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Best Restaurant in Hoi An? Try Mango Rooms
On our last visit to Hoi An, a beautiful UNESCO-listed spot in Central Vietnam, and one we've called home from time to time, we ditched our usual mi quang and cau lau diet, and tested out one of the best restaurants in Hoi An, Mango Rooms. Mango rooms has a lovely waterside location and is
Parenting and Travel (2025) -
This post is about learning to be parents on the road. How we handled parenting children while travelling for almost 7 years, without routine, without consistency, schedule, or any of the things the parenting rule books preach. Today I'm updating for 2025, some 20 years after I was first lucky enough to become a mother.
Where To Stay in Singapore
In this post, we'll quickly explain the different areas or neighbourhoods in Singapore, and help you decide which part of Singapore is best for your stay, be that a holiday, vacation or weekend break. Singapore is an incredible destination and we visit often. If you get the chance of a long layover, grab it! Singapore,
Travel Blogging Today. What's Working
After the Google apocalypse of 2024, traffic to this DA52 site, with no AI, no spam (maybe, wink emoji), and good EEAT, was on its knees. I wrote about that in a post I titled 'Is Google Destroying Blogging?' Since then, things have improved. A couple of readers have asked me for an update, so
The Best Way To See Singapore - Take A Bus Tour!
Singapore is an incredibly impressive city, and it's particularly well-suited to sightseeing from a vehicle. The views from the roads are superb and in Singapore's equatorial heat, you won't want to walk! In this post we tell you about the free sightseeing buses, the hop on hop off tour bus and other ways to see
10 Best Things To See and Do in Chiang Mai
I'm not going to give you a full list of things to do in Chiang Mai, because that would be way too long! Here I'll give you our top ten things to see and do in Chiang Mai, a much-loved historic city in the north of Thailand, a must-visit place, and a hub for backpackers,
14 Best Things To Do And See in Osaka
With Osaka having excellent air connections to Australia, we chose Osaka over Tokyo as our first destination to explore in Japan. Osaka is close to Kyoto, Nara and Kobe, on Honshu island, giving you plenty to do on an Osaka-based vacation. Here are our recommendations for the best things to see and do in Osaka.
Planning A Family Vacation For Max Value!
Planning a vacation for your family should be fun and exciting. It usually starts out that way, but often takes way more time and effort than you anticipated. That's often our experience after years of travel planning for our family. Let's talk about planning a vacation and how to maximise value and experiences, while cutting
10 Best Things To See And Do in Singapore
Here we'll share our top 10 best things to see and do in Singapore, one of the true gems of Southeast Asia. With Singapore's excellent air connections to Asia, Europe and Australia, it's a popular holiday destination, but also a great place for a long layover between flights. Try to fit as many of these
The 3 Best Day Trips From Bangkok
Bangkok is a great place to visit, and there's plenty for you to see and do there, but if you want to escape the big city and see a bit more of Thailand, these are the 3 day trips we'd recommend. A floating market tour is an essential day trip from Bangkok. But choose the
Hot Air Balloon From Cairns Australia - Our Experiences
Hot Air Ballooning is an extremely popular thing to do for visitors to Cairns, Port Douglas, Palm Cove and the Northern Beaches, and those touring The Atherton Tablelands. It's a beautiful way to spend a morning with breathtaking sunrise views. We went for a hot air balloon ride with Hot Air Balloon Australia (Cairns) in
The Best Way To Visit Australia Zoo From Brisbane
If you're heading to Australia, the late, great Steve Irwin's Australia Zoo is a must-visit. Taronga Zoo is very good, if you're only visiting Sydney, but we think Australia Zoo is a better experience, after visiting both, several times with kids from toddlers to teens. Australia Zoo is a fair way out of Brisbane and
Nepal -Shopping, Markets, and Souvenirs.
Nepal is one of the best places for shopping and browsing shops and markets, in the whole world. We focus on Kathmandu's makets and shops on this page, but some of the photos are from other parts of Nepal, we'll tell you where. Shopping in Nepal is amazing! A gift or souvenir shop on a
Eating At Jay Fai Bangkok
Eating at Jay Fai’s Michelin Guide restaurant is something we really wanted to do in Bangkok. We’d seen this celebrity chef working the woks in her trademark goggles on our last trip, but we hadn’t had the chance to eat there. Her shop is easy to find and it’s not far from most of the ... Read more