Island hopping in Langkawi, Malaysia – half day tour review
Given the number of beautiful islands around Langkawi (99 and counting), it is no wonder that an island hopping tour in Langkawi is one of…
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Top things to do in Chiang Rai, Northern Thailand
As frequent visitors to Thailand but first time visitors to Chiang Rai, we had heard so many good things about this northern province. We wanted to…
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White Temple in Chiang Rai – how to plan a visit
This was our first time visiting Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand and one of the main reasons for travelling there was to see the wondrous…
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Pak Khlong Talat Flower Market in Bangkok guide
Flower power! Bangkok is renowned for its epic and eclectic markets and whilst the tourist delights of Chatuchak or the floating markets are still worth a visit,…
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Hoi An on a rainy day – top things to do
Hoi An has always been a highlight of Vietnam for us, with its riverside old town oozing colonial charm and so many places to enjoy…
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Siem Reap Food Tour – eating like a local
One of my top things to do when visiting a new country is to try the local cuisine, and going on a food tour is…
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Lagenda Langkawi, an abandoned theme park in Malaysia
One of our most frequent musings about Malaysia is the sheer number of abandoned tourist attractions and ‘ghost’ malls we stumbled upon on our most…
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Kuala Lumpur food tour – tasting Malaysian food with A Chef’s Tour
We adore Malaysian cuisine, so during our recent third visit to Kuala Lumpur we thought it might be nice to get off the tourist track…
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Lhong 1919 in Bangkok, Thailand – travel guide
Lhong 1919 is a 19th century Chinese mansion – recently restored in 2017 and now open as a free to visit riverside attraction in Bangkok….
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Thaipusam Festival at Batu Caves in Kuala Lumpur
‘An explosion of colour’ is the only way we can describe our most recent trip to Batu Caves, near Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. We were…
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A local’s guide to Bangkok, Thailand
In the latest of our series of ‘A local’s guide to…’ blog posts, Fai from Bangkok tells us about her favourite places in the city and her top…
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Gardens by the Bay – Cloud Forest & Supertrees in Singapore
During our Singapore trip, one of the most popular (and dare we say most beautiful) tourist attractions in Singapore is ‘Gardens by the Bay’. With…
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A cheap day tour in the Cameron Highlands, Malaysia
The attractions in the Cameron Highlands in Malaysia are quite spread out, so visiting all the main places of interest is fairly difficult. Given how…
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Penang food tour – tasting Malaysian local cuisine
The world heritage Georgetown, in Penang is one of the top places to visit in Malaysia and renowned for it’s excellent food and buzzing hawker…
