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Doubtful Sound may not be as famous or accessible as its more well known sibling, Milford, but at ten times the size and way fewer tourists, it offers some of the most breathtaking views around. First named by Captain James Cook…
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Raging heat, more flies than you ever wish to encounter and camping in a semi-barren wasteland - there are many people I know who would find the Aussie outback the worst place imaginable (and people who don’t know me as…
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From its achingly cool coffee pop ups with their bearded baristas to stunning views out over the Yarra Valley, I think it’s fair to say that I ate pretty well in Melbourne. And probably for the best that walking featured…
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I feel like I’ve become some strange first world problems version of Oliver Twist this week. Whilst in Melbourne I seem to constantly asking for a little more. More coffee, More pastry, perhaps just a little more wine… It’s fair…
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Chinatown feels like I’m in the back streets of Shanghai again. But it’s definitely a foodie trip to Kuala Lumpur that I’m on. The little shops are crammed into impossibly small places, and the fish market has stacks of any…
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“Here in Kuala Lumpur we only really eat one meal a day” my heart rate has suddenly gone up massively as our guide, Dani, has spoken. I’m not one to panic, I take most things in my stride, but being…
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I’ve landed in Kuala Lumpur. It’s early evening, the sun’s just setting and it’s 31 degrees. It takes me less than an evening to realise why people fall in love with South East Asia. Endless sunshine, temperatures that don’t seem to…
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I aways new my time in Hong Kong would be limited, so could I really justify taking a day out of that time? Well, for a day trip to Macau it seemed like a good idea. In the end, well,…
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Landing in Hong Kong is an experience. You know you’re coming in to land, you know there are mere seconds left in the air, but the descent is over water. And you’re still over water. Which is far closer to…
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