There is just something about Phnom Penh that I can’t get enough of. When I first traveled to Cambodia eight long years ago, I fell for its capital city hard and fast. I don’t know if it was its picturesque location on the banks of the Mekong and Tonlé Sap rivers or the orange-robed monks that…
Seriously, what is there to do in Jakarta? That question has taken me a while to answer. Jakarta is an incredibly tough city to get to know. Measuring 662 square kilometers and consisting of over 30 million people (in the greater Jakarta area) exploring this megacity can be a daunting task – and that goes for tourists…
Like most backpackers I’m always a bit concerned about visiting islands because I always seem to spend way more money than usual when I’m on them. Let’s face it, things are just more expensive on islands. Personally, I wasn’t sure what to expect price-wise when I visited Koh Rong in January. I’d heard that the accommodation is of…
I have to admit that I was skeptical about visiting Koh Rong. I had heard rave reviews about the tropical Cambodian isle, which is rumored to be home to some of the best beaches in Southeast Asia. But I’ve learned not to get overly excited about what other people say because, in my experience, it will…
As far as I know Phnom Penh isn’t widely regarded as a foodie’s paradise. And since it had been eight long years since my last trip to Cambodia, I wasn’t exactly sure what to expect from the city’s food scene. Because I’m a vegetarian I was slightly nervous that Phnom Penh wouldn’t have much to offer…
This post comes from Leah, a fellow blogger and travel aficionado who is currently living as an expat in Medellín, Colombia. Leah is the blogger behind The Sweetest Way, which first caught my attention while I was planning my trip to South America last year. Leah spent eight months backpacking throughout the region, visiting amazing countries like Peru that are…
Moving to Jakarta has been a huge adjustment, not just because it’s my first time living abroad but because I’ve had to make the transition from being a long-term traveler to being a sedentary apartment dweller. I’m sure I’m not the only long-term traveler that’s had a hard time making this adjustment but, for me…
It’s safe to say that this year has been the craziest of my life. Last year at this time I was living the dream as a backpacker, doing things like island hopping around the Philippines, exploring ancient temples in Indonesia and eating my way through the culinary wonderland that is Malaysia. It sounds perfect, but the reality is that…
For Aaron and I, one of the toughest parts of traveling is that we are vegetarian. We both stopped eating meat in high school (long before we ever met) and we’ve both stayed true to our herbivorous ways for the past 14 years. Neither of us eats meat or fish and we have to be wary…
From the moment I found out I’d be moving to Jakarta, I started scouring travel blogs and websites for all the places I’d like to visit while living here. While I have a sort of love-hate relationship with Jakarta, I realize that I couldn’t be luckier to be based in Indonesia. Indonesia is a massive archipelago…