The Penang Snake Temple is one of Penang’s outstanding tourist attractions and a must-see for many domestic and international visitors. It is a little way south of George Town Penang (The state of Penang’s capital) and on Penang Island. The snake temple’s full name is Fu-Xing-Gong but most visitors simply call it The Snake Temple. …
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If you’re planning a business trip, short stay, or full vacation in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia, where should you stay? We give you the best tips on where to stay in Kuala Lumpur, for your needs. These locations in KL, with accommodation at multiple price points, should give you the best Kuala Lumpur experience possible! Where …
Ipoh Malaysia is a popular destination in Malaysia, with history, street art, food and more, it is popular to visit Ipoh as a day trip or one day tour from Kuala Lumpur, or Ipoh makes a great place for a weekend away or short break suitable for family or with kids. This post covers family-friendly …
We’ve been to Malaysia, I don’t know how many times. After multiple visits to Kuala Lumpur it’s one of our favourite cities in the world and our trip to Kuching and Sarawak to stay with the Iban tribe in their longhouse was magical. I thought Malaysia was becoming our thing. I thought we should do …
Malaysia is a fantastic destination for families boasting beaches, culture, wildlife, great food, and plenty of child-friendly attractions. It’s not the cheapest place in the world, but being in South East Asia, prices for family travel and vacations are moderate. There are 2 parts to Malaysia, Peninsular Malaysia and East Malaysia (Malaysian Borneo) and the …
This Malaysia travel blog section is getting huge and with so many posts on Malaysia travel, we need to pull them all together in one page for you to find everything easily. This Malaysia travel page will help you plan your trip to Malaysia and let you know what to expect. We cover how to …
We were lucky enough to be able to visit the brand new Legoland Water Park Malaysia near Johor Baru just a couple of weeks after it opened. We spent the previous day at Legoland Malaysia (review here) and loved it , time for round 2, a day of splashy, wet family fun in the tropical heat of southern …
Kuala Lumpur is a wonderful city, in one moment ultra slick and modern, the next ancient, traditional and cultured. Its a city everybody should experience at least once, and a city that many of us these days visit because of the great connections Air Asia offer. Prices seem low at the moment, they’re lower than …
Legoland Malaysia is outside Johor Bahru in Malaysia. It is just north of Singapore, in the far south of Malaysia south of Kuala Lumpur. We visited this Legoland park with our kids, then 7 and 9 years old, making a special trip south from Kuala Lumpur and Melacca, just to visit Legoland Malaysia and the Legoland …
By popular demand, here are our experiences of hotels near Legoland Malaysia Johor Bahru. We had a really good time at Legoland Malaysia and at the Legoland Water Park, right next door. You will certainly need an absolute minimum of two full days in the parks here, a 3 night hotel stay. You could easily …
This post is about how to get to Legoland Malaysia from Malacca, the bus journey, where to stay near Legoland and more. It’s also about our experiences of travelling in Malaysia. I’ve been really struggling with travel in Malaysia lately. After the first couple of days in Malacca, loving the ancient buildings and churches, I …
Kek Lok Si Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in this region of Malaysia, and is one of the best places to visit on Penang Island. I think it’s possibly the prettiest Malaysian temple I’ve ever visited, each section of Kek Lok Si has its own charming style and the temple, and its compound, were …
Malaysia is in the middle of an environmental catastrophe. If you read my last post, things we didn’t like about Kuala Lumpur, you’ll remember me mentioning the air pollution. I didn’t realise what was going on back then. Vast quantities of smoke from fires on Sumatra are blowing across the straits of Malacca engulfing Singapore …
I love India and I love Indian food, South Indian in particular, it’s light, fresh and usually vegetarian. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia can be a food heaven if you enjoy Indian food. It’s also pretty easy to find Indian food in most big cities in Malaysia. In this post we’ll look at traditional Indian food and places …
Air Asia had a fantastic flight sale on, we are going to Malaysia from The Gold Coast for just under $800 for all 4 of us. The flight sale was about to end, so we clicked the “buy” button. At that price we really couldn’t turn it down. We leave to travel the world in …
Bali is an island. It is just one of the islands which make up the country Indonesia in Southeast Asia. Bali is famous for being a very beautiful place with a stunning culture quite different from that found elsewhere in Indonesia. This island is also a very popular holiday destination, particularly for Australians as this …
The Khao San Road is an icon of Bangkok and of Thailand. It’s where travellers have gathered for decades to find lodging, food, and souvenirs. This part of Bangkok is perfectly located near many of Bangkok’s major cultural attractions which made it a great neighbourhood to stay in Bangkok. This post is about the Khao …
Which things do you really need to homeschool on the road? (Some call this form of homeschooling travel schooling, road schooling, or worldschooling) What books, supplies, materials, equipment and resources do you need to carry with you? It’s not much. I’m not going to write a list. I’m not going to make you buy things so …
Security bags for travel normally have anti-slash fabric, lockable zips, RFID blocking measures, wire enforced straps and hidden pockets to prevent theft and pickpockets. This post brings you some of the best security bags for travel available to buy today, each one should be easy to buy online, and we explain the features that make …
Most hostels, in Asia, Europe, the US or Australia, do provide towels for guests, however, some don’t, and some require a deposit for a towel, or charge you to use a towel. For this reason if you plan to travel extensively or travel around the world using hostels, it’s wise to pack a travel towel. …
Yes, families can stay in hostels, but not in every hostel. Plenty of hostels today have private family rooms, often with their own private bathrooms that are perfect for families of 3, 4, and more. Smaller dorm rooms can also be booked out for a family in some instances. However, a few hostels are designated …
There is a very good selection of places to stay in Penang with family to suit every budget, there are some very nice hotels, particularly resort hotels on the beach at Batu Ferringhi, plus other family-friendly hotels in and near Georgetown, and in other spots popular with travellers and holidaymakers in Penang. You will also …
Pai is a small town and district in the north of Thailand in Mae Hong Son Province, not far from the Myanmar border. It has long been a destination for backpackers, digital nomads and long term slow travellers with a cool relaxed hippie vibe, low prices, and rural surrounds. Pai isn’t really a mainstream tourist …
Where is Bhutan located and what is Bhutan? Is Bhutan a country? Bhutan is a Country in Asia Bhutan is a country in the Himalayas, it is in the continent of Asia and shares borders with India to the south, east, and west, and China (Tibet) to the north. Being part of the Indian Subcontinent, …
How to get from Hoi An to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam, by bus, train, car, or air. The best ways to travel to Ho Chi Minh from Hoi An. Ho Chi Minh is about 930Km south of Hoi An by road and is the largest city in Vietnam. The fastest way to get …
Travel between Penang and Langkawi is easy and cheap, with options including bus, ferry, air, and taxi or car. Except when your ferry breaks down. This post is about how to travel between Penang and Langkawi, both Penang to Langkawi and Langkawi to Penang. You have plenty of options and we’ll tell you how to …
Thailand is a fantastic, easy, and cheap country to travel around. Thousands of backpackers, travellers and holidaymakers travel within Thailand, and all the other countries in Southeast Asia, daily, this post is about travel options, booking tickets, and arranging travel in and around Thailand, but the same applies to all countries adjacent to and near …
Arriving by air at Siem Reap Airport in Cambodia, you will need to arrange an airport transfer to your hotel in the centre of Siem Reap or nearby. Siem Reap airport is an international airport and is the arrival point for most people visiting Angkor Wat, one of the biggest tourist draws in Southeast Asia. …
If you’re yearning for the Christmas holiday season to feel a little different this year, there’s no better way to celebrate Christmas than by jetting off to a special Christmas vacation destination. In this post we bring you some of the best Christmas vacations for families, in the US, Europe, UK and Asia. Some of …
Your options for getting from Bangkok to Phuket include train, bus, air, taxi and minibus. There is an airport on Phuket, you cat fly. Read on for more information on getting to Phuket from Bangkok. information on how to book train or bus tickets plus day tours, hotels in Phuket and things to do in this …
We’ve had no problem finding things to do in Kuala Lumpur with kids, almost three weeks here now, something new every day. If you scroll to the bottom of the page you’ll see my kids’ top 5 things, chosen by them. We’ve checked out Chinatown and its temples, seen the roller coaster in a shopping …
It’s possible to visit Malacca from Kuala Lumpur on a one-day tour or day trip allowing sightseeing in this beautiful UNESCO listed city. You can book a one day trip to Malacca from Kuala Lumpur here, for an air-con vehicle with guide, or here, for a private tour. These 8-10 hour round trips are perfect …
Need to know some cool and interesting facts about Thailand? This post is stuffed with Thailand facts and trivia, history, geography, and more. Thailand is one of our favourite countries to visit, with the best food in the world, so here are some facts about Thailand, for kids. Thailand is a Southeast Asian country. It’s …
Thailand is a country in Asia, and one of the countries in Southeast Asia, a region which spans the north and southern hemispheres with Thailand being located entirely in the northern hemisphere. Thailand is a country, and is not transcontinental, ie Thailand is entirely part of Asia and no other continent. This post answers the …
Singapore with kids – Highlights of Singapore for families and is Singapore a good destination for a family holiday or trip? Tips and ideas for Singapore trips With Singapore opening up for international travel and being such a major transport hub, we can see a very big future for travel to Singapore. We recently spent …
Can you drink alcohol in Dubai? The answer to that question could convince you to book your Dubai holiday, or not. Yes, you can drink alcohol in Dubai but it’s not as easy to buy alcohol in Dubai as it is in most Western or Asian countries. Information on adult beverages and a few tours …
This post tracks our blogging income for 2021, the second year of the pandemic lockdowns. I’ve been a full-time blogger for almost a decade now. This site is the largest of the 8 websites we own, and normally, it makes the most money. At the end of 2019, as the pandemic hit, we were making …
Worldschooling can cost as little, or as much, as you want it to cost. As a very rough ballpark figure, $100 per day is achievable for a family of 4. Costs depend on where in the world you happen to be worldschooling that day, or month, how and what you choose to eat and drink, …
iGCSE exams are the international equivalent of the British GCSE exams. The I stands for international, GCSE for General Certificate of Secondary Education. British kids sit them in year 11 of high school, around 15-16 years old. This is the final year of compulsory education in British schools. Kids who are worldschooled, homeschooled, or unschooled, …
Yes, travel blogs still make money today. My travel blog has made money throughout the pandemic period and today, with travel starting to make a comeback in 2023, that income is rising. Travel bloggers make money in many different ways. I already posted about that in a post about how travel bloggers make money. I …