A couple of years ago I made a brief journey to Oslo, the most expensive place in the universe outside the space station. A country where 1 single bed in a 4 person shared hostel room, at the dumpiest place in town, set me back the equivalent of €35 ($50 USD), complete with a…
We arrived at the Batu Caves, just on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur excited to see monkeys. I wanted to run to the caves. I restrained myself as there are some lovely shrines as you walk towards the caves from the train. We saw a couple of monkeys along the way before a monsoon…
Everywhere we go, Alex in particular is always on the lookout for quirky photos that encapsulate part of a place, or are just a random one off aspect of it (Bell on the other hand sometimes cringes at what I snap, and wonders how she knows me). Without further ado, here are some funny Kuala…
Last May, when Bell and I discovered that the world’s largest travel blog conference was coming a mere 12 minute walk from our apartment, the decision to attend was a no brainer. But as the days grew nearer and the thought of attending my first travel conference approached, the jitters firmly settled in. Bell…
There are a lot of stereotypes about the United States, some are true, some are not, and many things fall somewhere in between. The common beliefs about the USA that are certainties are that the average car is much bigger than their counterparts in the vast majority of the world and an American is more…
