Located at the end of Rainbow Beach in Queensland, Australia, is the long sandy strip of land known as Inskip Peninsula. Inskip point is one of the gateways to nearby Fraser Island, and a 4wd only ferry runs from the beach at the tip of the peninsula to the sandy coast of the island. Inskip [...]
Wat Phra Kaew in Chiang Rai, Thailand, is the city's most sacred temple due to it being the origin of the journey of the Emerald Buddha - Thailand's most sacred treasure. Located in the temple's ubosot (main shrine) is this ancient Bronze Buddha which is believed to be over 600 years old. I was quite [...]
Piazza Venezia is one of the busiest intersections in Rome, Italy, and if you've explored the main attractions in Rome, you have probably come across it on several occasions. Dominating this busy piazza is the enormous Vittorio Emanuele II Monument, built in the early 20th century and mostly hated by the local Romans. Although this [...]
Located about 100 kilometres south west of Brisbane, Australia, the Cunningham Highway climbs up the steep escarpment of the Great Dividing Range through a place called Cunningham's Gap. This part of the range is home to some pristine rain forest and eucalypt forests that are all protected in Main Range National Park. The area has [...]
This week's travel photo is of a wood worker at the Curio Market in Arusha, Tanzania. The Curio Market was interesting to explore, but the constant nagging from the shop owners got a bit annoying after a while. This interesting fellow however didn't hassle me to buy a thing, and instead he told me about [...]
I've written quite a lot on this blog about my love for visiting markets when I travel, and my favourite part of the world to do this would have to be Asia. When we were in Chiang Mai, Thailand, Veronika and I decided to do a Thai food cooking course, which combined my love for [...]
This week's travel photo is of the ruined viharn at Wat Thammikarat in Ayutthaya, Thailand. Wat Thammikarat is a lesser visited ruin in the historical park of Ayutthaya and it is still used as a working Buddhist temple today.
Venice, Italy, is one of those places that I could simply wander around for days with no intended destination and be completely happy. The Grand Canal is the backbone of this interesting and historical city, and each afternoon that we were there, my wife and I wandered down to an empty jetty to watch life [...]
I had the opportunity a couple of months ago to take my wife away for a night in Surfer's Paradise on the Gold Coast, Australia. The Gold Coast is a popular tourist spot, and for travellers and locals alike, it has some excellent night life to take advantage of. We were staying at the Q1 [...]
Although we didn't like Phuket at all on our trip to Thailand, the one day that we spent out exploring nearby Phang Nga Bay left us with some great memories. The bay is dotted with tiny limestone karst islands with hidden coves and beaches, and it's waters are clean and inviting, making it a very [...]
