Our Top-10 Australian Big Things [ more Top-10 Lists ] Australia is well known for its big things scattered across the country. We often go out of our way to find them when we are out on the road. Here are our top-10 favourite “big things” that we have come across in our travels around Australia. There are …
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Our Favorite Islands
Our Top-10 List: Favourite Islands of the World [ more Top-10 Lists ] Who doesn’t love an island? You always feel like you are on holiday when you visit an island, maybe because you usually travel across the water to get there. This list is our own personal top-ten based on what we have seen and …
An Adventurous Day at District 21 [an excellent kids day out]
On our way back to Australia from Thailand we had a day to spare in Kuala Lumpur. We have been here a few times before, often as a stopover on the way to elsewhere in Asia. Last time we had a day to spare in KL we had a fantastic time at Kidzania. This time …
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The Kids have a Krazy Day in KL KidZania
KidZania, a place where kids have taken over the world, role-playing and doing adult things for a day. Apparently spending a day working in a supermarket or fast food outlet, fixing power poles or working in a science lab is a lot of fun. Our day spent at KidZania during a stopover in Kuala Lumpur …
Ella to Kandy Blue Train Journey
As part of our two week holiday in Sri Lanka, we spent a few days in Ella, and were taking the journey to Kandy next. The best way to get from one to the other was a 6-hour train journey through the spectacular central highlands. Tickets for the train can be hard to come by, …
Easy Introduction to Sri Lanka at Galle Fort
Our first destination on our holiday to Sri Lanka was the southwestern city of Galle. The old part of town, Galle Fort, is a world heritage site. We chose to start our Sri Lankan adventure here not only to explore this historic site, but also as it seemed like a quiet, clean and organised town. …
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Haarlem: A Mini Amsterdam
When we mentioned we were travelling to the Netherlands, we had a suggestion from a fellow traveller to stay a little out off the city of Amsterdam, in the town of Haarlem. It turned out to be an excellent idea, thanks Thomas. We stayed for six nights in Haarlem. Coming directly from our visit to Morocco …
The Good and the Bad of Morocco
For a long time we have been wanting to visit Morocco, hence we planned our European route with Morocco as a must see (even though it is not part of Europe!). We had high expectations of Morocco, and in some ways it lived up to them, but it was not all great with a few disappointing …
Where’s Ketut? The Real Ronda
It may be a long way from Bali, but coming to the town of Ronda in southern Spain and all we can think of is the Australian TV ad featuring the love story of Ronda and her Balinese friend Ketut. In reality, we couldn’t be further away from Bali, with the only similarity being the …
Spectacular Seville
We have been to Spain before, visiting beautiful Barcelona and Madrid in 2005, this time heading to the south of Spain with the kids in tow. There were many cities we wanted to visit in the region, such as Córdoba, Málaga and Granada, but due to limited time have just come to Seville, and will …