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Hallo from Antwerpen, A cruisy drive in Delphi - skirting the LEZ (Low Emission Zones - where old vans can’t go into) - and we pulled up in a converted backyard that could easily house 20 vans! ABC Camping was 15 Euro a night without power - an extra fiver for power. Yes please. A fire pit included with unlimited firewood and Aldi next door - now you're talking my language. A huge shop at Aldi saw us load up on all manner of grocery products before we decided to plan our day

Hallo from Bruges!! Yo, we made it. Delphi went on the ferry, Jen-Jen drove her off at Dunkirk like a legend on the right-hand side of the road, and just over an hour later, we were parked up in the Bargewarg Campground that is right outside of the Brugges Ring Road. For those who have followed this blog for a while, you would know that we love this medieval town, and this is about our fourth time here. However, we don’t know much of the history of the place, and we didn’t h

Delphi says, “Hi from Dover.” After we spent an hour unloading our suitcases, double-checking how things work and generally being excited, we took our maiden voyage in Delphi - 2.8 miles to the shopping centre! This was more of a giant car park with about 4 businesses: Halfords - our new best friend, as it is a car/motorhome store, Aldi - yeah baby, M&S Food - great food, very expensive, and Home Bargains - like The Reject Shop. We were legally allowed to park here for three

Alright mate? We’re in London Borough innit? Vietnam to London Gatwick - 4 flights over 30 hours: Da Nang to Hanoi Hanoi to Shenzen China Shenzen to Beijing Beijing to London. A massive travel day/night because we couldn’t fly through the Middle East thanks to Trump and Netanyahu (The new Stalin and Hitler - ironically…) Then, guess what happened when we arrived at Gatwick at 6.30 am? China Air lost both of our fricken suitcases. After filling out forms with the lost baggage

Xin Chao from Hoi An, We got the minivan bus to Da Nang and checked into our cool hotel - Golden Lotus - one street back from the beach and SURROUNDED by street food, restaurants, pubs and massage places!! Oh yeah, Bretty-Boy picked a good one. After check-in we hit the rooftop pool/bar for 2pm afternoon tea. How very French! We had a quiet arvo in the A/C and feasted on cheap, yet delicious Banh Mi from across the street. The next few days saw us swimming in the ocean, lolli

Xin Chao from Hue, (Hway) Vietnam So we decided to have about ten days in Vietnam to see if the world political climate chills a bit. It had been years since we’d been to Vietnam and we got a flight to Da Nang International Airport that arrived around 7pm. Dang, Da Nang aint as hot as Bali, as it was a cool 25 degrees After weighing up various travel options we ended up in a private car that took us to Hue, which was about two hours north. The driver was a gun, overtaking tr

Hi from Nusa Lembongan, The fast ferry was easy, the taxi was easy, lugging suitcases down a 500 metre concrete and sand alley was hard, but we made it to Tarci Bungalows on Jungutbatu Beach, Lembongan, just in time for check-in and lunch! Our bungalow was cool - metaphorically and literally - as the A/C was cranked, and we unpacked before diving into the turquoise velvet, that is the water on Nusa Lembongan. This’ll do us for a week, we thought! We had a bit of an explore on

Hallo from Sanur, After our flight from Manila, we got into Denpasar airport at night, and the first thing that we noticed was how much it had been improved since we were last here, which was about 10 years ago. The airport is huge, modern and efficient, with beautiful gardens throughout. After customs and passport, we grabbed a Grab and checked into a beautifully air-conditioned room near the airport for the night. The next day, we taxied back to the airport and waited a fe

Li Ho from Kaohsiung, Taiwan When we were booking this trip, we had a three-day window with nothing planned. Jen saw a cheap flight to a Taiwanese city called Kaohsiung (pronounced Gow - Shong), and we thought, why not. Neither of us had been to Taiwan before, so let’s check it out. Anyway, no travel story is complete without some fuckery afoot!! For anyone who’s been to Manila airport, they would know that there are three separate terminals where international flights can de

Ahoy from Coron, The high speed ferry from Coron had Wi-Fi, A/C, a snack counter and we got great seats. Phewww, Redemption feels good in 20 degree controlled climate! The two hour trek was a piece o’ piss, we deferried, (oh yeah when you leave a plane in the Philippines the hostesses announce that you will “deplane”) grabbed a trike to the other pier and 10 minutes later we were on a private boat to Discovery Resort on Discovery Island. Jen-Jen booked this epic place that is

Some days, the bus is empty and the open road sets you free. Some days, the bus is packed and you suffocate. Some days (and nights) you’re chained to the porcelain bus… ( B.J.S. 2026) Mabuhay from El Nido, After leaving our wonderful hosts in Port Barton, we got the obligatory trike to the bus stop, ready for our 3 - 4 hour journey to El Nido. Now, Jen-Jen has booked mostly everything on this trip, but I stepped up and booked the bus to El Nido. No worries, except that it was

Hail up Well the last few days have seen us do not much at all, dear readers. Jen-Jen has recovered, I’ve swum and had some good meals around the beach and we even had a night out in the Escape Bar where we RULED as kings of the pool table for an hour or so. Interesting side note: if you foul a ball, there is no two-shot rule. Instead, your opponent places the ball anywhere on the table for their next shot. Great rule, and one that we embraced whole-heartedly! Anyway, we sett

Aloha From Alona Good afternoon, dear readers, Well after the chaos of the canyoneering adventure, we had a very relaxing day and night at Seascape until Jen woke up in the middle of the night with massive ear pain. The next day, we were due to check out, but in the morning, she asked me to take her to the doctors to get a script for a severe ear infection. I’d purchased some ear drops from the pharmacy in Moalboal two days before, but they were not cutting the mustard - so

…the author sits in front of his computer and with shaking hand raises whiskey to mouth. The single malt soothes as it goes down, The wife skols half a can of premixed goodness and lets out a sigh. Their wide-eyes meet and after a few more sips, the horrors of the day seem to lessen… Ever heard of canyoneering? I’ve heard of the Canyaneero on The Simpsons, but canyoneering. No sir, I have not. Well, I hadn’t before a few weeks ago until I watched a YouTube video of two 18 ye

Good afternoon readers and welcome to our 2026 travel blog! For those of you who don’t know, my name is Brett, and my wife, Jen and I are both teachers from Australia who are taking the year off and travelling around the world. We have rented our house out, have said goodbye to the family, packed our (numerous) bags and then headed off to Sydney. We then jumped on the Cebu Pacific flight on Friday 6th Feb 2026. 8 hours later we landed in the Philippines, and after getting mig

Kalimera from the largest of the Greek islands, the mighty Crete. Yes, that's right folks, the land of the Minotaur and birthplace of many Cretan legends. Our flight to Chania - pronounced Hania - was easy, and we got a 2.5 Euro bus ticket to the old town. A beautiful stroll past shops, restaurants and cafes, and we came around the corner to the 700 year old Venetian Harbour of Chania, to find our new place, Hotel Lucia was front row! The hotel was old - the elevator was bui

Kalispera Malakas - we's in SAN TOE REE KNEE! The ferry from Naxos took two easy hours before we disembarked at Fira pier. We'd been to Santorini 10 years ago, and I remembered the road from the pier to the town. We jumped on the coach, and then I closed my eyes as we went up the numerous switchbacks to the top of the island. A bus change, a 5-minute walk and we were on top of the island - literally - and looking at the first of a hundred staircases at Andromeda Villas. A qui

Kalimera from Naxos, After a rather pleasant ferry ride, our host Nikos picked us up from the dock and drove us to the very cool Nikos Verikokos in the Old Town of Naxos. This was actually only about a 10-minute walk from the dock, but with suitcases and cobblestones, it was much easier for us to get picked up. Nikos drove us around town and gave us a mini-tour because Jen wanted to know where to buy good wine. Most places were shut because it was Sunday - and then he told us

Kalispera Malakas from Paros (and Anti-Paros) So the day after I hit the Big 5-0, we set sail (on the ferry) for the 5-hour easy as ride to the island of Paros. We arrived in the port town of Perikia at 8.30 pm, and the first thing we noticed as the big ferry drawbridge descended was a beautiful old town square of grey marble, resplendent with trees and obligatory statues. Or hotel - Hotel Kontes was right at the port and within minutes we were into our new rooms and explori

Kalispera from Pollonia on the NE tip of Milos. We bid Maria adieu and jumped in the Corsa for the 20-minute windy road trip to Pollonia. The old town on the beach at Pollonia was just fishing villages, but are all now villas. We stayed right in the heart of the restaurant district above a café that served breaky to us in the morning. Our host, George, was a hospitable young dude and helped me carry our bags from the public carpark a few hundred metres away to our room. He to