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Travel Diaries – Tromsø

A snowy town view of Tromso, Norway

Gap Year Days 327 – 330 Norway was our starting point when we first came …

Travel Diaries – Copenhagen

A row of orange and brick buildings along a snowy, icy canal in Copenhagen with moored boats. The scene includes parked cars and bicycles on a cloudy winter day.

Gap Year Days 323 – 327 We landed in Copenhagen to snow. We knew we …

Climbing Mount Kinabalu

Climbing Mount Kinabalu. A hiker with a rucksack and trekking poles looks out over a forested mountain ridge rising above a sea of clouds.

For my 45th birthday, I decided to go climbing Mount Kinabalu. As you do. Simon …

Travel Diaries – Malaysia

Malaysia street art in Penang. A mural on a wall of a boy with a real motorbike in front of the wall looks like the boy is riding it.

Gap Year Days 308 – 322 We were really looking forward to getting to Malaysia. …

Travel Diaries – Myanmar

A sun blazing yellow and orange through clouds an haze with the silhouette of a temple in Pagan, Myanmar

Gap Year Days 297 – 308 We landed in Myanmar after a long layover in …

Visiting The White Temple, Chiang Rai Thailand

A white ornate temple in Thailand with intricate carvings, surrounded by a pond and manicured lawns under a cloudy sky. The temple features spires, detailed sculpture work, and a walkway leading to the entrance.

Wat Rong Khun, or the White Temple as it’s more commonly known, is easily the …

Things to do in Chiang Rai

Blue Temple

When I started planning our visit to Chiang Rai, there was really only one thing …

Travel Diaries – Thailand

Thailand

Gap Year Days 289 – 297 Normally when I write these diary posts they are …

How to Get to Buddha Park by Bus from Vientiane

Buddhist and Hindu statues at Buddha Park Vientiane. The main one is circular with multiple faces and arms.

When I visited Vientiane in 2018, I wanted to work out how to get to …

Travel Diaries – Laos

Laos

Gap Year Days 281 – 289 We decided to go to Laos without spending a …