South Korea is great fun to travel around. The food is consistently great, the public transportation is easy to use and there’s a good mix of exciting big cities, historic sites and national parks to explore. Two weeks felt like a good amount of time to spend in the small country, as it allowed us…
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We spent two weeks exploring the tropical pinninsular of Malaysia. From jungles to tropical islands to some of the best street food in the world, this corner of South East Asia has it all.
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The five day Ghorepani Poon Hill trek is one of the most popular treks in the Annapurna Ranges, Nepal. Maxing out at a comparatively low elevation, with an excellent view, there will be hundreds of people on this route during the high season. Despite its popularity however, we found it difficult to research the true…
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There’s surprisingly little information out there on how to find a guide to take you trekking in the mountains of Nepal. Despite heaps of googling, all we could find were expensive, all-inclusive tour packages – when all we wanted was the low-down on how to find one good guide (no porters, no packages), how much…
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A few hours south of Colombo lies the cool little town of Unawatuna. Here you can swim and snorkel during the day, then eat and drink to your heart’s content at night. Unawatuna town itself was a little too pricey for us to stay in – we stayed in the neighbouring town of Talpe, which was 15 minutes drive away. Armed with a trusty 125cc scooter however, we made daily trips into Unawatuna and beyond, and here’s what we did.
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If only Nepal offered a 2.5 week visa. We would have loved to spend just a few days longer in this cool little country. Chill vibes, amazing views and friendly people, Nepal is a huge contrast to it’s humid and noisy neighbours. But unfortunately we’d only budgeted for the two week visa, so fourteen days…
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If you’re travelling to Sri Lanka, Ella is probably on your list. This little mountain town is a hot spot on the tourist trail, and is easily accessible from both Colombo and Kandy by train. It’s cooler climate and epic mountain views make for a great stop before heading onto Sri Lanka’s south coast beaches.
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Sri Lanka is a very easy country to travel on a budget – there’s an abundance of cheap guesthouses in every town, the food is delicious and inexpensive, and swimming in the ocean or lying in the sun is always free. Here’s our budget breakdown for travelling Sri Lanka on the cheap, with the average prices we paid for activities, accomodation, food and transport.
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The water is warm, the sand is silky, and there are huge palm trees to read your book under. As far as we’re concerned, Sri Lanka’s beaches are exactly what a tropical island paradise should look like.
We have spent the better part of a month travelling the islands coastline. From the more remote upper east coast to the touristic south west, this country has a bit of everything. Something that unifies all of the beaches though, is how overwhelmingly great they are. Some were greater than others though, so here’s our run-down of the best.
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The first test of travel. Zipping your life up into a backpack, packing only what you need – or, what you think you need. Because these necessities all suddenly become based on hypothetical questions: What if you have to walk to the loo in the dark? Will there be enough power outlets to plug in the laptop and your phone? And how often will you be able to wash your undies?
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