Our autumn travels this year took us to the Indian Ocean and back on the award winning Qatar Airways, which gave us a perfect opportunity to put in a nice little stopover to Qatar’s capital, Doha. Qatar Airways can do all the heavy lifting to propose transit and hotels for a short stay as part …
10 years is far too long to be away from a paradise such as the Maldives, so with our 7th wedding anniversary in the calendar we knew that there was only one place to go to scratch that itch..our snorkeling home of the Maldives. Our last trip to the Maldives left such an indelible imprint …
King’s day in the Netherlands gives us a 4 day holiday to make use of, and as things were still a bit chilly at the end of April then getting away to the heat is just what we needed. Our chosen destination was Kuwait, plenty of sun, sea and lots of heat, with a lot …
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The Philippines is inundated with beautiful island locations, so choosing just one spot for your special occasion, be it honeymoon, anniversary or birthdays (or all three!) will take some time as there is so much to choose from! Nonetheless, for us the choice was easily El Nido, to do two of the events listed above …
After the European winter hibernation, we found we were pining for a bit of Asia, the sights, the people and above all, the food…so the April holidays in NL gave us a great opportunity to have a bit of an extended trip to introduce ourselves to Korea. This blog will give you some basics, and …
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After 3 days of indoor living, hiding from the rains in Busan, we were ready to get back outside and see some sights in the fresh air. Fortunately for us there is no better place for this than the eastern side of Korea. The Route Mountain vistas, waterfall hikes, open air museums, coastal ‘biking’, floral …
Busan is the beach city of South Korea and so after a week on the road we were looking forward to a few days of rest and relaxation and getting a bit of a suntan in a tropical place. The weather had a different idea and decided that it was time to drop a load …
Going south from Seoul will take you along a varied route of fun sights, beautiful culture and fresh nature. We took the inland route for hotsprings, hanoks, hanboks and green tea. Heading first to Jeonju, make sure you pit stop mid way stop in Daejeon to rest your weary feet at one of the many …
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A Demilitarised Zone (DMZ) is a place where, as the name suggests there are agreed to be no military activities, no buildings, no soldiers etc. You’ll find DMZs all over the place, in the Middle East, in Antarctica and even in Space. But when it comes to ‘The DMZ’ then we are talking about the …
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Usually your first port of call on a trip to South Korea and perfect to get over the jet lag and aclimatise yourself to the wonders of this part of Asia. Seoul has history, food, shopping and of course that inimitable Gangnam style, all with a cutting edge wrapper that lets you know you are …