The weather had turned bad as soon as we left Phnom Penh, but it was only really drizzle and the odd shower to start off with, and when we arrived in Kampot, it wasn't enough to bother us. The rain was never heavy enough to stop us from going out and looking around town, and [...]
Most of Cat Ba Island in Vietnam is designated as national park, with jungle clad limestone karsts that are home to hundreds of species of flora and fauna, including the rarest primate species in the world: the Golden Headed Langur (Cat Ba Langur). From Cat Ba Town you can take a lot of different tours [...]
Halong Bay was one of those places that I knew I wanted to visit in Vietnam, but I wasn't sure that I would like it. It is undoubtedly some of the most stunning scenery in the world, however a lot of people describe the area as "tourism gone bad". For this reason we decided to [...]
Driving along the road at 110km per hour, I look out at the view through my windscreen. Around me there is nothing but stunted bushes and dry earth all of the way to the horizon, with not a single tree in sight. Ahead of me the straight road seems to run forever, disappearing into a [...]
Putting on my hiking boots, stepping out the front door and venturing into the wild; this is natural for me. There is something about bush walking that relaxes me and keeps me grounded. If I've had a stressful week, a walk in the forest almost immediately takes it all away, and I get an amazing [...]
We left Golden Beach on the south coast of Victoria, Australia, with the intention of only having a short drive to our next camping spot on the Morwell River. The drive took us to the small town of Boolarra where we took the Morwell River Road along the forested valley. When we reached the first [...]
After all of the rain and flooding that we had here in Queensland, Australia, we were desperate for some sunshine. Although the rain wasn't really going anywhere, it had eased off enough to only the occasional shower, so we decided to head up to Rainbow Beach for a couple of days with the hope that [...]
What I thought was going to be only a quick one night stopover in Vang Vieng, Laos, turned into several days as I realised that there was so much more to this popular backpacker town than drunken tubing. The town itself is pretty much as expected - lots of backpackers, bars, guesthouses and laid back [...]
Some of the most beautiful places that I have seen in the world have been while hiking. From the lush forests and mountains of the Milford Track in New Zealand, to the high altitude of the Himalayas on the Mount Everest Base Camp trek in Nepal, my love for hiking has taken me to places [...]
At the top end of the South Island of New Zealand, there are a series of spectacular sounds known as the Marlborough Sounds. The most beautiful and popular of these is the Queen Charlotte Sound, and running almost the entire length is one of New Zealand's best walks - The Queen Charlotte Track. This interesting [...]
