My Lokai bracelet review and giveaway
byThis year I lost my balance. Thanks to hubbie for pointing out that balance has never been my strong point. It’s true I’ve fallen off more…
Conversations
The Antisocial Traveller – is it just me?
byAm I really the only antisocial traveller around? I can still remember her name. Ena. From Ireland. She was the sort of girl who…
When it’s ok not to haggle
byI’m writing this whilst sitting on a magic carpet. It doesn’t match our living room decor, is too short to cover the whole floor,…
The Package Holiday – a once in a lifetime experience
bySome holidays are a ‘once in a lifetime’ experience, an opportunity to savour all the amazing sights and activities on offer, and something the…
What does luxury travel mean?
byAny blogger with their eye on the ball will know in order to be successful they must represent a particular niche, rather than being…
The tale of the Indonesian gecko
byWe’d arrived exhausted and late in Bali, and after a couple of hours in a stuffy taxi had finally reached the sublime Bambu Indah…
Snobbery of the traveller – tourist divide
byShoulders aching and backs nearly broken, hubbie and I thankfully dumped our heavy backpacks and collapsed exhausted on the veranda of our tiny bungalow…
The Perils of Public Transport – man overboard
byThe case of the BOAT – Thailand You may have read about our adventures in a bird watching boat in Cambodia, but it was on a…
The truth about Trip Advisor
byYou may have seen in the news this week the story about a Devon businessman setting up a fake restaurant in an attempt to…
The Perils of Public Transport – breakdowns & indecent proposals
byThe case of the BUS Short sweaty bloke with dodgy sideburns: So how much do you reckon for the chica inglesa? Grizzled old timer…
The question of ‘The Return’
byNew places v loved places I floated lazily in a natural rock pool, watching the little fish dart around as flower petals tickled my…
Why do we always end up bird watching?
byOk, so we know what sparrows look like, or ‘Captain Jacks’ as hubbie calls them, and blackbirds are also pretty obvious, unless they’re female….