June 4, 2017
Inle Lake was the highlight of our One Week in Myanmar. I didn’t quite know what to expect but I’d seen amazing photos and that was enough to convince me I needed to go. Arriving in the Shan Shan State is the biggest in Myanmar with boarders to China, Laos and Thailand. It is home to a huge diversity of…
May 28, 2017
Want to visit Southern Africa but don’t know where to start? I’ve taken the best of our 2017 big trip to Africa and put together the perfect itinerary. Two Weeks in Southern Africa Botswana, South Africa, Zambia & Zimbabwe 1 – Arrive Johannesburg 8 – Okavango Delta 2 – Johanessburg: Soweto 9 – Okavango Delta to Cape Town 3 –…
April 23, 2017
You should definitely schedule a visit to at least one temple, monastery or shrine during your visit to Hong Kong. You won’t have to try hard! Often it seems there is a temple on every corner and some you will stumble upon without even trying. You’ve heard of… Why not visit the… The Tan Tian Big Buddha and Po Lin…
April 16, 2017
Wow…. Just WOW. That is the word that best sums up our stay at Pangkor Laut Resort, Malaysia. With our first anniversary coming up I was on the lookout for something special. This place certainly delivered on all counts. Just WOW! Getting to Pangkor Laut Our journey started with a 3-hour drive from Penang (or if coming for, KL about…
April 9, 2017
We all love to travel right? But I often worry about the cost. Not the financial expense, but to the culture, community and environment that I’m visiting. Even more so when travelling in developing countries like Cambodia, Vietnam and India where there is a begging culture. You want to help, but how do you make a worthwhile contribution with limited time, without…
April 2, 2017
Macau is touted as the Las Vegas of the East and for good reason. Gambling revenue accounts for 40% of their GDP and in 2014 the gambling revenue was $US45 billion compared to just $US6.5 billion in Las Vegas. Stanley Ho’s monopoly was swept aside in 2001 big names like the Venetian, City of Dreams and newly opened Studio…