Getting to Stansted Airport from London

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Stansted airport is 62km north of London near Bishops Stortford. This makes getting to Stansted airport (STN) from London harder and more expensive than Heathrow. The 3rd biggest airport in the London area and 4th biggest in the UK, Stansted isn’t in the same league as  Heathrow or Gatwick in the south. A more carbon-neutral … Read blog

Lord Howe Island

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Lord Howe Island, Australia

Lord Howe Island, Australia, is located 600km east of Port Macquarie, off the NSW coast. Accessible first by boat and now more popularly by aircraft from either Sydney or Brisbane, this crescent-shaped island is an adventurers paradise and one that retains an unspoilt charm that so many islands have lost. Lord Howe Island Things to do … Read blog

Flores to Tikal; Shuttle & Bus to Tikal

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Tikal Guatelama. Family visitng. Chef

How to get to Tikal from Flores? Your choices of transport to Tikal Guatemala. Tikal National Park is quite possible the most famous place in Guatemala and the majority of people depart from Flores to Tikal. The ancient Mayan city is the biggest and most impressive in Central America, spanning over 100 square km of … Read blog

Where to Eat in Port Douglas 2024

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prawns on the deck

Where to eat in Port Douglas? The best restaurant for you in Port Douglas depends on the time of day, your budget, and what type of food you’d like to eat. Port Douglas has pub food, relaxed dining and quite a few top-end restaurants. You can feast on prawns, steaks, seafood platters, real Italian pasta … Read blog

Visiting Antigua Guatemala

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visiting antigua guatemala

After visiting Antigua Guatemala we decided to stay for a month. If you have recently read my post on family travel in Central America you could be thinking I don’t like Antigua. Actually, I really enjoy hanging out and exploring this world heritage listed city. Antigua is beautiful, historic, and culturally fascinating, there’s also some … Read blog

Antigua Market, Guatemala

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Markets antigua guatemala

I love wandering around markets and Antigua market, Guatemala certainly doesn’t disappoint.  Located on the west side of Antigua it covers a vast outside and undercover area selling fruit and veg and nearly everything you could imagine. After visiting Antigua Guatemala we decided to stay for a month. Local restaurants are a little expensive in … Read blog

Tips for First Time Travellers

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Travel Tips For First Time Travellers

I don’t claim to have all the answers to make travel easy and pain-free, after all, isn’t working things out for yourself half the fun? Having travelled around the world more than once, I have a few tips to help you along. Here are our best travel tips for first-time travellers and new travellers, applicable … Read blog

Best Junk Food In the World!

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America is known for many things, one is its love affair with junk food. Not the usual junk you would associate with the well-known multinational companies but well done junk food that leaves you wanting more. After years of travel to over 50 countries, investigating and researching the best junk food, I bring you my … Read blog

Traditional Full English Breakfast

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What do British people eat for Breakfast

The Full English Breakfast is an institution in its own right. Served everywhere in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland it should really be called the full British or full UK breakfast, but each country has its own twist on what should be served on the plate. From small “greasy spoon” cafés to London’s top-name hotels, … Read blog

Sri Lanka’s Southern Beaches

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Mirrissa beach Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka is known for many things, tea production, elephants, great beaches and of course the wonderful welcoming people who call this little island home. We were here to see as much as possible and we certainly saw our fair share of Sri Lanka’s southern beaches. From Hikkaduwa right around to Tangalle, we stayed on … Read blog

Malacca to Johor Bahru

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Legoland Malaysia how to get there

Malacca is located 145 km south of the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur with modern expressways connecting the two cities. It is a further 214 km down on to Johor Bahru on the southernmost tip of mainland Malaysia which borders Singapore on the other side of the causeway. Malaysia has great public transport links that connect … Read blog

Backpacking After Surgery

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backpacking after surgery carrying a backpack

Little under a month since my medical emergency in Thailand it was time to resume travel again. This is, of course, what I love about travel, new sights, smells and sounds that repeatedly hit you in a way only Asia can. This was going to be post-op backpacking so I needed to be a little gentle on … Read blog

Emergency Medical Care in Thailand

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Emergency medical care in Thailand Ko Samui beach sunset

This post tells of my first-hand experiences of receiving emergency medical care in Thailand. In part 1 I was diagnosed and emergency surgery became inevitable. This is the second installment. In the third post about this medical emergency and care, I talk about continuing to travel in Thailand after emergency medical care. I hope you … Read blog

When Restaurant Service Sucks

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Let’s face it we’ve all suffered from terrible restaurant service whether at a top restaurant or local take away. Not all restaurant service sucks, to me though there are 3 different types of bad service. I can normally spot which type pretty quickly. I suffered the lazy server type tonight which led me to refuse … Read blog

Food in Laos

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Laos food Laotian larb

Food in Laos is very diverse, you’ll find Laotian food alongside western dishes in Laos. The French influence is clearly more prevalent than anywhere else in Indochina, baguettes abound and suddenly you can get steak, chips, and cheese. The European influence is a bonus as the Laotian foods and other Asian foods are still there. … Read blog