Hopping Around the World Is it too much to ask for a beer in every country I visit? It is not that I drink a lot of beer, but when I am travelling it is one thing that I always make an effort to do, partly to sample something unique about the country I am …
Our Favorite Travel bike rides
Our Top-10 Lists: Favourite Bicycle Rides [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal top-ten favourite bike rides based on what we have seen and experienced in our travels, mostly from our trip around the world in 2005. (updated in 2020) 1. Dijon, France Exploring the vineyards around Dijon, France 2. Isla Mujeres, …
Our Favorite Unusual and Varied Transport Modes
Our World Top-10 Lists: Unusual and Varied Transport Modes [ more Top-10 Lists ] This list is our own personal top list based on what we have seen and experienced in our travels. There have been so many good ones that we could not limit this list to just 10. We have included all the different …
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2019 Travel Blogging Year in Review
After reading other travel blogs doing the same thing, I have decided to write up a review of the website for the last year. It may be something that is useful to other bloggers to compare how they are going and to give ideas of what they can and maybe shouldn't do. It is also …
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 …
2019 Annual Letter: Highs and a Low
Here is the highly anticipated annual letter form the Woods of Perth. It has been a year of mostly highs, but a death in the family was a significant low for us this year and made us reflect on the importance of family and life balance. With the children rapidly growing up and the occasional aches and pains …
New Art in Old Town Phuket
When we booked to stay in the Old Town area of Phuket in Thailand, we were expecting to be able to experience some of the traditional culture of Thailand, not to see amazing artwork on the walls of this old town area.
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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Good Times in Phuket Old Town
Before booking this holiday, we thought of Phuket as full of touristy beach resorts, which is not really our kind of holiday. So we were excited to discover there is much more to Phuket than just the beaches. After a few days in Kata Beach, it was time for us to experience some of that culture and …
Lazy Days at Kata Beach, Phuket
We had not been back to Thailand since we first visited Bangkok and the north of the country as a couple in 2006. Visiting the more touristy southern beaches was never a priority even then. However, when we came across cheap flights to Thailand during the school holidays, we could not resist going back to …