Going back to the U.K. has always felt a little bit like going home to me. I’ve been fortunate enough to have had the opportunity to live here a few years ago, and have since returned on an annual basis to visit friends and continue to build and reinforce my network of people in the…
Category: Food
The Bucket List Traveller’s Guide to Eating Gluten Free while Traveling
Hey everyone! I know its been a little while since I’ve updated, but I’ve been working on a few posts in the interim that have all taken a lot longer than I’ve expected! This post is dedicated to my readers that have severe food allergies and want to travel. I know it may not be…
My Favorite Things: The Bucket List Traveller’s Top 6 Teashops around the World
“Each cup of tea represents an imaginary voyage…” -Catherine Douzel
…and every real voyage deserves a good cup of tea. Tea is one of the few things that is commonly found in all corners of the world, from Yerba Mate in Argentina to English Breakfast in England, from Darjeeling in India to simple yet invigorating green teas in China. In Turkey everyone comes together over tiny shot-like cups of sweet apple tea or a pure black, from ice cream vendors to restauranteurs to shop keepers, uniting locals and tourists alike. Discovering a new teahouse or shop is, for me, a goldmine when traveling. I’ve rarely found a tea shop that I haven’t enjoyed, but some certainly stand out more than others. Here’s a list of my top six tea spots around the world, plus a bonus destination at the end!
City Guide: Luang Prabang, Laos
Full disclosure, everyone: I absolutely love Laos! After coming away from the very beautiful but also very loud, dirty and crowded country of Vietnam, Laos was a complete breath of fresh air. My first stop was in Luang Prabang, which is well-serviced by an international airport and is also located along several bus and ferry…
Taking a Traditional Cooking Class in Hanoi, Vietnam
Taking five different cooking classes around the world has been one of the most satisfying, rewarding and fun challenges that I’ve been working on as I cross things off my bucket list. So far, I’ve taken a vegetarian cooking course in Thailand, a gourmet cooking course in Tasmania and, most recently, a traditional Vietnamese cooking…
Tassie Experience: Taking a Cooking Class at the Agrarian Kitchen
Just before my return trip to Tasmania, I decided that I really wanted to do one of Tassie’s famous cooking courses. I did some last-minute research to try and find a class that suited my interests and my dates, and was a little bit disappointed that I couldn’t find a class for the dates I…
Two Days in Bruges, Belgium
Happy holidays everyone! I am on the move once again, with my parents this time. After a very pleasant stay in Canterbury, we have since moved on to Bruges, Belgium. Getting to Belgium was quite the struggle– we had to take a taxi to Dover, a ferry from Dover to Calais, missed our train from…
Thrifty Travel Tips: Getting Places on a Budget
I gave a spark-notes’d account of this information in my last post, but after a bit of thought I decided that some extrapolation was necessary. This is my best collection of budget travel tips, all in one place. Enjoy! Source: South Jersey News. Click for link. Plan logically. Don’t be like me. Do as I say, not…
Motorbiking: My New Favorite Thing
After spending a few days in Chiang Mai, Alex and I decided to head down south to spend a few relaxing days in the islands. It was going to be a long journey; we had two twelve hour bus rides, an hour long ferry and then anther twenty minute taxi ride to Lamai Beach before…
Photo Update: Bangkok & Chiang Mai
Just a quick photo update from the first portion of our trip. More photos and posts about the Elephant Nature Park and our Journey to Freedom adventure to come soon! Bangkok! Street view of the Grand Palace, Bangkok Decorative Statuettes on the side of a building at the Grand Palace Interior view of buildings at the…
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