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Canoeing Through Sea Caves in Phang Nga Bay, Thailand

Phang Nga Bay is a beautiful area north of Phuket in Southern Thailand, that is characterized by the limstone karst islands that dot the warm tropical waters, along with perfect beaches and coves that accompany them. So far on our tour of this picturesque tropical paradise we had travelled by long tail boat and explored [...]

By |2013-08-27T20:04:07+10:00June 12th, 2012|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Thailand|8 Comments

Wandering Around Monterosso in Cinque Terre, Italy

We had just completed a rush two hour visit to Pisa at the end of our week in Tuscany, as we had to drop our rental car off at the airport (the only depot that was open on a Sunday). From Pisa we were heading to our next destination on our tour of Italy, the famous Cinque Terre. [...]

By |2012-12-06T15:33:33+10:00June 6th, 2012|Destinations, Europe, Featured, Italy|16 Comments

Wine Tasting and a Picnic in Maleny, Australia

For Veronika's birthday this year, she decided that she wanted to go and do some wine tasting. When most people think of Australia, wine generally doesn't come to mind, however the country has many excellent wine regions such as the Barossa Valley in South Australia, the Hunter Valley in New South Wales and Margaret River in [...]

Unintentional Rock Climbing on Koh Phangan, Thailand

After island hopping around Southern Thailand, we had finally found our perfect tropical island paradise on Koh Phangan. For our first two days on the island we had been complete beach bums, just lazing in the sun, swimming in the warm tropical water and swinging in our hammock, so we thought it was finally time [...]

By |2012-12-06T15:39:33+10:00May 29th, 2012|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Thailand|10 Comments

The Musical Clock Tower of Chiang Rai, Thailand

Right in the heart of Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand is a beautiful golden clock tower, built in the typical Thai style. For two days as I explored this interesting city, I passed by this clock tower several times, and in the evenings as I walked to the night market, I could always see it [...]

By |2012-12-06T16:03:07+10:00May 25th, 2012|Asia, Destinations, Featured, Thailand, Videos|6 Comments

Two Hours in Pisa, Italy

One week in Tuscany, Italy just wasn't enough. In fact, even though we had seen so much of this beautiful province and explored so many of it's interesting towns, we still had only just scratched the surface. We hadn't even made it to one of Tuscany's most popular cities - Pisa. Luckily, due to the [...]

By |2012-12-06T16:11:29+10:00May 22nd, 2012|Destinations, Europe, Featured, Italy, Photos|13 Comments

Highlights from a year of Travel Blogging

I can't quite believe it, but it has actually been an entire year today since I launched this travel blog with this post. I was so excited about starting my own travel blog that I dived head first straight into it without knowing a lot about it. Probably something that most travel bloggers can relate [...]

By |2012-12-06T16:16:43+10:00May 19th, 2012|Featured, Motivation, Thoughts|18 Comments

The delight that is Sticky Rice with Mango and how to cook it

If you have been to Thailand, there is a very good chance that you have sampled the delight that is sticky rice with mango. I find the texture of sticky rice to be very inviting and I ate it with a lot of street food that I came across in the country. The combination of [...]

By |2012-12-06T16:25:59+10:00May 15th, 2012|Asia, Destinations, Featured, Food and Drinks, Thailand|14 Comments

Temples of Thailand: Wat Chedi Luang, Chiang Saen

Wat Chedi Luang is one of the more interesting ruins in the old Lanna city of Chiang Saen, Thailand. The temple was originally built in 1291, not long after the construction of the city walls by King Saen Phu. These days, Wat Chedi Luang is still a working temple, and there are some modern structures [...]

By |2012-12-06T16:29:13+10:00May 11th, 2012|Asia, Destinations, Featured, Thailand|4 Comments

Hiking in Girraween National Park, Australia

Girraween National Park is located just south of Stanthorpe in South East Queensland, Australia, about three hours drive from Brisbane. The park is characterized by it's huge granite outcrops, boulders and spring time wild flowers, and it makes a great day trip from Brisbane or the Gold Coast. There are also two camp sites located within the park [...]

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