Las Vegas hotels: MGM Grand vs Paris vs Planet Hollywood
Which is the best hotel in Las Vegas? Let’s take a look…
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Living in London vs life in New Zealand
Moving abroad will give you a new perspective on life. Here I compare my former life in London with my new one in Auckland, New Zealand.
Capturing colours around the world
My mate Neil at Backpacks and Bunkbeds and my buddies over at Traveling 9 to 5 have both tagged me in a capture the colour […]
Travel showdown: Vietnam vs Laos vs Cambodia
Ladies and gentleman, welcome to tonight’s main event: the ultimate travel showdown between three of Southeast Asia’s best travel destinations. They were the first three […]
Thailand backpacker budget: mainland vs islands
Thailand can be a budget backpacker’s dream but it can also be a nightmare. As the country’s travel industry flourishes, so too do opportunistic and […]
Is Mui Ne the best beach in Vietnam?
Like a kid in a candy store, travellers are spoilt for choice when it comes to Vietnam’s many beautiful beaches. Blessed with hundreds of white […]
Why I backpack (and you should too)
It’s raining so I’m sitting in my room, where it’s dark because the light doesn’t work. The bed is as hard as concrete and I […]
Songkran: the battle for Chiang Mai
Like lambs to the slaughter, we were pinned down near Chiang Mai’s Tha Phae Gate. Sustaining heavy casualties and with our escape route blocked, we […]
Ten things you should know before travelling to Laos
For such a small country, Laos has a heck of a lot to recommend to backpackers: the best beer in South East Asia (Beerlao), one […]
From Hanoi to Luang Prabang (a love story)
It was off to a fairly underwhelming beginning, delayed in a bitterly cold and threadbare Hanoi Airport due to adverse weather conditions (airport speak for […]