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
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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
72 hours in Lisbon
What to see in Lisbon in three days Lisbon is a beautiful city set right on the Tagus river and Atlantic Ocean. It makes a great year-round destination due to its warm winters where daytime temperatures will typically stay around 15C. There's plenty of history and art to explore, a great food scene and lots … Continue reading 72 hours in Lisbon
How to ‘do’ Venice in three days
Three days in Venice Venice is spread across over 100 small islands connected by over 400 bridges. The wealth of art and architecture in the city today is a result of its strategic importance and history as a maritime power and financial centre during the Middle Ages and Renaissance periods. Venice is considered the world’s … Continue reading How to ‘do’ Venice in three days
A shortlist of London restaurants that offer corkage
Where can I drink my own wine in London? Whether you collect wine or simply don’t want to pay restaurant prices for it, there are plenty of restaurants in London where you can take your own wine for a small charge. Buying wine in restaurants can be a good way of accessing wines you could … Continue reading A shortlist of London restaurants that offer corkage
New London Restaurants tried and tested
A weekend of restaurant firsts It had been a while since I’d been out to a restaurant in the ‘out out’ sense, rather than somewhere cheap and local. But a combination of events (most notably my birthday!) conspired to land me with a week packed with restaurant reservations with a number of new places on … Continue reading New London Restaurants tried and tested
How to London
See London like a local It’s fairly easy to tell from my posts that I’m a list-making and travel nerd. As much as I would love to take the romantic approach of eschewing plans, schedules and guidebooks, it’s very much not my style and likely never will be. However, one place it’s impossible to keep … Continue reading How to London
