While House/Pet Sitting in Kathmandu, we had the opportunity to get out and about around Kathmandu. Check out our House Sitting in Kathmandu blog. Kathmandu Durbar Square (1) While doing our research of the area, we discovered that there are actually three Durbar Squares in Kathmandu. Durbar Square is the generic name used to describe […]
Elephants – Why Do You Have To Do Your Research We have become passionate about travelling responsibly. There are so many elephant tourist attractions throughout SE Asia who claim to be sustainable and humane. There is a multitude of so-called ‘Elephant Sanctuaries’. It seems that they have all caught on to this ‘catchphrase’ and use it […]
So Where is Busan? With over 3.6 million people, Busan is South Korea’s second largest city and has the largest seaport. It was formerly known as Pusan but had a name change to Busan in 2000. People visit Busan to seek a more laid-back atmosphere than the capital city of Seoul. It is located at […]
Sun Moon Lake to Taipei We were back on the THSR (Taiwan High-Speed Railway) from Taichung through to Taipei. We were considering a visit and stay at the settlement of Alyshan which is over a 3-hour drive south of Sun Moon Lake (145km). The most direct access by mini-bus was closed because of slips. Apparently, […]
China to Hong Kong It was a minor miracle that our taxi turned up at 6.30am to take us to the airport in Xiamen, China for our flight to Hong Kong. Our host made two phone calls to the taxi, one Chinese argument later and our ride arrived. We could not have done it without […]
A Day Trip to Macau Island After the cluster of disasters with our attempt to get to an island in China without prior bookings, we didn’t want to make the same mistake getting to the island of Macau (also spelled Macao). We only had one chance to get there so we wanted to make sure […]
Arriving in Xiamen Our flight from Guilin to Xiamen took us around 55 minutes and cost us 1200CYN/$260NZ for both of us. There are certainly other ways that could be cheaper but our time in China was running out. Our 1-month visa was nearly expired and we weren’t keen on overstaying our welcome in China. […]