In 2023-2024 we travelled across 6 South East Asian countries without taking flying as part of an around the world trip. This is the...

I love Singapore.  From the moment we landed in the world’s top-rated airport (mesmerised by the digital interactive fish-pond), to...

Hampi has been long on the backpackers trail for good reason. This Vijayanagara ancient capital has been as known for its chilled-out...

Thinking of visiting the beautiful Keralan backwaters on a houseboat and not sure what to expect or where to start? Yes, us too! Here's...

(and the ONE thing we have learned that we will ALWAYS do when we travel in the future) When we set out on this journey, our objectives...

(and Avoid Making the Same Mistakes We Did) There is no better way to travel long distances in India than by rail; there is no disputing...

Getting There... One reason Egypt was on our round the world itinerary (aside from being a bucket list country with the only remaining...

This would be our second time in India but our first in Kerala and Kochi (Cochin). Everyone we had spoken to who had visited Kerala only...

Kaş, pronounced 'cash' (roughly speaking), has recently transformed into a popular tourist destination in the Antalya region of Turkey....

Why Athens? Our ultimate goal in the initial weeks of our trip was to reach Kaş, Turkey, without flying; and by September to check into...

We had heard a lot of very good things about Thessaloniki and arrived, tired but excited, to explore this city. In addition to its...

The Journey There and Away The Hafet Tours overnight bus from Rijeka provided a relatively comfortable journey. Despite the absence of...

We've had the privilege of visiting Croatia numerous times throughout our adult lives and Opatija was the very first place I holidayed in...

Why Salzburg? After spending two weeks in Germany, we needed to make our way to Croatia for the next leg of our flight-free journey to...

Eager to make the most of the Deutschland-Ticket and fulfil a long-term ambition of visiting the Alps in summer, we made a last-minute...

The German government started an initiative this summer (2023), the “‘Deutschland-Ticket” whereby you can travel around the entire...

In the days leading up to our big adventure it became clear there was no avoiding a storm that was about to linger over the majority of...