Tag: Budget Travel
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Baking in Ayutthaya
Ten years ago I went solo backpacking through South East Asia. Although I was solo, I made many friends along the way, and was even joined by some friends from home… I came to Ayutthaya with Dan, who was visiting from the UEA at the time. We got the train from Bangkok to Ayutthaya and…
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Love/hate relationship with Delhi
We landed from Goa into Delhi, and the airport at Goa already gave us an incline of what was to come… We’d heard that the south of India was more chill and a nice introduction, but we were heading to Delhi, one of the most populous cities in the world. Chaos levels were about to…
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The real monsoon in Kerala and Karnataka
Dave and I always said “the real backpacking starts in India”, since the last 2 and a bit weeks in the Maldives were more like a holiday (despite having our backpacks and island hopping). We landed in Cochin international airport and I have to say, it was a wonderful experience. I think when you think…
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Saving Money in Mahibadhoo
In order to try and save a little bit of money and be more on a budget than we have been so far, (I mean, we have to make our savings last a year to be fair!!). We chose to take the slow ferry from South Ari Atoll back to Malé. This ferry goes from…
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Adventures in the Desert
From Zagora it was a long drive to the desert. M’hamid is often called ‘the gateway to the desert’, where people go to experience sand dunes and stars. The road was surprisingly good for most of the way, with only part of the way being a single-track road. Once again, the views were incredible. The…
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Detour along the Dades
In hindsight, Pete and I wished that we had skipped our detour along the Dades to Skoura and gone straight to the desert at M’Hamid, but that’s part of the adventure and I had read that the Dades Gorge and River was home to some of the most spectacular oases and sights. So we set…
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Conquering the Atlas Mountains
Well… at least we tried to leave Marrakech… we had downloaded satnavs for our phones, but even they found navigating through the Medina difficult as they didn’t seem to understand the concept of one-way streets. We seem trapped inside the walls of the city and so just drove as close to the wall as possible…
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Morocco Trip Planning and Preparation
It took us a long time to decide where to go this holiday. I think the fact that we had only 1 week really impacted the decision. When I asked Pete what he wanted he said “sun” and “something different”, for me these 2 things would direct me to South East Asia or South America,…
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Boating in Hvar
Hvar, along with the Plitvic Lakes, was the other crucial place I wanted to visit, mainly because of what I had read about the Pakleni islands and the natural beauty of the ocean here…. It did not disappoint and Pete and I had our best days in Croatia here. We arrived on the ferry into…
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Peace in Plitvice Lakes
On our second full day in Croatia, we started early with breakfast on the balcony again before setting off to the famous Plitvice Lakes. This was the real reason why I had always wanted to come to Croatia, the pictures of this place are spectacular… After a bit of research we found that most of…
Ocean to Jungle 