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
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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
Moving House and The Wedding
After the MANY work leaving drinks we faced the epic task of packing up our lives in to boxes and piling in to a van to decamp from our London flat to my parents' house in Suffolk. We had a few nervous moments with the packing; a sofa wedged in the front door and the … Continue reading Moving House and The Wedding
The Best Plans are made in Irish Bars
This seemed the perfect date for our first blog, 9th August 2017, a month until our wedding day; an event which doubles as our farewell party, or masalama to those familiar with the Kingdom. No one knows where this blog is yet, because we haven’t told them, so we hope that some people have chosen … Continue reading The Best Plans are made in Irish Bars
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