Medical Dramas on Ko Phangan and Surgery on Ko Samui
This morning, 4 months into our trip, my husband is having emergency hernia repair surgery on Ko Samui. I’ve always said ...
Our Four Month Anniversary, Disasters and a Lesson in Unplanned Travel.
Four months ago this week I wrote about the things I’d miss as we left Port Douglas to explore the world. ...
Travel Makes You Thinner!
Travel makes you wise, we all know that, and wisdom makes you sexier and cooler, but on a totally shallow ...
Taking a Doctor Who Toy Through Customs. Best Don’t!
Did I tell you about the time we accidentally took a Doctor Who toy through customs? It was back in ...
Family Budget Travel. Top Tips to Cut Travel Costs.
In our first year on the road we weren’t just about family budget travel, we were rocking extreme budget travel. ...
Bangkok to Ko Samui (and a Scam to Avoid.)
You have plenty of options for getting from Bangkok to Koh Samui in the far southwest of Thailand. Modern Thailand ...
Life is Never Easy. Real Life Family Travel.
I could tell you how we got from Laos to Bangkok easily on the fabulous sleeper train and how we’re ...
COPE Visitor Centre Vientiane Laos. Essential Visit.
We first visited the COPE Visitor Centre a few years ago. I’m very happy to report that it’s still there, ...
Travel Vaccinations in Kuala Lumpur
This is for anyone out there, like me, who is stressing about travel vaccinations. The crazy cost of them in ...
Vang Vieng, Laos, with Kids
Beautiful Vang Vieng, Laos is known for tubing and a crazy backpacker party scene. Not many people would associate it ...
Ock Pop Tok and Getting my Luang Prabang Mojo Back
We’ve been in Luang Prabang, Laos, for almost a week now. It’s been a strange few days and we weren’t ...
Vang Vieng, Laos. Tubing, Kayaking & Caving
We’ve been in Vang Vieng, Laos for 5 nights now and we’re loving it. It’s raining, a lot, but it ...
Travel Blogs vs Lonely Planet
Travel bloggers will hate me for posting this, but I’m known for my honesty, maybe for being rather pedantic at ...
Dusit Zoo – Bangkok Zoo
I’ve mentioned Dusit zoo before as a great place to take children in Bangkok, we went for a return visit ...
We Love Bangkok!
It’s great to be in Bangkok again! I fell in love with Bangkok as a solo traveller back in 1999 ...
Staying in a Hostel With Kids
Can you stay in a hostel with kids? Yes, you can, many hostels today have private family rooms but a ...
So What’s it Really Like,Travelling With Kids?
Scary, isn’t it? The idea of spending so much time alone with your kids in a strange country. Truth is, ...
This is The Beginning. Port Douglas to Kuala Lumpur
This post is from our first day of travel, our first day as a nomadic family, not quite digital nomads ...
Port Douglas: Leaving it Behind.
This is my last week in Port Douglas, Queensland. Regular readers will know we are British expats and have been living in ...
Planning Family Travel: One Week To Go!
We are a family planning to set out on a travel adventure. Our aim is to travel indefinitely or for ...
Travelling Without Dad.
The boys and I are starting our family adventure in Malaysia early with a bit of single parent travel, we’re ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Where to go on a RTW. Russia.
We took a 12 month RTW ( Round The World Trip) in 2000. A long time ago, I know, but ...
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 ...
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 ...
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. ...
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 ...
Ayutthaya Floating Market, With A Tiger
The Ayutthaya Floating Market This floating market just outside Ayuthaya, Thailand, was so remarkable, so odd, so strange yet delicious, ...
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 ...
My Biggest Travel Regrets
Many people will regret not travelling. But does anyone actually regret travel? A group of travel bloggers look at their ...