For my birthday in Bali, I decided to forego my usual backpacker’s budget and book a boutique hotel and a table at one of the most talked-about eco-friendly restaurants in Seminyak. If you can’t splash out for your birthday, when can you? Getting to Seminyak My birthday in Bali began with a long taxi ride […]
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This is the Best Guide to Backpacking Christchurch, New Zealand
When I explored New Zealand‘s South Island, as part of my round the world trip, it was 2014. Just three years earlier, a devastating earthquake had hit Christchurch, killing 185 people. The beautiful and bustling city was reduced to empty streets, broken buildings and demolition sites. I wasn’t sure what to expect on my backpacking Christchurch […]
This is the Most Beautiful Studio for Bikram Yoga in Auckland
If there was an award for the most tomato-faced person in a Bikram yoga class, I would win it hands down. But still I love it. When I was staying in New Zealand, I was lucky enough to show off my attractive sweaty tomato moves in the most beautiful studio for Bikram yoga in Auckland, […]
Backpacking Borneo: These are the Best Day Trips from Kuching
Borneo was always on my travelling hit list as a must-visit place, as I’d long dreamed of going to see the orangutans in the jungle. As I only had a few days of backpacking in Borneo, I chose to visit Kuching in Sarawak. This is a good base to see two of the island’s highlights – […]