by Josie | Jan 31, 2019 | Vietnam
The Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park is home to the biggest cave in the world. Son Doong is a challenge for most travellers, as it is a four day/three night trek to be able to visit it, and it costs around $3000USD. A good alternative experience is instead visiting...
by Josie | Jan 28, 2019 | Travel Tips
Almost everyone you meet will have an opinion on this – are group tours or independent travel better? Some people will swear by tours, others will not even consider one. So where do I stand? If you had asked me a few months ago I would probably have answered...
by Josie | Jan 24, 2019 | Portugal
Porto is Portugal’s second city. While Lisbon may be the capital, Porto has the claim to fame as being the inspiration behind the country name. Historically, Lisbon was the political seat of power, and from here in Porto the bishops and priests ruled. Instead of...
by Josie | Jan 21, 2019 | Australia, South Australia
Adelaide, Australia, is a great city to visit all year round. South Australia is often known as the Festival State, because there always seems to be some festival or other going on. But there is one part of the year that Adelaide truely comes alive – and that is...
by Josie | Jan 17, 2019 | Musings
As a travel blogger I am often asked lots of questions when people are planning their travels. Some are easy to answer, but there are a whole pile that are really difficult. Here I have put together a few of the common questions. I explain why it is hard for me to...
by Josie | Jan 14, 2019 | Denmark
City cards are great! They can be called all sorts of things – tourist passes, city passes – but are essentially a card sold by the tourism board in a particular city or country which will give you access to many of the popular attractions either free or...
by Josie | Jan 10, 2019 | Travel Tips
You have just decided you need to head off for your first trip away – but now what? It’s so exciting, and there are so many places that you want to go, but you have no idea how to plan a trip. Perhaps this is the first time you will be traveling...
by Josie | Jan 7, 2019 | Australia, Tasmania
One of my must-sees when I knew we were going to Hobart in Tasmania was Port Arthur. It’s one of Australia’s most important historical sites, and a major part of the Australian Convict Sites, registered as a UNESCO world heritage site. Here I will tell you...
by Josie | Jan 3, 2019 | Travel Tips
We get to a certain age and hostel life no longer appeals to us. Who wants to share a dorm room with nine partying twenty-somethings? I’m not sure I even wanted to do that in my twenties! But do you realise that there is much more to hostels as a budget...
by Josie | Dec 31, 2018 | Monthly Summaries
This will be the last of my monthly summaries. These were great to keep everyone up to date while we were travelling, but now that we are mostly at home and taking short trips, they are not so useful. Almost all of the information in these monthly posts will now be...
