Simon Petersen

The 30 nicest travellers to follow on Twitter

18 September 2012 Simon Petersen 82

It seems like every travel blogger and his dog has a list of the so-called “best travellers to follow on Twitter”, cataloguing the most popular, […]

An unfashionable traveller in fashionable Milan

13 September 2012 Simon Petersen 11

I was lost in a city unlike any other I’d ever been to before, a city in which high fashion is a religion and even […]

A delicious bowl of tom yum kung, Thailand

5 amazing meals you must try in Thailand

11 September 2012 Simon Petersen 20

The land of smiles is also a land of amazing food. Thailand’s profusion of exotic herbs and spices, flavours and fragrances, makes its cuisine among […]

The Istanbul Pact: a delicious travel tip for couples

6 September 2012 Simon Petersen 14

It started with a meal; not just any meal, mind, but a really really terrible one. My fiancé and I were in Istanbul, it was […]

Taking a journey cross-country by sleeper train

Asian sleeper trains vs sleeper buses

4 September 2012 Simon Petersen 14

I was warm and cosy in my little fort, racing through the night on a train bound for Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Every now […]

A love letter to my favourite bakery cafe in Laos

30 August 2012 Simon Petersen 9

Dear Joma Bakery Cafe, Loving you is easy because your food is beautiful. When eating Western food is all I want to do, your menu […]

Super handy Cambodia travel tips and advice

28 August 2012 Simon Petersen 24

Regular readers of Man vs World will know that of all the countries I’ve visited in South East Asia I like Cambodia the best. It […]

The view from Hvar's mountain-top fortfications in Croatia

Highlights of a Croatian sailing trip

23 August 2012 Simon Petersen 10

Is Croatia a war-torn Adriatic backwater or Europe’s best up-and-coming travel destination? Next question please… More affordable than Greece and less crowded than Mediterranean hotspots […]

Confessions of a New Zealand beach snob

21 August 2012 Simon Petersen 32

Brighton, Cannes, Biarritz and Marbella: they’ve got nothing on Raglan, Piha, Matai Bay or Punakaiki. Once I took the beaches of New Zealand for granted; […]