Three nights in Bangkok: part of a two week trip to Penang, Bangkok, Luang Prabang, Chiang Mai and Krabi In January 2019 I took a trip through Malaysia, Thailand and Laos, spending 2.5 weeks in total. I'm covering each part of the trip separately; you can read about Luang Prabang and Penang by following the … Continue reading Three nights in Bangkok
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48 hours in Penang
How to spend two days in Penang Why go to Penang? Definitely for the food - if you do nothing else, eat everything you possibly can here! In George Town there's everything from the cheapest street eats to upscale restaurants, there's something for everyone and all of it is good. George Town is also a … Continue reading 48 hours in Penang
Three day itinerary for Paros, Greece
Where to stay, where to eat and what to see for three days on Paros island, Greece
Three days in Singapore
Why go to Singapore? FOR THE FOOD! That’s primarily why I went but there are loads of other nice things to do in this tiny city state from exploring plants and waterfalls inside huge greenhouses, to a kitsch day out at Universal Studios. Like many cities there are lots of old, historic buildings right next … Continue reading Three days in Singapore
A week in Ibiza July 2020
The perfect low key party week in Ibiza In a departure from our usual more adventure-based escapes, a friend and I decided that this year we’d hit Ibiza. Rather stupidly, I don’t think we actually booked any of it until February 2020 when it was already clear the world was on the brink of some … Continue reading A week in Ibiza July 2020
South Korea: 10 day itinerary
10 day itinerary for Busan, Jeju and Seoul Korea hadn't been on my travel list but my husband really wanted to go so we went there for our ‘mini moon’ after our wedding in June 2019. We were able to get good value flights with Finnair, which I reviewed in this post. I don’t know … Continue reading South Korea: 10 day itinerary
One week in Vietnam: 48 hours in Hanoi
What to see and what to eat during 48 hours in Hanoi
Where to eat in Kuala Lumpur at any price point
Where to eat in Kuala Lumpur at any price point Kuala Lumpur pretty much feels like one big food hall. In any mall or in any street you can eat pretty much every cuisine in the world and, what’s more, it’ll be pretty good. There’s food at every price point from world leading fine dining … Continue reading Where to eat in Kuala Lumpur at any price point
Orkid Ria Restaurant – new contender for my ‘best meals ever’
I didn’t think I’d be updating this list so soon, but after a mind blowing meal in Langkawi I am forced to add to my list of my best ever meals, making it a top 8, rather than top 7. You can read the full list here. This legendary no-frills seafood restaurant just off of … Continue reading Orkid Ria Restaurant – new contender for my ‘best meals ever’
Visiting Angkor Wat – where to stay and where to eat
Visiting Siem Reap I first came to Siem Reap in October 2014 as my first ‘big’ (read: far away) solo trip to visit the temples of Angkor after Google image searching the temples and being amazed by what I saw. I’d travelled plenty by myself around Europe before but I’d never been this far from … Continue reading Visiting Angkor Wat – where to stay and where to eat
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