Our 4 nights in Bangkok were the very beginning of our travels. We’d roughly planned our way through Thailand and the obvious place to start was in the capital, I’m not sure we were quite prepared for the culture shock of Bangkok though! Accommodation There is a huge range of accommodation available in Bangkok, ranging […]
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During our time in Asia we came across various scams, some we fell for and some we didn’t. We didn’t get caught out by this scam but we easily could have. This is the first post of a short series of posts on scams you might encounter while travelling in Asia. We hope reading about our […]
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Inspired by the weeks Travel Talk on Twitter (#ttot), I’ve put together a photo essay of the pets we’ve got to know on our travels. We both love animals and we’re always happy to meet people’s pets as we travel around. Usually we take a few photos of them too so here is a collection […]
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We were worried Sydney was going to bankrupt us but we soon realised there are lots of fun and FREE things to do in and around the CBD. Here are 10 free things to do in Sydney! Museum of Contemporary Art Australia “Dedicated to exhibiting, collecting and interpreting the work of today’s artists”, the MoCA […]
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This post is unusually fresh in our minds as we only visited the Blue Mountains a few days ago. The Blue Mountains were not originally on our radar but a few friends from home and lots of people we’ve met in Oz recommended that we visit. With so many recommendations we couldn’t miss them! The options […]
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It’s getting to the time of year again when you have to start thinking about Valentines day. And no, being on the road doesn’t let you off the hook. Picking a good Valentines day gift is tricky at the best of times but its even harder if you’re on the road and you have to […]
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A recap of our spending in Asia highlighted that accommodation and food were our biggest expenses. And that was in a country where you can get a decent hotel room for less than a tenner and a curry for a few pounds. This got us thinking about how high our expenses were going to be in Australia. […]
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As soon as we’d made the decision to go travelling I knew one of the first things I would need would be a good backpack. Choosing a backpack for travelling can be tricky, I spent hours researching online before choosing mine. With so many different brands, sizes, shapes, colours and prices the choice can be a […]
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