How to choose a Halong Bay cruise – surely it can’t be that hard? I didn’t think so until I heard travellers complain of being put on boats they didn’t book and forced to share ‘single’ rooms with strangers. So you don’t make the same mistake, follow our tips based on our experience testing out … Read more
Our Vietnam food tour has just finished – 22 days eating our way from Saigon to Hanoi via the Mekong Delta, Dalat, Hoi An, Hue, Sapa, and Halong Bay – and I’m back home in Cambodia, already planning another Vietnam culinary tour. Are you going to join us next time? A few mornings ago I … Read more
Kakadu to the Kimberley is one of our favourite driving routes in Australia and with the monsoon or ‘green season’ ending in the tropical Top End and the dry season starting, this is the time to do this rewarding route or to at least start planning a trip this season. Australia’s northern tropical Top End, … Read more
Where to stay in Chiang Mai is easy. If it’s your first time to Northern Thailand then you need to be in the Old City as gawking at pagodas will be your priority. If you’re a second time visitor, then base yourself on hip Nimmanhaemin Road so you can hang out with the locals. Here … Read more
Where to stay in Seminyak isn’t an easy decision to make with an abundance of luxury lodgings and chic boutique hotels peppering Bali’s most stylish suburb. Our very selective guide includes everything from lavish ocean-side resorts with palm-fringed infinity pools to more affordable design-driven boutique hotels. As far as we’re concerned if you’re in Bali … Read more