Asia

We spent one day this week with the elephants at the Elephant Nature Park north of Chiang Mai, an elephant sanctuary which is home to over 30 rescued elephants.

Forget what we expected it to be like – Thailand is what it is! This incredible country, so filled with contrasts, has been a fascinating place to get to know. Find out what a rustic gas station looks like, which social media network Thais are surprisingly active on, and why Thailand is 543 years in the future…

We visited 10 countries this year, and we fell in love with a lot of the places we visited. Which cities made it into our top five favorite destinations of 2012?

One morning in Sukothai, we notice a monk smiling at us, urging us to come with him to visit the temple complex, and when a monk offers to show you around a temple, you don’t say no…right?

If you’ve already been to Kyoto, Tokyo and Osaka – here are 3 Underrated Cities to Visit in Japan away from the tourist crowds

One night I watched as an Elephant walked into a bar…this was no joke either, there was no punchline in sight. Read on for our story of two years on the road and the many occasions we have had to bear witness to animal cruelty on the road.

Pigs on motorbikes, cows in the streets, old-fashioned barber shops and cyclo taxis – let us introduce you to Cambodia, a country we fell head over heels in love with!

This past week has been all about riding the rails in Sri Lanka as I made my way back north into the hill country from the south coast to explore the tea region!

This week’s Polaroid is coming to you from Cambodia! If you’ve read my travel plans for March you might recall that they did not include any plans to visit Cambodia, …

If you haven’t seen the movie Eat, Pray, Love, then it’s high time to watch it, not least because of its beautiful scenery and depiction of Bali, Indonesia. From opulent …