Chasing festivals around the world in 2013 (Part 1: January to June)
There may be different ideas about how to have a party but who doesn’t like a good party? One way to explore and travel the world is to chase the festivals of different countries, cultures and...
View ArticleChasing festivals around the world in 2013 (Part 2:July to December)
(continued from Chasing festivals around the world in 2013 January to June) JULY Gion Matsuri Old Japanese tradition turn tourist attraction, Gion Matsuri represents the occasion when dignitaries...
View ArticlePhoto Essay | Antarctica
Photos by Richard Busfield Richard and fiancée Jane travelled with Gap Adventures (now G-Adventures) on a 11 day journey from the Argentinian port of Ushuaia in 2010. Sailing through the rough...
View ArticleStreet Food Around The World
This week’s #TTOT got me drooling over memories of street food all around the world. The question was more towards the paranoia of bugs and germs in terms of what’s worse: street food or a dirty hotel...
View ArticleMonkeying Around the World
My posts in the past week have been a bit grim, so I thought I’d write on a lighter topic today and talk about my second favourite animal: monkeys. (My first favourite are cats, if you haven’t figured...
View ArticleVisiting the Ghosts of Yester-year
We went for a walk yesterday in a quiet and serene part of the neighbourhood, where the grass is green and the ground covered by flowers. Its residents never make a sound, and some often prove to be...
View Article5 Destinations On My List For 2014
Everyone is talking about Lonely Planet’s Top Destinations for 2014. Not surprisingly, they’ve dished out under valued destinations around the world to try to give them a bit of a boost, which I think...
View Article5 Places I Go To Breathe
We all have places where we go to just breathe, sometimes for a long time but more often just for a couple of days, where we escape the daily grind, away from the routine that is wake up, breakfast,...
View Article5 Bike Friendly Cities to Visit
Thinking of taking an eco-friendly approach to travel? On some of our previous trips, we’ve rented bikes to explore towns and cities, and I found travelling on bikes fantastic for seeing a place from a...
View ArticleIn Love With Winter Travel
Most people try to escape winter and go on holidays somewhere warm, in the sun and preferably on a beach and in a resort. Us? No. Seeing that we are finally living in a region where there are distinct...
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