What To Do in Cartagena, Colombia
Set on the Caribbean Sea with a fascinating colonial history there’s no shortage of things to do in Cartagena, Colombia. A popular backpacker destination, in addition to the city’s historic fortifications, charming, colorful colonial architecture, and vibrant culture...
Things To Do in New Zealand South Island
Tourism in New Zealand is booming, with certain destinations attracting the lion’s share of visitors. Having lived on the South Island for almost six months, I’ve traveled this island extensively. In this post I’ll introduce you to the most iconic (and also the...
2 Days in Amsterdam
Amsterdam is a perfect place to go for a city break. Just 2 days in Amsterdam is enough to visit all must-see sites, although stay longer if you can. If you are a fan of specific architecture with narrow buildings, intricate canal system or charming streets, Amsterdam...
Is it Safe to Travel to Bali at the Moment? By Someone in Bali
I originally wrote this post to answer the question of "Is it safe to travel to Bali at the moment?" because of the earthquakes and volcano eruptions that had been happening around Bali. UPDATE CORONAVIRUS SAFETY IN BALI: If you're looking at this post at the moment...
Dubai Itinerary: 7 Days
This Dubai itinerary is based on going for 7 days but could easily be stretched out if you want some down days in between, chilling at your hotel. Or you can condense it if you don't have quite as many days. There are a lot of options of things to do in Dubai, after...
Bingin Beach Bali
Bingin beach, in the Pecatu area, is one of the cutest beaches in Bali by far. Unlike other nearby areas where most of the restaurants and bars are situated upon the cliff looking down in Bingin, they’ve built everything on the cliffside and it makes for a beautiful...
Green Bowl Beach Bali
Green Bowl Beach, in Bali, is a very quiet, small tucked away surf beach in the Ungasan region of Bali. It doesn’t get that many people to it at any one time most likely due to it being situated down one of the largest amounts of steps of any of the beaches in the...
Thomas Beach Bali
If you’re looking for bright blue water, white sand and palm trees Thomas beach is where to go. It is one of the most beautiful beaches in Bali by far. It’s also down quite a lot of steps and not well signposted from the road, therefore, it’s quieter than most while...
Things To Do in Hikkaduwa
The main things to do in Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka, are to surf and party. I, therefore, headed straight for there as I wanted to surf while I was in Sri Lanka and I could probably count on one hand the number of times I went out and partied during my two months in India,...
Places to Visit in Colombo
I didn't really know what places to visit in Colombo when I arrived. I'd done no research at all. Plus I was going to be there less than 24 hours as I arrived at about 3am and planned to leave for Hikkadua that afternoon if I could get a train ticket so its not like I...
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Hey I'm Chantell
I quit my job to travel in 2014 and it's one of the best decisions I've ever made. I know first hand how hard it can be to get everything in place in order to be able to travel, to know what to pack and where to go, let alone how best to go about your travels once on the road. Here I share everything I've learnt so far so you don't have to learn through as much "trial and error" as I did...Read more
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