Short Term Apartment Hunting in Chiang Mai

We had heard that apartment hunting in Chiang Mai for a two month period was going to be somewhat challenging – we hadn't anticipated just how difficult it would actually turn out to be! After arriving in Chiang Mai on November 15th, we dived straight into the task of...

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Travel Tales with Brian and Noelle – WanderingOn

This week for the Travel Tales interview I chatted with another Irish couple who like ourselves left Ireland on a one way ticket, and have a craving for travel and adventure. Brian and Noelle have some great stories and insights about life on the travel road.  ...

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Happy New Year!

First off I would like to wish you a very happy new year. There are tons of things that I could write about in this post, but I'm going to try and keep it as short as I can. Needless to say, 2013 has been without doubt one of the best years ever for me personally. In...

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The Chinese Vegetarian Festival (Graphic)

Finally, I got around to writing up a post about this spectacular, yet bizarre festival. It's only two months late - but anyways! So back in early October when we were living in Phuket, we had the opportunity to check out a festival that I've always wanted to...

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The Cost of Living in Phuket

For a couple of years prior to moving to Thailand I kept reading in different blogs about being able to live in Thailand for $500 a month! I was completely excited at the possibility of living somewhere in this day and age for that kind of money. When you travel, you...

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Travel Tales with Johnny Ward – OneStep4Ward

This week for the Travel Tales series I interviewed one of the top travel bloggers in the world - my good mate Johnny Ward from Onestep4ward.com. With 107 countries under his belt, he's by far the most travelled person I've ever met. He has a passion for travel and a...

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Travel Tales with Leif – The Runaway Guide

How many people do you know ran away from home at the age of 16 and ended up travelling the world without a penny to their name? Meet Leif from www.therunawayguide.com. From living on the streets, being thrown into jail for an illegal border crossing, getting featured...

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The Snap, Crackle and Pop of the Thai Massage

She had me where she wanted me. My hands were held above my head, and there was no way of escaping the firm hold that she had on them. I didn't want to tell her to stop as i didn't want to offend her in any way. After all, she was only doing her job and technically...

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Travel Tales with Jonny Blair – Don’t Stop Living

Next in line on the Travel Tales series is Jonny Blair from Don't Stop Living. This man is a blogging machine - literally. If you ever want to see a hardcore backpacker in operation then go check out his blog. Having currently visited 79 different countries, over 500...

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100 Days in Thailand – Where to Next!

The last 3 months have flown by. Today marks the 100th day since we left for Thailand on a one way ticket. 100 days in Thailand, but it actually feels like it's been way less than that. We haven't exactly done much travelling or that in those 100 days as we've been...

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