We budgeted €350 per person for a full 4-day and four-night

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November 24 ,2022
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Cebu City to Moalboal by Bus

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Our 20-day trip around the Philippines started in Cebu City, but we didn’t plan to stay there long. We were keen to get away from the metropolis in order to spend our time in a more relaxed environment. Just a 3-hour bus ride away is Moalboal – a beautiful beach location with plenty of snorkeling and diving possibilities.

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November 22 ,2022
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Top 14 Panama City Activities

Our 26-day Panama roundtrip followed the classic route west from Panama City as far as Bocas Del Toro, taking in a few extra destinations along the way. We would spend 4 days in Panama City on arrival, and another 2 days there at the end of the trip. You can see a lot of what Panama

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November 21 ,2022
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In the Footsteps of Jason Bourne

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Our 31-day trip to India covered 1,700 kms of the West Coast, but also included 3 short city stays in Rome, Istanbul and Edinburgh. We arrived in South Goa at the start of our third week, where we stayed at Palolem beach, Canacona. We chose South Goa because of its reputation as a peaceful laid-back area,

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November 19 ,2022
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Venice Osteria and Trattoria

Considering that Italy is pretty much one big restaurant, there’s never any difficulty finding somewhere to eat. Whether it’s an osteria, trattoria or pizzeria, there are plenty of places to choose from. In our experience, the overall quality of food in Italy is generally good to very good. Venice Osteria and Trattoria – Meal planning…

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November 17 ,2022
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Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

No trip to Sri Lanka is complete without a visit to Kandy, and there is plenty there to see and do including Kandy Lake, the famous Temple of the Tooth, and the Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage. The Elephant Orphanage is located halfway between Colombo and Kandy. We decided to take a train from the modern-looking central station in Kandy westwards

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November 12 ,2022
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Hotel Elim & Minibus to Jepara

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Our 3-week Indonesia travel plan included an 11-night stay in the secluded tropical island of Karimunjawa. We planned to stay in Semarang long enough to take a shuttle bus onward to Jepara. It is from here that we were hoping to take a boat to our final destination – Karimunjawa, a paradise island 88 kms

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November 04 ,2022
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Loro Parque Tenerife 🦜

Our 14-day Canary islands itinerary included stays in both North and South Tenerife. So after 3 days in Golf del Sur in the South, we traveled by bus to Puerto de la Cruz on the northern coast of Tenerife for a 3-night visit. The town and waterfront areas in Puerto de la Cruz are pleasant enough to

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October 30 ,2022
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Phuket Thailand – Welcome to Russia

Our Malay West Coast journey started in Phuket Thailand – just north of the Thai-Malaysian border. We wanted to use the flexibility of an open-jaw flight ticket to pack as many destinations as possible into our round-trip. Since we would be ending the journey in Kuala Lumpur, Phuket seemed to be a good starting point. With

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October 29 ,2022
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