Travel

Travel posts on this travel blog. Where to travel, how to travel, why to travel with a leaning towards with kids or family travel.

Travelling Without Dad.

The boys and I are starting our family adventure in Malaysia early with a bit of single parent travel, we’re ...
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Planning Family Travel: Three Months To Go

We are a family planning to travel the world. We are three months from our departure date. The first post ...
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Am I Making This Look Too Easy?

In 2012 we decided to save, sell almost everything and set off to travel the world. This post is from ...
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The Travel Vaccinations Drama.

I went to see my GP to talk travel vaccinations yesterday. I wish I hadn’t! I came away with a ...
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Scared to Travel the World?

Am I scared to leave home and travel the world indefinitely, with no fixed plans? Not really. I can’t wait ...
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Travel Pack vs Backpack vs Suitcase for Travel

I’m sure you all know what backpacks and suitcases are, but many won’t know about travel packs. They used to ...
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Travelling the World With Kids. What Do They Think About It?

Were you wondering what the kids think about being uprooted and dragged around the world by their crazy parents? Is ...
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Long Term Family Travel is Great for Mums.

We all know that long term family travel is great. Seeing the world, learning cool stuff, developing personal qualities and ...
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Annapurna Circuit Trek Q&A

In 2001, pre-kids, Chef and I took on the Annapurna Circuit Trek in Nepal, it’s considered one of the best ...
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What To Pack For a Round The World Trip

What to pack for a round the world trip is largely personal choice. However, there are certain things to take ...
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Do you Have to be Rich to Travel the World?

Several years ago, a not very rich family set out to travel the world. Today, they’re still travelling. It’s been ...
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We’re Going to Malaysia!

Why did we choose Malaysia as the first destination on our family gap year? I’m going to tell you. Air ...
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Making Money Selling Second Hand Stuff

We’re in the process of decluttering, losing our possessions, ready to hit the world for a few years. But here’s ...
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Mongolia on The Trans Mongolian Express

Technically, The Trans Siberian Express doesn’t exist, I’ve Googled it to check. It’s the Trans Siberian Railway or the Trans ...
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Where to go on a RTW. Russia. Part 1.

We took a 12 month RTW ( Round The World Trip) in 2000. A long time ago, I know, but ...
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Golden Temple Patan Nepal (Rat Temple)

The Golden Temple and Buddhist monastery Hiraṇyavarṇa Mahāvihāra also Kwa Bahahas existed in Kathmandu since 1409. The temple is just ...
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Finding Love Through Travel

I’m going to tell you my story, it’s not just about finding love through travel, it’s about having the guts ...
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Crocodile Spotting in Port Douglas

Yes, we have saltwater crocodiles in Queensland and yes, they can eat you. But mostly they don’t, which is good. ...
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Planning Family Travel: The First Six Months

We are a family setting off to travel the world. We’re not planning a gap year, we’re planning to travel ...
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Ayutthaya Floating Market, With A Tiger

Was it the Ayutthaya Floating Market? This mock floating market just outside Ayuthaya, Thailand, was so remarkable, so odd, so ...
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Gardening In The Tropics

I’m no expert on gardening in the tropics, I’ve lived here for 5 years, in tropical Queensland,  I’m a British ...
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My Biggest Travel Regrets

Many people will regret not travelling. But does anyone actually regret travel? A group of travel bloggers look at their ...
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School Sores or Impetigo, a Horrible Tropical Disease.

We live in the tropics, Far North Queensland, we get horrible tropical diseases, more so, because we have children, adorable little ...
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Small Group Adventure Holidays. What’s Group Adventure Travel Like?

Small group adventure holidays usually involve travel to an adventure holiday destination, domestic or international, and touring or taking part ...
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Where are we going to go?

Well, who knows?  We’d like to see a few new places and, of course, we have favourite countries from our ...
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Packing Anxiety

My husband laughs at my packing. He laughed even harder when I mentioned that I was going to blog about ...
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Chef’s Widow

A chef’s widow is a term used to refer to a person who is married to a chef. Chefs spend ...
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Reasons To Take A Round The World Trip

12 Reasons to take a round the world trip (RTW). Only 12? There are far more, but I’ve tried to ...
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Finding The Money to Travel, How to Fund Travel

We were able to travel full-time for almost 7 years, without a full-time traditional job between us and loving our ...
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Travel Horror Stories

Travel is amazing, but it’s time to ‘fess up. I have a few travel horror stories to tell. Sometimes travel ...
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Living in Port Douglas

This post was written and titled “Living in Port Douglas” when we were planning to escape Port Douglas over a ...
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See Wild Platypus Near Cairns

We saw an Australian animal that less than 10% of all Australians have ever seen near Cairns, the fantastic, and ...
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