10 of my top places and experiences
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 …
Having arrived in Bangor, Northern Ireland, on a Saturday we had all of the following day to relax and explore. Early Sunday morning we headed away from the sea, hoping to leave the cold sea wind behind for a while. After wandering for about an hour we came across a vast park, green grass sprawling …
Day five It was a blissful start to the day, waking up clean, warm, and dry. I enjoyed Orla’s company and some breakfast. By mid-morning I’d begun my journey around the coast, taking in the ocean and mountain view. One hour into my journey, life no longer felt so rosy. The road was taking me …
Taman Negara (possibly the oldest jungle in the world) is beautiful, secluded, free from noise pollution, wonderfully green… I think I need not say I fell in love and became more smitten every day! Here I faced challenges I had never come across before, crossed mental barriers doing so and met some great people, backpackers …
What started as an impairment to our view, became a key element in creating a wonderfully atmospheric and enchanting silent drama. Having gotten up early to see Lake Matheson, with the hope of still waters and a mirror image, the land was filled with low land fog. As we walked around the lake edge to …
And so I began my first multi day solo car adventure. One that would cover almost 1500km and take me to some of Tasmania’s most coveted locations. I’d hired a manual car and as I hadn’t driven anything but automatics since leaving home, this initially resulted in some rather painful crunching and jerking for the …
The second part of Woodford, so different, but just as great as the first. I struggle to find a way to put my experience into words. So much that I gained from the place was from the energy and environment around me, rather than something physical. That said, the finished product, seeing all of our …
Our first view of Mount Cook National Park came as we rounded a corner in the road. A large turquoise blue lake emerged on our right, mirroring the small mountain range beside it. Up ahead, a brilliantly white jagged outline marked our destination. What we had first assumed to be Mount Cook, actually turned out …
I didn’t get to see much of Pakse itself, being a little worried about running out of time for everything else I wanted to do in Laos. I decided to only spend one full day in the area and used this to visit the Bolaven Plateau, or at least a small part of it. I …
It’s hard to put the feeling and experience of Koh Rong into words. I think it is best explained by peoples’ desire to stay. I thought I would stay a few days and was there for two weeks, many people do the same or decide they don’t want to leave at all, halt all other …
