Your best country?   ‘Rex! What was your favourite country this year?’   This question was punted over to me in London when I watched a rather violent game of table foosball in the middle of a pub. Wincing at the issue that the girls were beating the boys, I turned round...

  Taman Nasional Bali Barat, commonly referred to as West Bali National Park, is a forested conservation area that covers over 19,000 hectares of western Bali. West Bali National Park features unique ecosystems that are home to a number of rare birds and animals. The most famous animal...

  As I mentioned in my New Year’s Resolutions Post, it’s that time of year when you should be thinking about travelling this year. Whether it is a simple city break, beach holiday, a country trip or even travelling around the world, I urge you to get out there. And January is...

  I’ve stayed in A LOT of places in SE Asia over the course of 3 months. Whether they were guesthouses, homestays, a street gutter, couchsurfing and even hostels! If you are in SE Asia, I do heartily recommend that you stay in hostels some times. Whether you are a seasoned...

Cambodia is probably one of the best Asian Countries I’ve visited and staying in Siem Reap for a week definitely showed me the delights of Cambodian Culture and People. This guest posts tells you why…   This part of SE Asia has experienced more than its fair share of horrors...

   Many bloggers, gap year enthusiasts or even just those who want to learn a little bit more about their chosen destination other than just the usual round of beaches, parties and ancient ruins may find themselves returning to this region in order to carry out some volunteer...

As much as we backpackers pain to say it, we need money to travel. How else will we get to the joys of Australia and New Zealand or perhaps even party our way through South East Asia? Things add up. Flights, transport, food, drinks, accommodation and even foreign exchange. So the best thing...

Be far from it that the Olympics is over. It’s totally not. And I’ll tell you why. An amazing group of travel bloggers (myself included of course) are participating in a #BloggerRelay for lowcostholidays.com in the aim of creating a massive travel memory index. By gum,...

12th June 2012   Waking up, I realised this would be my last day in SE Asia. Shock and horror! Where have the last 2 months and a half gone? Brushing my teeth and staring in the mirror, I noticed some changes. Suddenly, I was leaner, more wise and more content with the world. Then...

11th June 2012 With a swift Singapore Sling from Raffles Hotel in our bellies, both Mark and I went to the Marina Bay Sands Complex, a very expensive and posh place, to climb up to the top of the building to the skybar itself! Now, the view was absolutely amazing and I reckon it beat Bangkok...