by Kirsty | June 18, 2015 | Montenegro
Why are there so many cats in Kotor? Situated on the Bay of Kotor on Montenegro’s rugged coastline lies the beautiful town of Kotor. Founded by the Romans and developed through the Middles Ages, Kotor reminded us a little of Dubrovnik or Split with its attractive...
by Kirsty | May 2, 2015 | Bangladesh
A guide to riding the famous Rocket ship from Dhaka to Hularhat I don’t really like the term bucket list but travelling on Bangladesh’s waterways by Rocket paddle steamer ship is something that has long been on my and Mark’s, erm, bucket list. Rocket paddle...
by Kirsty | March 31, 2015 | Bangladesh
“Selfie, selfie. Selfie please!” the giggling group of girls called to us as we were about to pass them on the street. It was a greeting we had to come to hear often throughout our travels in Bangladesh. Almost as often as “Which country?” and...
by Kirsty | March 25, 2015 | Indonesia
Gili Nanggu – The Next Gili T? Exploring Gilis Nanggu, Sudak and Kedis from Lombok What respectable backpacker hasn’t been to Gili T or, at the very least, have it high up on their ever-growing ‘bucket list’? When I stayed on Gili T just over twenty years ago,...
by Kirsty | March 3, 2015 | Off the Beaten Path, Thailand, Travel Shot
Stumbling on one of Northern Thailand’s quirkiest temples – A offbeat attraction on the Green Route We were driving in a self-drive rental car along a section of road the Thailand tourist board promotes as the ‘Green Route’; a busy stretch of Highway 12...
by Kirsty | February 22, 2015 | Finland, Street Art
During our recent visit to Helsinki, once we had visited the conventional tourist sites, we decided to seek out some of the city’s street art. I’d read about a ‘graffiti wall’ just outside the city centre and walking there also gave us the...
