Tucked away in the south eastern corner of the Arabian peninsula, squeezed between its bigger and bolder neighbours of the UAE and Saudi you will find yourself in the peaceful and relaxing Sultanate of Oman. In this wonderful country, original home of Sinbad the sailor you’ll find miles of beautiful coastline, imposing forts on craggy …
How about seeing world’s most perfect cone volcano, zip-lining over rice terraces, hiking through emerald hills, delving into the depths of the earth, exploring the Pompeii of Asia and finally cooling off by swimming with the gentle giants of the sea (whale sharks)? Then the provinces of Albay and Sorsogon should be your go-to place …
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As Lyssa is a born and bred Bicolana it should be no surprise that we often make trips back to Bicol from the Netherlands. Luckily for us as well as getting looked after like royalty by Lyssa’s family we also get spoiled with the Philippines’ best cuisine and get to explore some of the unsung tourist …
This year we had organised Christmas and New Year in the Philippines with Lyssa’s family, and as we arrived a little early we decided to take a side trip to Bali as a pre-Christmas treat! Christmas, however is not one of the best times to visit Bali (rather April – Oct), so if you do …
Out of all the countries we have visited in the world, Japan is hands down our favourite – the people, the sights, the culture and above all the food; it is all so amazing, alien (for us Europeans) and fascinating that we could just keep returning every year, if only there was not the rest …
We love Japan and we love skiing, so a dream trip for us was to travel to Japan with our friends Willem and Christian to do 10 days of skiing in the Nagano prefecture of Japan. The resorts are smaller than in Europe, there is loads of snow, it is much less crowded and Japanese …
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Right in the centre of Turkey, just over an hour’s flight from its capital Istanbul, is a land of fairytale ranges, subterranean living and soaring vistas that make for a stunning few days break. Go for the scenery, marvel at the nature, enjoy the great food and have your breath taken away with a hot …
After all the big cities, hours of walking and thousands of kilometres whizzing around the country on high speed Shinkansen it’s time to take it a bit slower and relax in classic Japanese style in the hot springs of Kinsoki Onsen. About 190km to the north of Osaka you can take what is probably the …
When you think of Hiroshima then you probably first think of the horrific bombing that took place in 1945 and swiftly brought Japan’s exit from World War II. There is, however, much more to this city that has risen like a phoenix from its ashes to be a wonderful place to visit for a few …
In your planning for Japan you may think that seeing a modern city like Tokyo means that you don’t need to see another modern Japanese city such as Osaka…think again! Osaka is filled with unique and wonderful sights that will easily keep you busy for a few days – antiquity in modern surroundings at the …