17 Ways to Survive Flying Long-Haul
I’ve been doing more long-haul flying than I’d like to recently. And, along the way, I’ve learned a few things. So here’s 17 tips to...
Category: Travel Advice
Is It Safe to Travel to Bali with the Volcano Erupting?
Last updated on 29 December 2017. In mid-September, Agung, Bali’s sacred volcano, which has effectively been sleeping for the last half century or so, woke...
The Cheapskate’s Guide to Travel
Many, many articles on the interwebz purport to detail how to travel for free. Newsflash: you can’t. You can spend money to earn points, spend...
What to Do About Volcano Flight Cancellations (on Bali or Elsewhere)
Updated 29 November 2017 to include advice on ongoing eruption. At time of writing, Bali airport is closed until at least 7am local time on...
The 10 Best Things to Do with Kids in Singapore
Famously urbanised, a global business centre and a regional transport hub, Singapore might seem, at first blush, like an odd place to take the kids....
The Best Books for Learning Indonesian
As an intellectual friend, an intimidating chap who can be cerebral in several languages and do the basics in a handful more, observed, “Indonesian really...
Why Every Parent Who Dives Should Do a Rescue Course
It’s easy to over-hype any form of diver training, particularly the ones that PADI provides – CMAS covers several of the skills PADI teaches in...
The Cheapest Place to Stay in Italy? (And Some Other Ways to Do Venice on a Budget)
When it comes to Venice, if you don’t have a spare kidney to sell or, at least a spare infant to people-traffic, you’re unlikely to...
Long Term Family Travel FAQs
There are thousands, if not tens of thousands, of families out there around the world who are doing, or have done, long term travel –...
How to Find Accommodation in China – in Association with Wimdu
Over the months we’ve spent in China so far, I’ve had more experience than I’d like in finding different types of accommodation, from short term...