Where to see the Great Wall of China
Hello again, you great big long wall, you. I was at Mutianyu, a village about an hour and a half from Beijing, visiting the Great Wall for the second time. Unlike the first time I went up the Wall,...
View ArticleVietnam by train
Travelling by train is an excellent way to explore Vietnam- local trains are affordable, fairly comfortable and safe. Vietnam’s main railway track – the North-South Railway- runs along the length of...
View ArticleWhat you need in a travel partner
Err, NO. This guy would NOT make a good travel companion Good travel companions are elusive but once you find them, you’ll want to hold on to them. They’re a bit like underwear: they support you where...
View ArticleHotels from hell
Now this is a view I wouldn’t mind having from my window! MY room in Phnom Penh was the perfect setting for a horror movie. It was a small room at the top of the stairs, away from everyone else, dark...
View ArticleBeing five feet tall
This cat is taller than me. What does it mean to be travelling when you’re five feet nothing? I have wished to be taller on many occasions- when there’s a large crowd gathered and I can’t see anything...
View ArticleHow to apply for a tourist visa to Russia
Going to Russia? Here’s what you need to do to get a visa. There are three stages when it comes to Russian tourist visas. You’ll need to: 1. Obtain an invitation letter 2. Submit the visa...
View ArticleMandalay, Burma’s last royal capital
Unlike many old cities, Mandalay was not born at the crossroads of converging trade routes, or because it was the site of an ancient settlement. Instead, it grew out of a prophecy. When King Mindon...
View ArticleOn keeping up appearances, or staying sane at home
Life is a series of decisions. I’m not quite sure who said that, but it sounds intellectual enough for a first line. Everything is a choice- how you react when things go wrong, the people you have...
View ArticleMalaysia to Thailand by car
Planes are strange things. They cut short your travel time and make travelling easy, and yet when you fly you lose out on what travelling feels like. You hop on a plane, get served meals on small trays...
View ArticleNotes on the Travel Bloggers Meetup 2015
It was only when we were asked to take our seats at the makeshift stage at Calavera that I began asking what I had gotten myself into. That was when it occurred to me: Yikes, I actually have to speak....
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