South Korea: Traditional Bullfighting Without The Blood
Flashpacking Travel | October 9, 2012 | 4 Comments
Bullfighting South Korean Style We travelled to Jinju with the main intention of visiting the Korean Festival of Lanterns, which was an ‘enlightening’ experience. We hadn’t realised that this festival coincided with so many other free events taking place around the city. The National Bullfighting competition takes place annually, in October, during the Jinju ‘Yudueng’. […]
South Korea: Jinju Festival of Floating Lamps (Yudeung)
Flashpacking Travel | October 7, 2012 | 3 Comments
How to get to Jinju We departed Jeju on the morning of Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving day) and as we were checking out of our room only hotel, were asked to take a seat in the manager’s office, who proudly presented us with a massive plate of cakes each. Neither of us are really breakfast people, […]
Taiwan: Things to do in Taipei
Travel Blog | October 4, 2012 | 0 Comments
Taipei Culture and Attractions Taipei is a cultural destination, its long and ancient history sits perfectly in harmony with it’s modern buildings. With four days here we had time to sample a little bit of both. We mentioned in our previous Taipei travel post, what a surprising and enjoyable time we had touring around. The great […]
Taiwan: Visiting Taipei for the First Time
Travel Blog | October 1, 2012 | 5 Comments
After six weeks travelling around Malaysia, we turned our back on the mainland of Asia, and headed east for the next leg of our trip to China, via Taiwan and South Korea. I am not sure why we decided to only make a four day tour in the Taiwanese capital city of Taipei. I guess it was […]
Malaysia: Our Return Journey to Kuala Lumpur
Flashpacking Travel | September 27, 2012 | 4 Comments
Kuala Lumpur is changing rapidly. Or is it us? This isn’t the first time we’ve visited Kuala Lumpur. We last spent some time here in December 2009. I don’t know whether its KL or us that has changed, but one thing that is definitely different is our budget. If you want you can read about […]
Malaysia: Sightseeing in Malacca and Melaka Tours
Travel Blog | September 23, 2012 | 3 Comments
A Bit of Melaka History While staying in Kuala Lumpur it is well worth setting aside at least a day (or preferably an overnight trip) to wander down the west coast to pay a visit to Malacca (or Melaka – in Malay). For the sake of a two hour coach journey (train travel isn’t simple […]
Travel Blog | September 17, 2012 | 42 Comments
Getting from Kuching to Brunei by Bus After a wonderful week exploring Sarawak and all it has to offer we were ready to make a move. Our original plan had been to get to Brunei before dropping in at Kota Kinabalu (KK) and tackling the highest mountain in Malaysia on a two day trek. Alas my injury […]
10 Amazing Activities to do in Nepal
guestpost | September 15, 2012 | 2 Comments
10 Amazing Activities to do in Nepal We plan to travel to Nepal, as part of our around the world trip, later this year. We wanted to share some ideas, sent to us, of what we can do when we get there. A trip to Nepal is one that you will always remember due to […]
Malaysia: Kuching, Food, Festivals and Fun
Travel Blog | September 12, 2012 | 8 Comments
Kuching has been the perfect base for us to explore Sarawak’s beauty and wildlife. A population of around 660,000, made up of the now familiar mix of Malay and Chinese people. What makes this area more ethnically interesting is the presence of the Dayak indigenous ethnic groups (can be categorized into Ibans, Bidayuhs, Melanaus and […]
Malaysia: Jungle Trekking in Borneo at Bako National Park
Travel Blog | September 6, 2012 | 6 Comments
National Parks in Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo There are four main national parks located in the Kuching area. Each offers a distinct nature experience in the South West Sarawak region of Borneo. The Gunung Gading Park is located west of the city and its main attraction is the sightings of the giant Rafflesia flower, the largest […]
India Car Rental and Driver Hire
How to Rent a Car and Driver in India We’d like to share our experience, and a few of the stories we learned about renting a car and driver from our two week tour of Rajasthan. Like arranging other things in India, it is not always as simple or easy as you may first imagine. […]
Photo Flashback – Kerala Kathakali Dance
We are not really ones for the cultural shows that you regularly find in travel destinations. Often they are a thin representation of the actual song or dance traditions of a community, overpriced and leave you feeling a little bit cheated. This was certainly the case in Waitangi doing the Haka with some actors. Sometimes […]
Goa Retirement, Revamps and a bit of Home Cooking
We hang about in Goa for our remaining time in India sampling foods from home and join the large expat community and retired folk enjoying what is on offer. We had decided in Udaipur that it was time to invest some time doing some work on the blog. Our traffic has been growing steadily over […]
Udaipur And A Break From Travel Blogging
For those arriving at this travel blog post hoping to find out detailed information about our experiences and things to do in Udaipur, leave now, as you’ll need to look elsewhere instead. The hectic schedule of our last two weeks on the road with our driver had wearied us a little. The thought of seeing […]
India Rajasthan and Golden Triangle Itinerary
Two Week Itinerary for Rajasthan and the Golden Triangle You can get to see some of the top sights in Rajasthan and the Golden Triangle in India in fourteen days or less, it will not be a restful experience, but you will gain a lifetime of memories and images from the magnificent Taj Mahal to […]
Jodhpur and the Road to Udaipur
Jodhpur – The Blue City It was a long drive to Jodhpur, our second to last destination in Rajasthan, before waving off our driver. The three restful days in Jaisalmer and our separation from each other had allowed driver and passenger relations to be restored to more friendly less tense mood levels. So we set off […]
In our last travel blog post I mentioned that I had done another diving course. I’ve included some underwater photographs and videos taken whilst I was on this course. We stayed in Bohol, longer than anywhere else in the Philippines, because of the excellent diving sites at very reasonable prices. Bohol is a magnet […]
A delay in this post has been caused by very slow internet connections throughout the last part of our travels in the Philippines. Apologies. However, it now means you have a fun packed bumper blog of travel frustrations, cute monkeys, the chocolate hills and a small slightly disappointing beach. Weather Retreat Given the weather we […]
Donsol, Whale Sharks and Legazpi
Reluctant as we were to leave the beauty of Saud beach we had a lot more Filipino treasures to explore. From the relaxing, serene shores of Saud beach, we headed south towards Donsol in search of some whale sharks. The weather proved challenging, but the wildlife made it all worthwhile. From Pagudpud we reversed […]
Ilocos Norte, Pagudpud and Saud Beach
The ‘Borocay of the North’ is the strapline trying to attach itself to this beautiful part of Ilocos Norte in the Philippines. While I cannot make the comparison yet, I believe Saud Beach in Pagudpud really is a little hidden gem that may eventually give its more famous southern cousin a run for its peso. We […]
Manila and the road to Pagudpud
We arrived in the Philippines on board another Jetstar flight at around 8pm on a Saturday. Having left Bali we had a brief layover in Singapore before our arrival in Manila. The immigration, customs and baggage pick up went like a dream and we were out of the airport within half an hour of touching down. This […]