I've just returned home from 10 days in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), starting off in Dubai and working my way across to Yas Island in Abu Dhabi with my family. I was a little bit apprehensive on my flight from London Gatwick to Dubai as it's not my normal kind of holiday...I'm more of … Continue reading 10 days in the UAE: What to do in Dubai (Part One)
Last Sunday I made three variations of pancakes, pilled them on top of each other and covered them in yoghurt, syrup and blueberries. Last Sunday was a very good day. I'm not the best cook so keep my pancakes super easy. I used the same recipes for all three variations, mixing in my different flavours … Continue reading Easy vegan pancakes: three varieties
Taking a 6 hour bus ride from Santiago you can arrive in the small town of La Serena. From here it's easy to travel deeper into the Elqui valley to pay a visit to La Vicuña and its famous star gazing observatory. The budget conscious traveller Travelling South America on a tight budget is a pretty difficult … Continue reading Star gazing in La Serena, Chile
From Ubud to the Gili islands
We began our Bali adventures in the cultural heart of the country; Ubud. Ubud 1.5 hours after leaving Denpasar airport we arrived in Ubud just as the sun was setting. Although there are lots of taxis waiting at the airport, we'd prebooked a driver for 300,000 rupiah to make the start of our journey as easy … Continue reading Living amongst the Monkeys in Ubud, Bali
We took the bus to Santa Cruz from Santiago this morning for 4,000 pesos (£4). As the town was only a few hours away we left our large rucksacks in Santiago, opting to travel light as we made left the big city in search of the vineyards of central valley. Travel Our bus to Santa … Continue reading Best wine in Chile? Head to Santa Cruz
We took the cheapest bus from Chiloe to Santiago (£16), leaving at 6pm the bus arrived in Santiago's main bus terminal 17 hours later. After travelling throughout the night we arrived exhausted at 10am - the bus wasn't exactly cheap and cheerful, more like cheap and cramped, but it did the job of delivering us … Continue reading South America’s overlooked capital, Santiago, Chile
Getting to Córdoba We took the bus from port du iguazu to Córdoba and were a little shocked how expensive it would be. It cost is the equivalent of £80 and took less than 24 hours (the same journey would've cost us between £30-40 in south east Asia) but the bus was actually really nice. … Continue reading Córdoba, Alta Garcia &Rosario: Che Guevara, Messi and Trouble
We spent 4 days in the two towns of iguazu and iguacu paying the waterfalls a visit from both Brazil and Argentina. Foz du iguacu and port du iguazu Foz du iguacu We started off taking the bus from São Paulo to foz du iguazu (Brazilian side). The bus station we arrived at was … Continue reading Iguazu falls: A Brazil – Argentina comparison
We came to São Paulo after visiting Rio de Janeiro during carnival where the bar was set pretty high on Brazilian cities. Unfortunately by the time we left São Paulo a few days later we were pretty underwhelmed. Arrival We arrived fresh(ish) off of the overnight bus from paraty to São Paulo bus terminal at … Continue reading São Paulo: buskers, giant avocados and failed bloco’s
