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  • Getting Around Uganda

    Uganda is a fascinating country that we highly recommend visiting (see our Uganda itinerary for more information), but Uganda’s public transport network is not something which can be relied upon and the rules of the road are rather seen as guidelines, so driving yourself is not recommended. One of the first masterpieces of driving I…


  • Paros was our favourite island on our trip to the Greek Cyclades Islands, and its food options did not disappoint. We stayed in Naoussa, a lovely and stylish fishing town in the north of the island. We loved the white washed cubist architecture (which is synonymous with the Cyclades), interrupted by flashes of fuchsia bougainvillea,…


  • Where shall we go for dinner? Those staying in one of the many all inclusive resorts lining the south coast of Tenerife may not need to ask that question. But if like us, you’ve opted to stay in the beautiful hilly north of Tenerife, then you are in for a wonderfully authentic island experience, and…


  • Where to Stay in Sri Lanka

    We visited Sri Lanka for a couple of weeks after we graduated from University (see our two week itinerary in Sri Lanka). Having not started working in the corporate world at the time, we weren’t blessed with bags of cash, so the aim of this blog is to show how easy it is to stay…


  • Every October many provinces around Laos light up with fire breathing water dragons. The festival Lai Heua Fai marks the end of Buddhist lent (known as Boun Awk Phansa) which spans three lunar months from the full moon in July to the full moon in October. The festival is second only in scale to the…