by Jean | Feb 23, 2014 | Travel
What better way to spend your birthday than going on an urban eating adventure around Saigon (aka Ho Chi Minh City)? Seemed like a good idea at the time- walk around eat pho, drink beer, find cake. The days celebration started off with a stroll down to the Post Office...
by Jean | Feb 20, 2014 | Uncategorized
As I sit here sipping my grande latte, watching James explore Instagram, I’m naturally inclined to people watch. Yes a remnant of my anthropology days, don’t judge me. I know that we all do it. What people choose to wear or in some cases not wear always...
by Jean | Feb 18, 2014 | Travel
It’s the night before the flight.Not a sound in my house, Not even a mouse. Visa are stamped. Passports are ramped and ready to go. Our bags are packed. And my nerves are racked. With less than 24 hours until we are on a plane, Vietnam bound I am going to be...
by Jean | Feb 10, 2014 | Travel
This week has been long. Really long and it’s only Monday night. So not a nice happy o lucky post tonight folks. A bit of a reality check! As we are getting closer to our departure date (9 days. But no one is counting) there are a few things that we don’t...
by Jean | Feb 10, 2014 | Travel
So for anyone who knows us you will know the few simple things in life keep us happy, healthy and generally nice people. Unhappy people aren’t nice people. Any way I digress. The best way to explain us is adventure lovers, outdoor enthusiasts, fun time foodies...
by Jean | Feb 9, 2014 | Travel
Kicking one off the bucket list- Why we won’t be riding an elephant in Thailand. Today I say goodbye to one of my dreams. A small dream but a dream none the less. Perhaps a dream flamed by the elephant stories in British inspired stories, such as the Secret...
by Jean | Feb 7, 2014 | Travel
Every February 14, across Australia and in other places around the world, chocolate, flowers and other exotic gifts are exchanged between loved ones, all in the name of St. Valentine. Who is this mysterious saint, and where did these quirky traditions arise from? How...
by Jean | Feb 4, 2014 | Travel
In 2008 I decided to take my university studies one step further and volunteered with Youth Challenge International in Guyana, South America. Not South Africa as my mother was continually telling her friends. Don’t know where Guyana is? Don’t be...
by Jean | Feb 3, 2014 | Travel
Top 5 travel accessories that you should take when backpacking or traveling in general I’ve travelled a little bit over the past five years. Not as much as some but more than others. And I’m still on the wanderlust trail. At one glorious point in my...
by Jean | Feb 2, 2014 | Sunday Traveler
Now that we have welcomed in February it’s time for a little bit of self reflection on the good ol’ New Years Resolution. We’re already hearing these five lame excuses for why people can’t possibly travel. Hmmm these really are just five...
