Kuala Lumpur literally translates as “muddy estuary” which is a far cry from 21st Century Kuala Lumpur. We spent 10 days in KL and if I’m honest it wasn’t my favourite destination. Don’t get me wrong there are lots of positive things about Kuala Lumpur but I think 10 days split over two visits was […]
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We visited the Bornean Sun Bear Conservation Centre during our stay at the Sepilok Jungle Resort. We knew very little about these animals before coming here but were intrigued to see “The World’s Smallest Bear”! We had plenty of time in Sepilok to visit both the Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre and the Sun Bear Conservation Centre. […]
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Lucky for us, and you, there are lots of free things to do in Melbourne. We’ve been in Melbourne for 4 weeks and had ample opportunity to explore the free attractions. We’ve been pleasantly surprised by the quality and variety of free things to do in Melbourne. Here’s our top 8! 8. Visit the […]
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Singapore had been on our list for a while. We’d heard good things from a few people we’d met on our travels and decided to squeeze in 48 hours there before we headed to Australia. 48 hours in Singapore isn’t a lot of time! We did a bit of research before we arrived to make […]
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Before we left the UK we did lots of research into the cost of travelling in the countries we were planning to visit. It wasn’t big news to us that Australia was going to be our most expensive destination. The aim of this post is to give you some real time information on the cost of […]
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During our stay in Thailand we came across a few options for seeing/riding/trekking with elephants. This was something we really wanted to do but we were concerned about how the elephants were being treated so gave them a miss. We then came across Elephant’s World, a sanctuary for sick, old, disabled, abused and rescued elephants in […]
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The Orangutan Rehabilitation Centre in Sepilok was one of the destinations we most wanted to see while travelling through Asia. Lisa and I are both animal lovers and we couldn’t miss the opportunity to see these amazing animals and visit this important conservation centre. Getting there We did quite a lot of research before coming […]
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Packing for a year on the road was quite daunting. It’s not uncommon for me to step up to the airport desk and find my case is over the weight allowance, resulting in me paying a heavy fine or putting on the heaviest items and boarding the plane like the Michelin man. Now that’s fine if […]
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We’d heard about George Town from some friends of ours and really wanted to see it for ourselves whilst in Malaysia. After a bit of research we flew from Kuala Lumpur to Penang for just £20 each with Air Asia. The flight takes less than an hour and is a really easy way to get […]
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One of my favourite places in Cambodia was Kep. Kep was not on the original itinerary but we added it after visiting Koh Tao and deciding we should visit a sea side resort in Cambodia too. We are definitely seaside people! Cambodia’s Sihanoukville is the obvious seaside town to visit but I did some research […]
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