I loved the ‘real’ Australia – the one just outside of the cities, where you see the kangaroo roadsigns. Where the sand is red. Where it’s endless roads of nothingness and… well…you. I adored the outback! Imagine my face when I first spotted some kangaroos in the wild! I couldn’t...
It was an early start when we left our Bangkok hotel, at Sukhumvit Soi 18. Thankfully we only had to walk a few minutes before we saw the first taxi driver approach us. It was surprisingly warm – despite the time, it was 4.30am. ‘To the main railway station, please’. Today...
We spontenously decided to fly to Boracay for my Birthday. I fell in love with the idea of spending the big 3-0 on a small island – the sort of island you always see in Maldives or Seychelles advertisements. I had heard from a lot of travellers that the Philippines...
I fully understand that the tourism in Lao, and Cambodia for instance, are very new – not many speak English – making it very hard to communicate (unless you speak the language). But, I constantly felt like I was a nuisance to them. As if I was not overly welcome...
In a way I admired his naivety when it came to the stark contrasts of our countries we grew up in and the third world we are immersing ourselves in currently. Even though such moments can be rather scary, usually these are the moments that have the greatest impact on...