City lights, bright, windows luminescent orange, or white,Towers, bridges, city streets, a colour explosion.Dark but so much to see and can be seen, Night is just a concept here where sleep does not occur,For some yes, but these streets never stop, the life never fades,Changes, metamorphoses, as the glow of day becomes that of night. Time, …
As our holiday on Koh Lanta continued and we explored a little more of the island over the coming days, we came across a large bar/restaurant with tables here and there, hammocks hanging, and many secret cubby holes. We were the only guests, and as we perused the menu at the entrance, trying to work …
The first day of our three-week October holiday was a travel day, and so it was filled more with excitement than relaxation. We were heading from Phuket, one of the country’s largest and most inhabited islands, to Koh Lanta, which is both smaller and quieter. After a couple of hours of travelling across clear blue …
Our 3-week holiday from work was approaching, and we’d originally planned to stay in Malaysia, perhaps to visit Borneo. In the end, however, we headed to Thailand. This decision was largely based on the desire to scuba dive, and finding a good first place for Miki to experience it. So it was that we landed …
We stayed on the outskirts of Georgetown, having found an Airbnb room in a house share. It would give us a better opportunity to see the more authentic life of people in the city, rather than focusing on the more touristic centre. Miki had found a vegetarian buffet close to our accommodation, so we ventured …
We had been in Kuala Lumpur (KL) for barely a week when we checked out of the hotel to head to a new destination. It was my birthday, and I longed to spend it in nature, so we set off to the Seremban Nature Reserve, just south of the city. We booked a Grab taxi …
During the week, we began to find a rhythm with our new routine. We were both still working, so to coincide with UK hours, we started our workday at 4 pm. This meant that, provided we didn’t get up too late, we would have a day to explore before we began work. On Monday, after …
After nearly 24 hours of travelling, we had landed in Kuala Lumpur, and navigated our way from the airport to the train to the centre of the city. With bags too heavy, and a burst of heat hitting us as we stepped from the train, we set off in what, of course, turned out to …
This September marks ten years since I donned my backpack and first jumped on a plane heading out of Europe, beginning with five months of exploring Southeast Asia. The first five years were spent as a backpacker, stopping now and then for a few months to work and save some money, before spending the next …
Having left our bikes in Colombo, we caught a bus into the centre of the island to Kandy, wanting to experience something other than the beach life Sri Lanka had to offer. Waking up on our first morning we were greeted by the sun raising his head from behind tree covered mountains; light was flooding …
