Tag: backpacker

Drawing of a man taking a break on a jungle walk

Revisiting My Old Backpacking Days – My Sweaty Visit To Kuching

February 18, 2020

Today, I like decent hotel rooms and charming restaurants with delicious local specialities, and splashing out some money on cool activities. Back in 2012, I was on a shoestring budget, staying in mosquito-ridden hotel dorms and eating cheap pineapple curry from local diners. My electronics didn’t work, and my bag packing skills were atrocious. When … More Revisiting My Old Backpacking Days – My Sweaty Visit To Kuching

Pencil drawing of Stranded boats on the sand on Vilanculos beach

Vilankulos, the most relaxing beach in Mozambique

December 14, 2016

Blue skies, wide sandy beaches, soaring palms and fishing boats bobbing in sparkling waters. This is Vilankulos, Mozambique’s paradise beach getaway. So far, Mozambique had not been comfortable on our self-drive. Sand and offroad, potholes and camping. It was time to relax with gin and tonics. We entered Vilankulos around midday, and found the roads were roaring … More Vilankulos, the most relaxing beach in Mozambique

Urban sketching Zanzibar beach ships palm trees bicycle

Scooter crashes, police roadblocks and flea bites – a crazy riding day on Zanzibar

December 6, 2016

The three scooters parked in front of us looked rough. If we sat on them, I imagined we’d collapse into a clanging pile of rusted engine parts and bald, eroded rubber tyres. But we were wearing the biggest grins i’d ever seen. We had poorly-fitting helmets, no riding experience and brake pads as effective as kitchen sponges. What … More Scooter crashes, police roadblocks and flea bites – a crazy riding day on Zanzibar

The sad transformation of Ubud

May 25, 2014

As we approached Ubud by car, I thought about Eat, Pray, Love. Leafy jungle roads, sunshowers, a community village feel. That was the preconception of Ubud I had in my head when we travelled to inland Bali for a few days. So we got there, and…wait a minute, where are all the rice terrace farms?