by Liz Deacle | Personal, world travel
Why do people travel? And why are some families more addicted to traveling than others?
We have been travelling the world with our two teenagers for almost eight months. To us, it was a dream that we had been nurturing since the children were babies.
Not only were we desperate to travel, but we were also adamant that we would share that experience as a family.
And so we set out to make it happen. Sounds too simple?
Let’s say it wasn’t that hard.
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by Liz Deacle | Asia Travel, Vietnam, world travel
We have just spent 6 weeks backpacking through Vietnam as a family and we absolutely loved it. We flew into Hanoi, took the bus to Mai Chai and then took a sleeper train from Hanoi to Phong Nha. (more…)
by Liz Deacle | Personal, world travel
If 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 but you’ll also have to accommodate a new set of views.
Travel changes your perspective of the world in the most incredible ways imaginable. (more…)
by Liz Deacle | Budget travel, world travel
What is Couchsurfing? How does it work? Is it free? Is it safe? Can I do it with my family?
These are the most common questions I hear when I tell people I couch surfed around the world with my kids for a year.
Rather than give you a boring old review like every other blog post you can find online, I thought I’d simply answer every question I can think of about Couchsurfing in 2021.
If you can listen while you read then why not check out our couchsurfing podcast where my teenage son and I talk about Couchsurfing around the world!
That way you get the truth.
And yes.
My Mother did actually say she thought we’d all be murdered in our beds. Your mum will do too.
More on safety with Couchsurfing later.
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by Liz Deacle | Asia Travel, Japan, world travel
Japan 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 intriguing as it is.
But you may be wondering what to eat in Japan when you just can’t face another piece of sushi.
Tell people you are travelling in Japan, and they will first advise you to 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 aren’t doing the other hardcore backpackers proud.
We have just spent two weeks in Japan where we backpacked and couchsurfed for a big chunk of the time.
Thankfully, both our budgets (and our train journeys) were made all the lighter because of a little known Japanese food secret.
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by Liz Deacle | Asia Travel, Japan, world travel
I hate doing the same as everyone else. For this reason, we didn’t follow a standard Japan two week itinerary when we backpacked around Japan with our two kids.
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.
Everyone was suggesting the same predictable route that looks like this: Tokyo, Kyoto, Nara, Hiroshima, Tokyo.
Nah. (more…)
