Asia

With bright green rice fields, steaming volcanoes and soaring mountains, Java is a gorgeous country. When surrounded by so much natural beauty, it’s easy to forget about the country’s people. But it’s important not to. The Javanese are some of the friendliest people we’ve come across and a big part of our enjoyment while touring…

Cambodia, the Kingdom, Kampuchea. The adopted second home of many digital nomads, creatives, retired travellers, and backpackers who just never left. Often a quick stopover on the infamous ‘banana pancake’ trail, Cambodia is becoming a top destination to stay, settle and become part of the scenery. With the rise of world connectivity, freelancing and ‘digital…

The Dieng Plateau is a unique volcanic region in Central Java. Rolling green hills, multi-coloured lakes and bubbling pits of mud. All surrounded by views of nearby mountains and volcanoes. The diversity of the landscape makes the area very different to anywhere else in Indonesia. Though unless you visit in peak season, few travellers explore Dieng…

After staying in Jakarta for a couple of nights, it wasn’t long before we were ready to leave the city’s infamous heavy traffic and choking fumes. Most travellers avoid having to stay the night in the capital city but it was a good place for us to work out the start of our itinerary through…

Georgetown on Malaysia’s Penang Island is one of our favourite places in the world. It’s beautiful old town, famous gastronomical delights, stunning temples and awesome coffee shops are just a few reasons why we love Georgetown. Another aspect of the city that draws in many people like us is the vast amount of creative Georgetown street art…

We’ve visited Malaysia a few times. Sometimes just stopping in Kuala Lumpur for a few days before catching a connecting flight, other times travelling up and down the country. The first time we explored Malaysia was way back in 2006 so we like to think we know it pretty well by now. So why had…

We were looking forward to exploring Ipoh. With its old centre, street art, temples and truly amazing food, we heard rumours that Ipoh is like a little Georgetown on Penang Island, one of our favourite cities. We were also looking forward to visiting Ipoh for another reason; staying at Weil Hotel. As soon as we…

There are some towns and cities in this world that are so easy to immediately fall in love with. Hoi An in Vietnam, Chiang Mai in Thailand, Dubrovnik in Croatia and Lisbon in Portugal are just some we have a strong affection for. More recently, we added Georgetown in Malaysia to the list. What do these…

When travelling around the Philippines, it’s so hard to decide which islands to visit and explore. There are over 7600 of them and they’re still counting! Madness! Many of the easier to get to islands are getting crowded with tourists and development is spoiling the beauty. We experienced this first hand in popular areas like…