Kep + Rabbit Island ~ CAMBODIA
Giant crabs on stilts, seafood, hikes and new friends. Kep is a teeny tiny seaside town about a 30 minute drive down a dusty motorway from Kampot. Its the place to go and chill when you want to get out of town. Which I tend to need after too long in one place. So on my days off from volunteering in Kampot, I would hit the road for some R + R.
Pretty Pai ~ THAILAND
From what I'd heard about Pretty Pai, I kind of new I might fall in love with the place, but I didn't think it would be so instantaneous. As soon as I arrived in my bungalow (next to a rice field with a view of the mountains), I immediately tried to cancel my apartment in Chiang Mai and I'd wished that I'd brought all my possessions so I could stay longer.
Chiang Mai Temples ~ THAILAND
I've been in Chiang Mai over a month now and I have been so busy that aside from my weekly Thai massage, yoga and exploring the many coffee shops, I've hardly done any culture at all! So this morning I decided to hit the mountain and check out some of Chiang Mai's most sacred and beautiful temples.
Sydney on a Shoestring ~ AUSTRALIA
I love Sydney, I do.
But it's bloody expensive and pretty easy to spend your entire life savings in the space of a weekend if you don't have your eye on the ball.
Fear not, I have lovingly complied a list of 10 free/inexpensive things to do in the beautifully blue city of Sydney.
Byron Bay Weekender ~ AUSTRALIA
Maybe it's because it's the first place in Australia that the sun touches each day but something happens to you when you're in Byron Bay...
Sydney, AUSTRALIA
It is strange to see people in the middle of the city casually walking around with surfboards...
Lovely Lisbon, PORTUGAL
I fell hard for Lisbon, the cobbled streets, the architecture, the trams from the 1930's, the custard tarts, the way that the balmy streets are alive with late night diners and the people...