Palolem Beach Guesthouses 🏖️ Where to stay in South Goa, India

We never set out to become self-proclaimed experts on the beach guesthouses of Palolem. We just wanted a quiet little break. Instead, we were served up a masterclass in the art of making the best of a bad situation. A cancelled train here, a dodgy booking there, and suddenly, we were living a real-time, real-life

First Time in Langkawi? 🦅 Our Guesthouse Experiences Revealed

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You know that feeling when you’re travelling, and you’ve got it all planned out? The itinerary, the flights, the accommodation. We had that controlled feeling. We were heading to Langkawi, a little Malaysian slice of paradise that promised sandy beaches and a need to worry about nothing. We had a week to cram in as

Valencia’s Foodie Culture 🥂 Eating Like a Local (After 9 PM) 🌙

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We are of the firm belief that a good trip is 50% sightseeing and 50% eating until you have to undo the top button of your trousers. We planned a long weekend in Valencia, a city we’d been told was a foodie’s dream, a place where the sun shone and the paella was plentiful. We

Rome’s Prima Vista Lounge 🥐 A Relaxing Airport Retreat

A long-haul flight from Rome. What could be more civilised? We found ourselves with a few hours to spare at Rome’s Fiumicino airport, that sprawling monument to modern travel, before embarking on (what some would call) an epic journey to Malaysia. What, we wondered, could we do with this precious window of time? The answer, as

Karimunjawa Island 🥽 Beaches & Snorkeling

It was one of those travel decisions that seemed like a perfect idea on paper, a blissful antidote to the relentless grind of Asian cities. The itinerary was simple enough: escape the urban sprawl of Semarang and Jepara, travel to some remote Indonesian islands, and spend ten days doing absolutely nothing but staring at a

Loro Parque Tenerife 🦜

Our whole Tenerife trip was a bit of a hectic affair, with us hopping between the north and south of the island like a couple of confused migrating birds. We’d done our time in the south, which was all golf courses and sun-seeking expats. Then, just as we were starting to feel a bit too

Buy Your Own 🏝️ Panamanian Island

What is it with us and the perpetual hunt for paradise? We’ve all done it, haven’t we? Spent hours scrolling through property listings, eyes glazing over at glossy photos of sleek flats and manicured lawns, dreaming of a life that’s anything but the one we’ve got. But what if we took that daydream and put

Vang Vieng Uncorked 🥂1-Night Whistle-Stop in Laos’ Adventure Capital

Vang Vieng. The name itself hangs in the air like a dare. A reputation precedes it, thick and controversial in Laos, conjuring visions of hedonism and gap-year escapades. We arrived with a sliver of time—a mere twenty-four hours to see if the reality lived up to the hype. Or, more accurately, to see if we

Maldives Under the Reef 🐠 The Real Paradise

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We’re told the Maldives is a slice of paradise, a place where the sun always shines and your biggest worry is which shade of turquoise to photograph first. But the real paradise, the one with character and a bit of a chaotic spirit, isn’t above the water—it’s down below. We spent 3 days exploring the

Mangoes in Moalboal, Cebu 🥭 The Best Taste of the Philippines

We came to the Philippines for a single, utterly selfish purpose. No, it wasn’t for spiritual enlightenment or to find ourselves on some pristine, untouched beach. It was for the mangoes. Specifically, the mangoes in Moalboal. We’d been told tales, whispered like ancient folklore, of a fruit so sweet and unctuous it would change our