Guides to cities and places
When researching for a trip to Vietnam, one of the many places that will begin to pop up on your radar is Sapa. This mountainside town in the clouds has risen rapidly in popularity in recent years, thanks mostly to instagram and other social media. But is Sapa Vietnam worth […]
Along with several other waterfalls in North Bali, Banyumala Twin Waterfalls had been on our list of “must visits” for a long time. Finally, we planned a whole week in the Munduk region so that we could tick all of them off our list. Now we are so glad that […]
Presiding quietly and ominously over the entire Indonesian Archipelago reside no less than 127 Volcano’s. The names of several of them are well known to visitors to the region as they smolder away, ever present and always a threat. Mt Ijen, however, is known mostly for its iconic Blue Flame, […]
One thing about writing guides for Lonely Planet is that you find yourself discovering and exploring locations that you otherwise might have completely passed by. Such was the case with Dieng Plateau when I visited there a few weeks ago. Located right in the middle of Java, this highland gem […]
One of the best day trips from Yogyakarta I’ve done is by far a trip to Jomblang Cave. This incredible sinkhole is a once in a lifetime experience, and something I can’t believe took me so long to do. It wasn’t until I was recently researching for Lonely Planet that […]
Pulau Merah is a place that I heard about several years ago when I first moved to Indonesia, but until recently haven’t had the opportunity to visit. Now, having been there and spent some time exploring the area, I wish I had made it sooner. Better known as Red Island […]
For the majority of visitors to Malaysia, Langkawi doesn’t really register on the radar until you arrive and first hear about it. Places like Kuala Lumpur, Penang and even Malacca are very well known internationally, but the tropical island group of Langkawi sort of gets hidden behind nearby places like […]
Malaysia is an amazing and beautiful country with many places for tourists to visit. Chief among those are the capital of Kuala Lumpur and the island of Penang. Many people don’t realize though, that only a short drive south of Kuala Lumpur lies the beautiful and historical city of Malacca. […]
Bansko is a beautiful town set in the foothills of the Pirin Mountains in Bulgaria. It has become known in recent years as a haven for digital nomads, and a place for travelers to visit all year round. What most don’t realize though, is that not only is Bansko the […]
Melnik, Bulgaria, is a little town that many visitors to the country would not know much about. I personally have been here a couple of times on long trips, and it only came onto my own radar recently. Now, it is one of my favorite places in Bulgaria. Melnik is […]
As a full time traveler and Travel Writer, I never really felt that I would be “legit” unless I visited Paris at least once. It seems funny, but there is such a huge hype about the French Capital that says you are not a true traveler unless you have been […]
If you have ever been on Instagram, and followed ANY travel photo account, then you have no doubt seen photos of the incredibly panoramic Lake Bled in Slovenia. Many people have no idea where it is, or even where the little country of Slovenia is, for that matter. Yet thousands […]