These posts might cover anything from packing tips and transport lowdowns to useful travel gadgets and gear we’re using.
As we’re now six months into our grand tour and have another six months to go it seemed a good time to reflect on the first half of our travel experiment and share some tips based on what we’ve learned from the experience so far. Rarely a day passes when we don’t get told “You … Read more
The artistic, cultural and spiritual heart of Bali for centuries, Ubud is serenely located up in the hills in lush jungle, surrounded by rice-paddies. Lined with galleries, cafés and craft shops, its narrow streets are a delight to wander. There’s no denying that Ubud has become increasingly commercial and its economy is more tourist-focused than ever. … Read more
Each day Desak and Kuman, the cook and housekeeper at our villa at Tumbak Bayuh, consult the Balinese calendar hanging on the kitchen wall. When Kiki, the villa manager, suggests we try to see a traditional ceremony while we’re on Bali, she heads inside to check the complicated almanac. While we naturally have difficulty deciphering … Read more
Our two-week stay in Tokyo, Japan’s capital, was so different to other destinations we settled into on our yearlong global grand tour. There were so many travel lessons we learned in Tokyo for slow travellers and lovers of local travel that we thought the experience warranted a post on our Tokyo reflections and Tokyo travel … Read more
Paris, sigh… We’re at the end of our two week stay so it’s time for some Paris reflections and to share some Paris travel tips. No destination so far on our yearlong grand tour has put an exclamation point onto what we are trying to achieve more than Paris. Paris really is a series of … Read more