Save The Ha Giang loop, or “extreme motorbike loop” as it’s commonly referred to, is an epic adventure through the mountains of North Vietnam, close to the border with China….
If you’re looking for something different to do in Hue, hire a scooter and set off in search of Ho Thuy Tien abandoned waterpark – a popular spot for urban…
You’re waiting on the platform and the train arrives ten minutes early. As you board, your steward checks your tickets and takes you to your cabin, where plush beds with…
Kerala’s port city of Kochi is a big tourist draw, with its complex history reflected in both the culture and architecture. From Chinese fishing nets, ancient mosques and spice markets,…
When most people think of Kerala, the first place that comes to mind is the Alleppey backwaters. Lush green scenery with rivers and waterways filled with floating houseboats. Small villages surrounded…
If you’re looking for an alternative to Goa, then just a couple of hours up the coast from Thiruvananthapuram is Varkala, a small beach town with a big focus on yoga,…
Save Thiruvananthapuram (or Trivandrum) is the largest city and gateway to the state of Kerala. We just stayed a few days, but found it to be a pretty clean and…
Save A once in a lifetime trip, walking the original Inca pathways to the 550 year old citadel of Machu Picchu. There are hundreds of companies offering Inca Trail treks…
Save Krakow is one of the oldest cities in Poland, there is so much to see and do in the city and surrounding area. It’s incredible value for money and…
Save Auschwitz is probably the most famous former concentration camp and site of mass genocide in the world. From 1940-1945 around one and a half million people, mainly Jewish, were…
Save The mysterious Easter Island lies 3,600 km off the coast of Chile. Covered in hundreds of Moai statues, it still holds the secrets of a lost civilisation. Many people dream…
We wrote before about our top 10 travel scams in South-East Asia and although many of them weren’t particularly dangerous, they were all quite annoying and had the potential to…
“Don’t go to Varanasi.” That’s what we were warned by a few fellow travellers. “You’ll either love it or hate it,” others had said. It’s certainly not for the faint-hearted….
Orchha is a small town on the river Betwa in India’s northern Madhya Pradesh, a beautiful ancient land filled with magnificent forts, medieval palaces and sacred temples steeped in history…