Just a quick update, to let you all know what has been going on March 2020 came and as we all know the world buckled at the knees. We made our way home safely on the day that Lockdown 1.0 in the UK started. Things were scary, jobs were being lost, people were getting sick and all the world was…
When Jenny and I started travelling I had great visions of publishing a post every month to track our progress in terms of our spending targets. Unfortunately time has caught up on me and we are now 7 months into the trip. This however seemed like the most opportune moment to reflect on the past 6 months and to assess…
Below you will find a complete summary of our 14-day trip independent trek from Lukla to Everest Base Camp. The Everest Base Camp itinerary and accommodation list should give enough information of our journey to plan your own. Most of the places we stayed were good but we were quite careful to check the quality before agreeing on most occasions.…
We couldn’t recommend the sights, sounds and flavours of Sri Lanka more. It is such a diverse country with cool, rainy hills in the centre, hot sunny beaches around the edges, a varied and vibrant capital city and even a scorching desert in the north (though we didn’t get there). Below is a complete guide to Sri Lanka 2019 with…
Ella is the place to come in Sri Lanka if you are a backpacker looking for modern conveniences, western food and partying. We managed to also fit in some relaxation. Apology: we are really behind on these blogs, we have been super busy planning the next few months of our trip. Getting there The same way many journeys on this…
After years of thinking about it, and months of planning and booking for it, we are finally off. We quit our jobs, rented out our house and set off for our year long world adventure. Sitting on the plane with metal cutlery and then in a comfortable designer seat in Zurich, it was hard to imagine the experiences that lay…
What an excellent day! Jenny told me she wanted to get up early because it was our last day and we had to get to brunch. But I didn’t know that she secretly had a surprise planned for me. Very sneaky and such an amazing end to an awesome trip to New York. Let me tell you all about it.
Anyone who has watched Suits (or any other TV programme set in New York) will know that the thing to do for breakfast is to buy a bagel from a food cart on the sidewalk. We had bacon, egg and cheese bagels (Jenny without the cheese, a decision she immediately regretted). This set us up for the day ahead at…
It’s my birthday! So we treated ourselves to a nice little lie in. Eventually we got up and we made our way down to Chelsea Market. This is a cool place, but not quite what we expected. We had expected a market full of stalls, bustling with people, noise and smells. It is more of a mall of many little…
OK I know American stereotypes are just that, stereotypes, but we really wanted to enjoy a diner while in New York. We searched for a diner to go to and found a few, but we were strongly recommended West Way Diner in the Meatpacking District. So off we went. Stacks of pancakes and frenchtoast topped with bacon, eggs and maple…
