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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...
What to Eat In Japan When You Can’t Face Anymore Noodles
ell people you are travelling in Japan, and the first thing they will advise you to do is fill your face with street food. In fact, if you don’t eat noodles swimming in broth at least nine times a day, then you are just a big fat fake, and you...
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...
The Travel Bog Diaries. Publicly Weighed in Vietnam.
ecause we are kind and occasionally like to give the kids a break from sitting on the side of the road sucking up noodles, we decided to treat them to a proper tourist day out. The term 'tourist' sends shivers down my spine. It is a dirty word in...
An India Travel Blog. Why Taking a Sleeper Bus is Like Hell on Earth.
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. Taking an overnight sleeper bus in India...
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...
Why The Sticky Waterfall in Chiang Mai Should Be On Your Travel List.
hiang Mai, if you've never been, is an enchanting and beautiful city in Northen Thailand. A university city that buzzes with excitement and possibility together with a wonderful coolness to relax and take it easy. It is a city that holds many...
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 Like Hell on Earth.
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. Taking an overnight sleeper bus in India...
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...