Venice, Washing Lines and Our Little Honeymoon
Our little honeymoon in Venice over Easter 2008: a night train from Munich, famous sights, quiet lanes, washing lines and a gondola ride that never made it past the budget.
Lizz and Andi
A Portable CD Player, a Magnum Shirt and the Soundtrack of Hawaii
Hawaii, March 1993. A red Magnum shirt, a newly bought portable CD player, and two very different musical companions: Elvis Presley’s Blue Hawaii and Dean Evenson’s Ocean Dreams. …
Every Trip Has Its Own Soundtrack — Coming Soon
No trip is complete without music—especially when you’re travelling alone. A song can become your companion on a long journey, fill the silence in an unfamiliar room or …
We Started a Travel Blog. Somehow, It Became a Collection of Our Lives.
It all began with a simple idea: write about our travels, share a few photographs and perhaps inspire someone to explore the world. That sounded straightforward enough. Then …
Roosters, Romance and the Filipino Man – A Love Affair with Feathers
Roosters in the Philippines are practically part of the national soundtrack. Whether they’re crowing outside your bedroom at four in the morning or making themselves heard at Manila …
The Rice Goddesses Who Played Hide and Seek for Six Months
Two enormous wooden statues, one hopelessly overcrowded warehouse, six months of negotiations and a mystery that still isn’t entirely solved. I have a weakness for Japan Surplus shops. …
A Camel, a Lamp and a Japanese Surplus Shop in the Philippines
A mysterious lamp, a Japanese surplus warehouse in the Philippines and a rather unexpected connection to a Pakistani camel. Sometimes the best discoveries are the ones you never went looking for.
Dahican Beach: Our Favourite Escape, Now With More Comfort and Fewer Hotel Bills
Dahican Beach is one of our favourite escapes in Mindanao—a road trip from Davao, with no airline tickets required. Just a little patience for the bus journey. We …
A Photo in Vietnam That Did Cost A lot Of Pain
A snap I took at Hang Mua in Ninh Binh, Vietnam—and one I have rather mixed feelings about. The landscape was extraordinary. The price my left knee paid …
Part Two: Tea Hills, Temple Bells and Ocean Waves, Our Journey Through Sri Lanka
Our February–March 2026 Sri Lanka journey, Part Two: from Nuwara Eliya to Tangalle, then Bentota and Colombo. If you missed the hills, Part One starts in Kandy. From …