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How Travel Changes Your Perspective. For The Better!
f you are thinking of travelling, be it around the world or on a two-week holiday, then know that not only will you need to make room in your case for a change of clothes, you will also need to make way for a new set of views. Travel changes your...
The Day Mummy’s Post Went Viral. The Travel Bog Diaries.
iral. I'm not sure about the term viral. I think it's a new-fangled internet thingy. The only viral I've witnessed these past few months is when Brian's ears blocked up and he annoyingly insisted on cupping his hand over the side of his face when I...
Florence off The Beaten Track. The Perfect City View.
f you've never been to Florence then you are in for a treat. Florence (Firenze) is the capital city of the region of Tuscany. It holds in its arms many masterpieces of both architecture and Renaissance art, along with world-class restaurants and...
Everyday life in Japan. 10 Japanese Habits That Make Them Super Chilled.
o matter how many books and travel blogs you read about Japan, visit the country for the first time and the first thing that will take you by surprise is how incredibly calm and quiet the people appear to be. Everyday life in Japan is like nothing...
Couchsurfing Review. What it is And What it Isn’t.
efore my husband and I set off to travel the world with our two kids aged 16 and 13, I had never heard about Couchsurfing. I certainly didn't think it would be something that a family could be part of. However, six months, four countries and 27...
What to Eat In Japan When You Can’t Face Anymore Noodles
[dropcapJ[/dropcap]apan has some of the best food in the world. Eating, along with many other everyday Japanese life rituals is one of the things that makes this beautiful country as exciting and as intriguing as it is. But you may be wondering what to eat in Japan...
Japan Two Week Itinerary – How The Locals Would do It.
e didn't follow a standard Japan two week itinerary. We were tempted, I'll admit, but the trouble was, nearly every Japan travel blog with a suggested two-week itinerary all seemed to point in the same direction. The 'to do' cities. The typical...
Pompeii: 15 Tips to Make Your Visit Stress Free (And cheap!)
ompeii. History, mystery, ruins, intrigue. Perfect material for a first-time visitor like me, desperate for the sights to live up to her expectations. I wanted to write a Pompeii travel blog but I secretly feared that the ancient ruins wouldn't...
Best Travel Toothbrush for 2018
icking the best toothbrush for travel is a tricky business and a very personal one. Your choice will all depend on many factors. The length of your trip, your budget, and how much weight you are prepared to carry. And then there's the decision of...
HELLO THERE!
I am Liz! I met the love of my life, Brian, in the late 80’s. We spent our first 10 years travelling around the world together, sharing a passion for travel, adventure, food and wine!
By 2004, we had become a family! We continued to travel the world and look for adventures with our little children. By 2009 our itchy feet wanted to wander further!
In 2009, we emigrated to NZ But we still longed to travel. In 2017 we set off to backpack the world with our teenagers! Join us and let me show you that if I can do it, you can do it!
I am Liz! I met the love of my life, Brian, in the late 80’s. We spent our first 10 years together travelling around the world, sharing a passion for travel, adventure, food and wine!
We returned home to Bath, England and by 2004 we had a beautiful family. We still continued to travel the world with our little children but we had bigger plans. We wanted to emigrate!
In 2009, we took our family and emigrated to the other side of the world, New Zealand. In 2017, our next big adventure is about to happen. We are setting off to travel the world as a family with teenagers! Join us and let me show you that if I can do it, you can do it!
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Couchsurfing Review. What it is And What it Isn’t.
efore my husband and I set off to travel the world with our two kids aged 16 and 13, I had never heard about Couchsurfing. I certainly didn't think it would be something that a family could be part of. However, six months, four countries and 27...
An India Travel Blog. Why Taking a Sleeper Bus is NOT For The Fainthearted.
here are many things I discovered while travelling in India, things that no guidebook or India travel blog could ever have told me about. One of those things being the hell that is the overnight sleeper bus. I'm sorry India. I loved your country...
Backpacking in India. 20 Things You Will NEVER Say.
loved backpacking in India. I sit and think about all of the challenges we faced travelling around India as a family for six weeks and I smile a satisfied smile. If you can go backpacking in India you can do anything in the whole wide world. India...
How Much Does It Cost to Travel the World? 4 Months In.
his week marks four months since our family of four left New Zealand to travel around the world. So far we have visited America - which I am not including in this budget. We were lucky enough to stay with family so this doesn't reflect a true...
Emigrate to New Zealand. 10 Things To Know About Living The Dream.
n August this year, we will have been living the dream in New Zealand for 8 years. I can't quite believe it. It seems just yesterday that we made the decision to emigrate to New Zealand from the UK. 8 years. So much has happened in that time. Brian...
You Would Be A Fool To Take An Alleppey Houseboat When You Can Do This Instead!
ou are in Alleppey in Kerala. Home of the well-advertized houseboat. You are maybe thinking of booking a houseboat or some other mode of transport to see the Kerela backwaters. But you want your experience to be unique. You don't want to be ripped...