For the last few months a small group of us has been coming together to talk blogging. Most of the other members of our group are beginners but there's also me ( Hi, I'm Alyson, this is my main blog and family income source) and a few more seasoned bloggers and creatives. In the summer we made our group a paid, formal enterprise. I was stretching myself too thinly, repeating … [Read more...]
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Kids Tablets, Boredom and Travel
We've been researching getting from Ko Phangan to Malaysia for a few days now. That's when we're not sitting in the shade looking at the turquoise waters of Haad Salad beach, eating fantastic Thai food, occasionally swimming, snorkelling or kayaking and gazing at sunsets. Tough to take, but we need to get to Malaysia from Thailand before our Thai visas expire. The only thing … [Read more...]
Travel Essentials I Couldn’t Travel Without 2019
It's been 6 years on the road now, what are our travel essentials and what should we have left at home? I spent 12 months thinking about what to pack for this, now epic, RTW trip. I wrote a few posts about travel gear and what I was probably going to pack as a way of getting it straight in my head and curing my terrible packing anxiety. When crunch time came I took a … [Read more...]
Thailand With Kids. No Worries!
Are you worrying about travelling to Thailand with kids? We can help you with that. If you'd like to dip your toe in the water of Asian family travel, taking kids to Thailand would be my top recommendation. We have been to Thailand 20+ times, each trip has been fabulous and problems have been few. Hopefully we can help you get your family to Thailand. First let me say hi, my … [Read more...]
Namche Bazaar
Namche Bazaar or Namche Baza is a town that most trekkers pass through on the Everest Base Camp trek. I'd heard the name, dreamed of going and saw it for the first time a couple of years ago on our first trek in the Everest region. Recently we returned on the Everest Base Camp trek. On most of these treks you will visit Namche twice, it's an up and back route with most people … [Read more...]
Sera Monastery Tibetan Monks Debate
One, just one, of the massive bucket list highlights of our tour of Tibet was visiting the Sera Monastery. This Monastery just outside Lhasa city is the place to come if you want to see Tibetan Buddhist monks debate. This is something I never dreamed I'd see for myself. But I did, along with our small group of travellers, my husband and kids. It was a highlight of a … [Read more...]
Returning Home After Long Term Travel
Almost 7 years ago Chef and I sat on the patio and hatched the plan that would change our lives. We were to set off for a family gap year, become nomadic long-term travellers. Last week saw us returning home. In our almost 6 years on the road we visit over 50 countries as well as living for several months in London, a village in Romania and Hoi An Vietnem. We … [Read more...]
Altitude in Tibet. High Passes and Diamox
So here's the thing, Tibet is way, way high. Crazy high. Everyone knows that to trek in the Himalayas you'll have altitude issues and probably need to take diamox and have acclimatisation days and such like, but before we set off to Tibet last week I hadn't actually thought much about the altitude of the Tibetan Plateau. The altitude of the passes you will cross to likely … [Read more...]
A Tibet Travel Blog – Our Experiences
I honestly don't know where to start with Tibet. We've just spent 8 incredible days travelling through Tibet from Kathmandu and those 8 days were some of the most mesmerising of our last 6 years of full-time travel. I now need to create a Tibet travel blog to record our memories before they fade and to give you the low-down on this beautiful and inspiring place. Our … [Read more...]
Chitwan National Park Nepal
Before I start I want to say that we like Sauraha a lot and we're glad we came. Chitwan National Park Nepal is doing some superb conservation work and animal numbers are increasing impressively. We just want to warn you that you're quite likely to not see any large wildlife on your jeep safari or other expensive day in the park, but the tame rhino in Sauraha, he should be … [Read more...]