Asia

Chiang Mai in northern Thailand is filled with scenic landscapes, traditional culture, incredible architecture and friendly locals, so it seems only fitting that there is a multitude of incredible tours and day trips from Chiang Mai to choose from. We’ve created this list of our favorite things to do near Chiang Mai and our best…

Discover the 10 best things to do in Chiang Mai at night and you’ll realize it’s a city that never sleeps. Bustling “walking streets, bazaars, and markets during the day become even more vibrant and atmospheric as the sun goes down. The best temples become illuminated and there are many ways to see the city by road and water…

Georgetown on Malaysia’s Penang Island is one of our favourite places in the world in part because of the vast amount of creative Georgetown street art around every corner. Georgetown’s old buildings have become a canvas for international artists which makes this place such a unique and artistic destination to visit. In this guide to…

In this guide, we reveal our hard-won experience of traveling throughout Thailand’s rainy season to show you the best destinations to visit in Thailand during the monsoonal rains. We’ll cover all the main tourist destinations and their peak rainfall periods so you can choose when and where to go. The Thailand Rainy Season is different…

There’s a little-known and little-visited coastal area on one of the Philippines’ most popular islands that you should know about. An area that’s for now, a remote and peaceful paradise. The location of San Vicente is perfect to break up the six-hour bus journey between Peurto Princesa and El Nido, but still, most travellers miss…

Java’s biggest tourist attraction is by far Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park. When you’ve been travelling for as long as we have. it’s easy to think you’ve seen it all, but the epic landscape at Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park blew us away. It exceeded all our expectations. The highlight here is the Mount Bromo…

There are multiple ways to organise a temple of Borobudur sunrise, but in this post, we’ll be sharing our DIY experience with helpful tips, for those wishing to do the same. There are two Javanese sunrise spots that are well and truly on the map and we’ve hiked to experience both of them! The majority…

Volcanoes, volcanoes, volcanoes! They’re everywhere in Indonesia, especially in Java. We love climbing them and sharing our knowledge and adventures with you. Their peaks can be seen all over the island from the Dieng Plateau to Mount Bromo National Park. But the most unique of them all is Kawah Ijen with its extraordinary Ijen blue flames and…

We have lived in Ubud and loved every minute of it! With a native population of just over 74,000 residents, it is crazy to think that over three million tourists flock to Ubud annually. The reason so many people come here is the pure unbridled beauty of it all and we want to show you…