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• RTW Budget: What It Costs to Travel in Vietnam

  

  We took it slow in Vietnam, spreading our time out over more than a fortnight. I actually wish we’d returned to Thailand earlier and perhaps fitted in a visit t... Read more

  Posted on 04 July 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• The Unglamorous Side of Travel

  

  Travelling always looks better from the outside. Instagram snaps, vivid as paintings. Pithy tweets and breathless postcards. You don’t see the slow travel... Read more

  Posted on 02 July 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• How to Survive Sleeper Buses in Asia

  It seems like an awesome idea. Travel while you’re sleeping – covering precious ground AND saving on a night in a hostel. Depending on the journey, a bus... Read more

  Posted on 01 July 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Vietnam: Love It Or Hate It

  

  Halong Bay at sunsetVietnam is a polarising destination. Without exception, I’ve found friends, couchsurfers, and bloggers either adore the country (rare), or... Read more

  Posted on 30 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Link Love (powered by Haggis and Waffles)

  

  As a few of you guys mentioned on Twitter this week, backpacking in the heat can be a real drain. But it beats backpacking in the cold and rain. Read more

  Posted on 29 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• What to Expect When You Travel Southeast Asia in Low Season

  

  RainThe low season is the off season because it’s wet. We travelled in May/June, which was still very dry. You might get anything from odd showers through to... Read more

  Posted on 27 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• My Tropical Island Bucket List

  

  Pop quiz: Do you know where Fiji is?When I got stuck trying to explain New Zealand’s location to a bunch of Vietnamese, I had to invoke Australia (of course). Read more

  Posted on 26 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Four Tips for Travelling with Your Partner (or, How to Not Kill Your Travel...

  

  I’m not gonna lie. Sometimes T drives me around the bend, and vice versa.Travelling with a partner is a double edged sword. Travelling alone means no... Read more

  Posted on 23 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Hue: Helpful Hustlers in a Quiet Town

  

  We didn’t know exactly where we were going when we stepped off the train in Hue.I did know that we should head straight into town, which was just a few minutes... Read more

  Posted on 18 June 2013 TRAVEL

• Hoi An: Resistance is Futile

  

  You might be in two minds about Hoi An, dithering about whether it’s worth a stop or not. After all, it’s not the easiest town to get to. Read more

  Posted on 17 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• What a Waste: Reflections on Rubbish and Recycling in Asia

  

  I’ve been thinking about waste quite a lot.It all started when we packed up our house back home. Moving, I find, always generates a lot of waste. Wasted food, o... Read more

  Posted on 16 June 2013 COMMUNITY, ENVIRONMENT, TRAVEL

• Foodie Friday: Asian Food in the Spotlight

  

  A few culinary highlights so far:Steamboat style lunch in Hat Yai (restaurant in the Robinson’s mall). SO MANY KINDS OF MUSHROOMS!Larb gai (minced meat salad)... Read more

  Posted on 14 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• What Kind of Traveller Are You?

  

  Saigon’s stunning old post officeTraveller vs tourist. It’s an age-old debate.Tourists, obviously, are the ones who cling stubbornly to the beaten path, wear... Read more

  Posted on 12 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Couchsurfing: Our First Experience Abroad

  

  Of all the things I might have expected from my first non-hosting Couchsurfing experience, this wasn’t it.Out of the blue, I received a message from a young... Read more

  Posted on 11 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• RTW Budget: What It Costs to Travel in Cambodia

  

  Our stay in Cambodia was short and sweet, wonderful and terrible. It is a place you cannot visit without feeling something - whatever that might be in your... Read more

  Posted on 10 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• How to Get from Cambodia to Vietnam by Land

  I’d been subconsciously dreading this part a little, knowing we needed to line up Vietnam visas before entering the country. Yes, you can buy e-visas online... Read more

  Posted on 09 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Detoxing, Sickness on the Road, and Musings on Diets

  

  As soon as I posted about heading to Vietnam on my blog’s Facebook page, a reader wished me luck.Eep. I didn’t want to jinx it by saying anything, but I hadn’t... Read more

  Posted on 08 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• My Top Five Favourite RTW Blogs

  

  By: NattuI can’t remember exactly when I first discovered the round-the-world travel blog community, but much like the personal finance community, one will... Read more

  Posted on 06 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Cambodia, Where My Heart Cracked Open

  

  Cambodia broke my heart.It’s where I learned to cross the street as soon as I saw child beggars approaching from the corner of my eye. Read more

  Posted on 04 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL

• Tips for Visiting Angkor Wat (or, the One in Which a Monkey Climbs My Leg)

  

  Don’t oversleep.Set your alarm, and double check it. Or else you will wind up arriving at the temples in the stifling mid-morning heat and run out of steam... Read more

  Posted on 02 June 2013 COMMUNITY, TRAVEL