When I look back on my travels, pretty much all of my favourite places to stay have been alternatives to hotels. I don't mind a hotel but many have a tendency to feel a bit same-same or sometimes they feel crowded and noisy. Chatting with Dan, Kendall and Chris for Episode 138 of The Thoughtful …
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Home away from home: Travel Photo Roulette #115
I was a winner this week! Well, the coffee maker pictured below, who I spotted at the Chatuchak Markets in Bangkok recently, was really the winner - I entered this photo in the travel bloggers' "Photo Roulette" contest for the topic of "thirst quenching" and was declared the …
A three-day London layover with jet-lagged kids: Our suggestions
Are you friends with jet lag? I am not, but sadly as I live in Western Australia there are many destinations where jet lag can hit badly, and flying long haul to Europe is one of those times. I always try to build in a jet lag buffer to the start of these trips, and this time it was a …


