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Costs of a Ski Season in Austria

Dec 6, 2019 | Uncategorized

So, hopefully, I piqued your interest in a ski season in Austria with my last blog. With its beautiful glaciers, excellent snow conditions and the Snow Card Tirol, I really think Austria is one of the best places to do a ski season in Europe. But, how much does it...

Hello Winter! Why We’re Doing a 2nd Ski Season in Austria

Nov 19, 2019 | Uncategorized

When we first began dreaming of life on the open road in a campervan, we imagined sunshine and beaches and siestas in the heat of the day. Fast forward 2 years and a move from Asia to Europe and we’ve chosen a totally different, much colder path. Winter vanlife...

Why Vanlife, and was it the right choice?

Jul 28, 2019 | Vanlife

When we decided to move our seemingly charmed life in Vietnam back to Europe in pursuit of life on the road, people thought we were crazy. In the ochre-coloured town of Hoi An, we had beautiful weather, access to nature, and the most delicious bowls of noodles we’d...

A little change of address…

Jun 22, 2019 | Uncategorized

It's been over a year since I last wrote here. It's crazy to think how much has happened in that period, how much I could have shared about this chapter of our lives. There are many reasons why I haven't. Time. Work. General lack of motivation. All the usual ways life...

Realities of Winter Vanlife in Europe

Jun 11, 2018 | Vanlife

These last few weeks we've had just about the most amazing weather you could expect in Northern England and Scotland in June. It's been glorious. Having the windows wide open and wearing Birkenstocks all day is a far cry from how we started this trip. Experiencing...

Gifts from the Universe at Lago Carezza

May 18, 2018 | Favourites, Italy

My coverage of our adventures with vanlife in Europe has been spotty to say the least. We've been through Germany, Austria and Northern Italy and experienced an overwhelming amount of beauty. With all the exploring and our work commitments, it's been difficult finding...

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Expat Life in Hanoi: The Best and The Worst

Expat life in Hanoi, at its worst... The sky hangs heavy, drooping to touch the tips of lonely towers. A jacket, a waterproof, a mask, a helmet, visor down, and still the air gets in. Dreaming of a home where no one would usually rather be for the weather... The wind...

What Driving Sh@#$y Bikes in Vietnam Has Taught Me about Life and Travel

Living in Vietnam, you won’t get very far without renting, buying or borrowing a bike. Whether you go for a giant automatic that resembles a spaceship, a classic traveller Win or Wave or something in between, you quickly become accustomed to zipping down tiny alleys...

Moving to Vietnam; Finding a Teaching Job in Hanoi

In this series we are outlining our tips for moving to Vietnam, to help you get set up and settled in as quickly and easily as possible. Our first week has almost seemed too easy and we are already loving expat life in Hanoi! In this post I'm going to talk about...

Don’t Miss the Side Trips on the Annapurna Circuit

I’ve given you the lowdown on which towns Oli and I enjoyed the most along the Annapurna Circuit, towns we think shouldn’t be missed and now I want to describe a couple of the day trips and detours that shouldn’t be left out either. The circuit alone is stunning...

The Korea Guide is Here, Available to Buy Now!

Korea Journey Handbook Our first guidebook is now available to buy! After a year teaching, travelling and blogging in South Korea, we have a lot of passion and knowledge for travel within the country and decided to put that to good use by creating our own...

Sokcho Beach Camping, Or Adventures in Avoiding the Korean Military

You know a destination is a great one when you can still fall in love with it even in the worst weather. With only a day and a half of sunshine over our five day weekend at the beginning of June, Sokcho became that place for us. There was just some thing about that...

The Best Towns on the Annapurna Circuit

The major reason Oli and I travelled to Nepal was to hike the famous Annapurna Circuit. A 200+ km journey through the Annapurna region of the Nepali Himalayas and one of the worlds most beautiful hikes. As I mentioned last week, the lure of these mountains went above...

2017 in Review: Top Journeys

Each year at the end of another adventure-filled 365 days, I like to look back at the top journeys of the year. It's my little nod to the name of this blog and a lovely way to look at how far we've come. In 2014, our best journeys included a sunrise boat ride to...

The Scottish Coast and a Lesson in Backyard Adventures

"When I was a boy in Scotland, I was fond of everything that was wild" John Muir John Muir must have had a very happy childhood because what we've seen of Scotland thus far was most definitely wild and that's saying something as we've been spending a lot of time...

Kem Waterfall and Pu Mat National Park

Our first foray into the many National Parks along the Ho Chi Minh Highway had not been successful. My fruitless google searches of Ben En National Park and Ben En homestay options should have been an indicator that something was amiss. We rode all the way into the...

Gubeikou, where The Great Wall of our dreams was found

Someone shook me from my short slumber, trying to tell me something: "Let’s go watch the sunrise on the Wall". I rubbed my eyes with the backs of my hands, digesting the proposed plan. I looked at the clock; it was 3.45am. "Ok. Yeh, absolutely". After a much needed...

4 Ways to Make the Most of Winter in Korea

I know this topic is rather late seeing as I've been going on about Spring's arrival constantly over on Facebook and Instagram, but we had such pretty pictures and great ideas from our Winter adventures over the last few months we thought it was a shame not to share...

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