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Beaches

The ever mysterious and beautiful Halong Bay

The best places to visit in Vietnam

5 March 2013 Simon Petersen 19

Vietnam is so hot right now. These are some of the best places to visit.

Funny: Martinis prevent sunburn

Beware the sun Down Under (this could save your life)

28 February 2013 Simon Petersen 3

Sunburn is proof that too much of a good thing can be a very bad thing indeed – especially in Australia and New Zealand.

You might as well face it you're addicted to travel

15 signs you’re addicted to travel

26 February 2013 Simon Petersen 24

You know you’re addicted to travel when…

Kanchaburi Safari Park Open Zoo in Thailand

The best places to visit in Thailand

12 February 2013 Simon Petersen 29

The latest and greatest, absolute best places to travel to in Thailand.

Auckland city from the Hauraki Gulf

Sailing to Waiheke Island in New Zealand

24 January 2013 Simon Petersen 4

We couldn’t have picked a better day to go sailing to Waiheke Island, New Zealand’s third most populated island…

Fighting off a giant crab in Krabi, Thailand

Attack of the giant crabs in Krabi

22 January 2013 Simon Petersen 2

From the depths of the sea… a tidal wave of terror! Giant crabs in the Thai town of Krabi..

Me on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam

My travel highlights of 2012

18 December 2012 Simon Petersen 15

Far be it from me to brag – but holy crap 2012 has been one seriously amazing year of travel. Here are some of the highlights.

Pohutukawa - the New Zealand Christmas tree

Is Christmas better hot or cold?

11 December 2012 Simon Petersen 15

Frosty the Snowman has melted, Santa’s wearing shorts and Rudolph’s nose is only red because it’s sunburnt. It’s Christmas in New Zealand…

Drinking fruit wine in the ocean in Nha Trang, Vietnam

Highlights of 100 blog posts

15 November 2012 Simon Petersen 6

Your favourite travel blog is celebrating its 100th article. Take a ride down memory lane and relive some its best – and worst – blog posts…

Beautiful Langkawi beach in Malaysia

What is time to a backpacker?

13 November 2012 Simon Petersen 22

Time is a pretty fluid concept at the best of times. To a backpacker it’s even more arbitrary.

The signpost at Cape Reinga in Northland, New Zealand

Cape Reinga: the top of the bottom of the world

6 November 2012 Simon Petersen 13

Cape Reinga at the tip of New Zealand’s North Island is a beautiful, isolated little spot that is said to be the place where the spirits of the dead enter the underworld.

Chiang Rai beach in Thailand

Chiang Rai has a beach?! (And wild weather)

4 October 2012 Simon Petersen 6

Land-locked Chiang Rai in northern Thailand has a beach – and a most unusual one at that…

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