Kinabatangan River The Kinabatangan River is actually a forested floodplain, an area on the north-eastern coast of Malaysian Borneo that has been set aside as a wildlife sanctuary. Much of the surrounding land is endless palm plantations making this a vitally important haven for Borneo’s wildlife....
Elsinore Castle “There are more things in Heaven and Earth, Horatio, than are dreamt of in your philosophy.” I’d been in Copenhagen a few days, aimlessly exploring the city, entirely enjoying myself but also aware that I may be missing things. I decided to be...
A new year has begun, and I thought I’d share with you a few of my favourite travel photographs from 2014. Twelve photos for twelve adventure-filled months. To fill you with wanderlust and inspiration. Hoi An, Vietnam Such a picturesque town, historic Hoi An never fails...
One of the greatest joys of travel is being able to taste authentic food around the world. To discover new and exciting dishes as well as identifying where some more familiar ones originate. As a vegetarian I do tend to plan ahead to a certain degree,...
8 Things to Do in Copenhagen on a Budget My heart leapt as I walked through Copenhagen from the railway station to my booked accommodation, this is one beautiful city with a wonderful vibe. It was a saturday afternoon and Strøget, the main shopping street, was packed...
By train to Copenhagen The lure to head to north was too much, Scandinavia called me. So there I was, stood on platform 5b at Hamburg station waiting for the InterCity Express 33 to transport me to Copenhagen. My time in Hamburg had been brief, I’d...
Finding Christmas in Northern Europe Merry Christmas, Hyvää Joulua, God Jul, Glædelig Jul, Frohe Weihnachten! From a spectacular Christmas market in Hamburg to Lego Santa’s in Copenhagen, one of the most wonderful things about travelling Europe in December is the abundant sprinkle of Yule dust...
Miniatur Wunderland, Hamburg The world’s biggest model railway? As far as tourist sites in Hamburg go, the Miniatur Wunderland had my name written all over it! I went as a train geek – I will confess now, unashamedly, as having a Hornby model railway as...
Bako National Park Bako National Park is the oldest of Sarawak’s national parks, a verdant peninsula of accessible walking trails, beaches and wildlife. The draw is the walking opportunities, which range from easy strolls to more challenging hikes. The park is small but very varied,...
Amsterdam I had two days in Amsterdam, I hadn’t quite formulated my route and Amsterdam seemed a good place to decide which way to go. It was somewhere I’d never been, yet had wanted to, and probably not for a reason you’d expect! (Unless you’ve...
Rotterdam, the Netherlands I left Chris standing on a platform in Belgium waiting for a train to take him Brussels airport; from now on, I am solo travelling. We had both planned our last night together in Brussels but the Belgian rail workers had different...
Kuching, Malaysian Borneo Following on from the previous post, we had been in Kuching for a few days. Now it was time to try to hopefully see orang-utan. Semenggoh Wildlife Centre The Semenggoh Wildlife Centre has been rescuing orang-utans since the 1970’s, the centre rehabilitates...
Kuching. Sarawak, Borneo Borneo has to be high on any nature and wildlife lover’s travel list. The diversity of its wildlife, much of which is endemic (meaning it is found nowhere else), draws visitors here from all over the world. We arrived, by a short...
Antwerp Antwerp is Belgium’s second largest city, its large port has meant it has been a wealthy, influential city for centuries. Today it is a thriving, fashionable city, the centre of the world diamond trade and, we were told , it is the second most...
Ghent Around a thousand years ago Ghent was the second largest city in Europe, second only to Paris. Its wealth built on textiles. It thrived for centuries until it rebelled against Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, over taxes, despite being born in the city he...
Borobudur Borobudur is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world; this huge stone temple was constructed three hundred years before Angkor Wat in Cambodia and stands enigmatic under the shadow of smoking volcanoes in central Java. The construction began in AD 750, and...
