We were still suffering the after-effects of our hike when we boarded the bus for the long journey from Cusco to Puno. The journey itself was fine but we felt equal to very little when we arrived and our first evening in Puno was a lazy one, even by our standards. We managed to organise … Continue reading One lake, two countries – exploring Lake Titicaca
Planning Our Trip
Having all of our expectations exceeded in Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
Note: We dedicated quite a bit of time trying to figure out the best way to visit the Sacred Valley in a cost effective and time effective manner. We ended up with a mixture of a tour, self-guided and a private transfer. It took a bit of organisation so for practical advice, scroll to the … Continue reading Having all of our expectations exceeded in Machu Picchu and the Sacred Valley
Exploring Flores – Some tips to help plan your trip
Here are our tips on planning the different aspects of a trip to Flores: Finding a Komodo Island Tour We only had one afternoon to find our Komodo Island tour, which is plenty of time if you aren’t a wimp, but we just didn’t have the energy to ask around a lot so we ended … Continue reading Exploring Flores – Some tips to help plan your trip
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
Travelling to India – Our tips for getting started
We were quite daunted about our first trip to India, partly because we had read too much online about other peoples horror stories. Below we have gone through how we approached the begining of our trip. Step 1: Visa – we paid a company to do our e-visas for us. The fee wasn’t that high … Continue reading Travelling to India – Our tips for getting started
Searching for the diamonds in the rough – the realities of travelling in India
India was really tough for us and we are pretty sure that we will not be backpacking there again in a hurry , except perhaps on safari because there is little that we won't suffer to see tigers again, one of the best moments of our trip so far. As you can see, we will … Continue reading Searching for the diamonds in the rough – the realities of travelling in India
Visiting Sri Lanka: Some hints, tips and general observations
As with all the countries we have visited so far, we have pulled together some tit bits of information that we have picked up along the way, in the hope that they are helpful to others planning a trip to Sri Lanka. We have already outlined some of the downsides of travelling in Sri Lanka … Continue reading Visiting Sri Lanka: Some hints, tips and general observations
Visiting New Zealand: Some hints, tips and general observations
We spent 7 weeks in New Zealand and spent a large proportion of that time living in a tent, which turned out to be a fantastic decision. We spent a good chunk of time in each of the North and South Islands and loved both. It was a brilliant trip with the usual ups and … Continue reading Visiting New Zealand: Some hints, tips and general observations
The downsides to travelling in Sri Lanka
Our posts to date have all been generally very positive about our time in Sri Lanka, and rightfully so, it was amazing. However, we thought that we should also cover the negatives we have experienced so that you are prepared when you arrive. Stray/Street Dogs - There are stray/street dogs everywhere in varying degrees of … Continue reading The downsides to travelling in Sri Lanka
Visiting Australia: Some hints, tips and general observations
After 11 weeks travelling around Australia we do not claim to be experts but we have gleaned some knowledge that will be useful to those planning a trip, particularly if you are planning on camping / campervanning. The below are our observations, hints and tips as they came to us, so there is no particular … Continue reading Visiting Australia: Some hints, tips and general observations
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