For travellers looking for places to visit away from Thailand’s beaches, Chiang Mai is one of the best options. This city in northern Thailand is a major cultural destination, but it is also popular for …
Sri Lanka is an increasingly popular destination in South Asia, one that rewards travellers in countless ways. Even if you’ve travelled extensively in Asia, a visit to Sri Lanka offers plenty of fresh experiences and …
The Baltic is one of Europe’s most exciting regions for travel at the moment. More and more travellers are realizing the potential of the Baltic States as a destination and are seeing the trio of …
Europe in summer can be a pretty crazy place to be. The swell in tourist numbers is obvious almost everywhere. Clearly, that’s because of some unwritten rule that summer is the best and only time …
Castles and Europe go hand in hand. They just do. When people think of European Castles, probably countries like Germany and France come to mind. And yet just a little further to the east, the …
Winter can be a tricky season to travel in. You never know whether a destination is a good place to go in winter or not. Well rest assured, because visiting Vienna in winter isn’t only possible, …
More and more, I’m finding that it’s the smaller cities in Europe that leave me wanting more. A perfect example is the small city of Delft between The Hague and Rotterdam in the Netherlands‘ west. …
Japan’s Kiso Valley is the perfect combination of traditional Japanese life and gorgeous natural scenery. The river valley runs from Shiojiri to Nakatsugawa across Nagano and Gifu Prefectures and is dotted with old-fashioned post towns that …
A staple of travelling in Japan is to get around by train. From experiencing the shinkansen—Japan’s famous bullet train— to travelling along the country’s many scenic regional lines, train travel in Japan is a classic …
Nice surprises are always a welcome addition to any trip. And visiting Torndirrup National Park turned out to be just that during my trip to Western Australia. While visiting Albany, we spent one busy day …
Kanazawa was a destination that quickly grabbed my attention when planning my Japan trip. What made it stand out to me was that it looked very different to other places I had in mind. Following …
Finding an easy and inexpensive way to pay for things while overseas is a challenge that many international travellers face. So when it looked like the Wise card could be a good solution, I decided …
When travelling to Japan, a place I’ve long wanted to go to, I was either excited or *really excited* for places on my itinerary. Shirakawa village was one of those destinations I was really excited …