What Can Travel Teach You?

Every time that I come back from a prolonged adventure around the world, I hear the same comments “Wow, you’ve changed so much”, “You have grown up so much” and “you’re like a new woman”. The last comment offends me …

My Problem With Buses…And Why I Should Never Travel Alone!

On my our second day in India, we decided that we would give local transportation a go, we had managed to catch the airport bus here, so we could catch a bus from Fort Cochin to Alleppey, which is only …

Fort Cochin And An Indecent Proposal

I collected my backpack and took a deep breath….I looked outside the airport doorway and felt immediate dread. We have all heard about, what a culture shock India can be and what a hassle the first couple of days usually …

Flying First Class

I certainly had a warm welcome to India! After flying for 10 hours on a Qatar Airways economy flight, between London Heathrow and Doha Airport, then spending a subsequent 9 hours hanging around Doha Airport, unable even to afford a …

India Top 20

India is the seventh largest country in the world, and a cultural wonder. I have spent the last three months traveling from the southern tip of the country, right up into Nepal. Along the way I have come to terms …

Siem Reap

After my less than warm welcome to Cambodia I did not have very high hopes for the country, I surveyed the street that my Hotel was on and had even less hope. This was most definitely the poorest place that …

Vaccinations

I am what you might call a ‘risk taker’ or ‘moron’ however I much prefer the first description… why you might ask? Well, this is because over the last eight years I have travelled to destinations such as Dominican Republic, …

The Versatile Blogger Award

I have been blogging now for about 6 months, and have watched time and time again as some of my favorite bloggers have been receiving various awards commending them on their great work. I have waited as the days turned into weeks …

The Road To Cambodia

It was 6am and I was huddled in a group of backpackers on the Kho San Road, we had all been told to meet outside the alley / bar / hotel / travel agent / home to two young children, …

Weathering The Storm

After waking up at the crack of dawn lying in a ditch somewhere (not my finest moment) I realised that I had lost my boyfriend and had no means of contacting him. I reached into my pocket and realised that …