Continuing our Travel Tips week, after our Simple Guide to Italian Trains, we want to share with you our best tips on how to be an amazing guest on Couchsurfing. We love Couchsurfing. We have been members for four years now and, as we usually say, we have had 80% amazing experiences, 20% super-amazing ones. We’ve … Read more
A new month is upon us, and for May we wanted to bring you something different; a weekly rather than monthly focus. For the first week, we are going to concentrate on practical tips on how to save money while travelling, starting off with a simple guide to Italian trains. So, let’s imagine the situation. … Read more
We have spent the whole of April retracing the steps of our trip to Malaysia, to celebrate Visit Malaysia 2014. We got lost in the jungle and witnessed ancient festivals, tried delicious food and explored amazing nature. Do you need any more convincing? To say farewell to Malaysia, we have rounded up ten good reasons … Read more
For us (and probably for most of you) Borneo equals wildlife. One of the best areas for wildlife watching is the Lower Kinabatangan in the Malaysian state of Sabah; that’s where we headed, for a three day trip into the rainforest. One of my life long dreams was to see the rainforest and wildlife in Borneo. … Read more
To celebrate the week of Earth Day, we explore Sepilok, a centre in Malaysian Borneo where orphaned and injured orangutans are rescued and cared for. My first encounter with an orangutan was a magical one. I was in Singapore Zoo, where free ranging orang utans are kept. It was the hottest time of the day, humid … Read more
Hello friends, welcome to my biggest travel regret to date. Not climbing Mount Kinabalu. That doesn’t mean I didn’t have a good time; in fact, I loved it. I just need an excuse to get back! We really played it day by day, in Borneo. We travelled to the island because we wanted to see … Read more