Caro was not having a good day. Whilst shifting her packed backpack around she managed to open her flask of tea and spill a majority of the contents over her daypack, meaning not only a soggy bag but also, and worse, no tea to drink. Then she managed to clunk her head of the door … Continue reading A busy day in Ipoh
Month: August 2018
Arriving in Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur and the Cameron Highlands
We had thoroughly enjoyed road-tripping again but we were really excited to be going further afield and diving back in to Asia. From Lille we jumped on a pre-booked, well air-conditioned bus to Charles De Gaul. Caro was sporting her finest traveller clothes. Our airport experience in Charles De Gaul was on a par with … Continue reading Arriving in Malaysia – Kuala Lumpur and the Cameron Highlands
Five countries in five days – The final leg of our European tour
We had to drop Delaney off in Lille and with another 4 countries on the agenda in the interim we had a pretty epic drive ahead of us with some sightseeing on the way. We headed east back towards Italy with the plan of making it to Switzerland to camp that evening but this proved … Continue reading Five countries in five days – The final leg of our European tour
A day in Venice, two hours in Florence and very happy birthday in Provence
Thus far our route had made some vague sense despite covering an ambitious amount of ground in a short period of time. Over the next few days all common sense went out the window as we had a date to keep in the south of France. Caro’s mum was celebrating a milestone birthday and, unbeknownst … Continue reading A day in Venice, two hours in Florence and very happy birthday in Provence
Visiting Nepal: Some hints, tips and general observations
Nepal is an amazing place populated with friendly, generous and resilient people and we had a brilliant time there. You can read our numerous Nepal blog posts about our experiences, this post is just a handful of observations that we made along the way which will hopefully be helpful to other travellers. General In general, … Continue reading Visiting Nepal: Some hints, tips and general observations
Three stunning days in Slovenia
The border crossing between Croatia and Slovenia is absolute chaos so it took us a little bit of time to navigate our way through the multiple lanes of traffic but we eventually made it across. Slovenia is one of those countries requiring a vignette to drive on motorways but as it was quite expensive we … Continue reading Three stunning days in Slovenia
