I only have happy memories of Luang Prabang. As the main place of arrival for many travellers taking the slow boat between Laos and Thailand, it is a place that many will bump into a familiar face. It’s funny that as you travel you seem to often bump into people you met somewhere else, grab a drink, …
Overview: I wasn’t familiar with the Jagannath Temple before reading this post, now I am, and I’m fascinated by it. It comes from Voyager, a top travel blog from Indian travelling couple, Sandy and Vyjay. In it, they explore and share some interesting insights to pique your curiosity and learn more about this the historic monument. …
Overview: Myanmar is a stunning country to visit. The people are wonderful, the destinations amazing (and still relatively untouched by mass tourism) and they love a celebration – such as Paung Daw Oo. This post comes from Tanya and Andy on their work and travel blog, Can Travel, Will Travel. They were recently in Myanmar …
Overview: There are days when you’re travelling when everything runs smoothly. There are other days where things are a bit more stressful. Our trip to Qena was one of the latter kind, where we caused chaos simply by turning up at the train station. I do, however, think that it was entirely worth it; this …
I was not aware that the Taj Mahal had a twin until I came across this blog post about the Bibi Ka Maqbara. Located in Aurangabad, Southern India, you’d be forgiven for thinking it was the real thing while scrolling through the images. How to get to the Taj’s twin This post comes from travelling couple Tania …
Siem Reap is wonderful, the people are fascinating; the nightlife has a great buzz and of course the place to stay while visiting the temples of Angkor Wat which are a short tuk-tuk (or long bike ride) away. But, while enjoying the nightlife I spotted a troubling scene unfold in front of me – something …
Submitted by: Amila Wickramarachchi From: Leisure and Me Read more: Click here for full post Overview: Batam, the beautiful Island of Indonesia is popular as a destination for short relaxing getaways. Among the popular activities to do in Batam, you will find food, spa and shopping are in the top of the lists. However Batam …
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You may know Dharamshala as the home of the Dali Lama or, as like me, you may know nothing about the place at all, find out that little fact and then question why you didn’t know more about the place. Luckily, I have discovered this fantastic blog with lots of information about the Northern Indian …
How to get to Wat Rung Khun and why you should I stumbled across this blog about The White Temple, or Wat Rung Khun, by accident. Due to my rather flippant travelling ways and refusal to buy a Lonely Planet (still don’t know if that’s a good or a bad thing) I didn’t know about this …
Visiting Angkor Watt is surely close to the top of many traveller itineraries when in South East Asia, the majority of which will be staying in the town of Siem Reap. It was while spending a few weeks in Cambodia that I discovered a small project that aims to improve lives through education. Welcome to …