When I first visited the Balkans, I based myself in Sofia and explored nearby North Macedonia and Serbia. I really wanted to visit Kosovo, but the bus times from Skopje just didn’t work for me. So when I booked flights to Albania, I was excited to plan a visit. I settled on a day trip…
When planning my trip around Central America, I knew I wanted to include Caye Caulker. After, I was going to make my way from Caye Caulker to Mexico by ferry, but I couldn’t find much information about it online. Most of the information was focused on getting the ferry from Mexico, but not many focused…
When deciding where to go for my big trip in 2023, I decided that I would love to finally visit the Southern Hemisphere. I had a few different places in mind, but settled on visiting Southern Africa as there were so many places there on my bucket list. The main things I wanted to see…
When I started planning my trip to Borneo, the two things I wanted to see were orangutans and turtles laying eggs. I planned my Sandakan itinerary around Turtle Island as I did not want to miss it. I got to spend a lovely afternoon snorkelling and watching the sunset before the turtle viewing experience. This…
When I was looking at how to get to Sandakan, the cheapest option was flights. However, while looking at trips on the Kinabatangan River, I noticed that the tour company I was using offered a Kota Kinabalu to Sandakan bus called the West to East shuttle. This would pick me up in Kota Kinabalu and…
I love cats, and so when I heard about the sheer volume of cats in Istanbul I was very excited to visit. Even though I knew beforehand, I was unprepared for just how many cats I would see. Everywhere you turn, there’s another cat. According to the Wikipedia article on the cats, there are over…
When I was getting ready for my move to China, people kept sending me articles about the amazing new Binhai Library that opened in Tianjin. It had gone viral because of the stunning looks, and then went viral a second time once people learned the books were all fake. It even made The Time’s list…
I first visited Poland back in 2005, on a school trip. I spent a few days in Krakow and I remember having a really great time. For some reason, I’ve just not made it back since then. Finally, I found some cheap flights to Poznan for a weekend when choosing a destination for June. I…
One of the main things my sisters wanted to do in Seoul was to take a day trip to the DMZ. During our trip, the JSA area was still unavailable to visit. I personally didn’t really think the DMZ was that interesting. However, I think that’s partially because I’ve actually visited North Korea so didn’t…
Although I stayed for two nights in Tirana, because I did a day trip to Prizren I was only there for one day. Still, I felt this was a perfect amount of time to get a feeling for the city and to see the main sights. There are a few things I didn’t have time…
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