Today's top three
Contemplating a trip to South East Asia? Then the lovely Dream Neville is the girl for you. Hailing originally from Thailand, Dream now travels all throughout the region as one of G Adventures’ Chief Experience Officers. From food recommendations to crazy train travel, Dream has done it all and not only lived to tell the tale, but can share it with you on a G … Continue reading
New York, New York, it’s a hell of a town. It can be an expensive town too if you’re not careful/haven’t taken the advice of this blog. Having spent a week in New York just recently, the following tips are what I found worked best for saving the occasional buck or too in the Big Apple. Don’t stay in Times Square Unless you’re in town … Continue reading
When people tell stories about Amsterdam’s coffee shops with great glee, it’s not because the coffee was good, but because they probably got blazed. Yes, what Amsterdam calls ‘coffee shops’ we call ‘cafes where you can legally smoke weed.’ Considering the strict laws found pretty much everywhere else, it’s hard to image that marijuana is not only legal in Amsterdam but openly enjoyed alongside coffee … Continue reading
I know you’ve already heard all about my recent Contiki tour in the USA, but I still have so much to tell you, namely about our guide. Born and raised in San Deigo, Tyson Whitney is a man with a love for adventure, history and Anchorman quotes – as all good man should. His love for travel was born at the prime age of 22 … Continue reading
Punk music has been inspiring teenagers and terrifying their mothers since a skinny kid from Queens called Johnny Ramone first picked up a guitar. Waves of incarnations have swept through the genre since the first punk bands rocked the musical establishment in the 1970s, but one constant has remained – punk rock communities remain fiercely committed to the cause. That’s especially the case in some … Continue reading
Sweet, salty, spicy and sour. When combined together these Asian flavour combinations result in nothing shorter than a mouth orgasm. In our eyes the country that does it best is Vietnam, where the ying yang balance is channelled into everything from a big bowl of noodle soup to a delicate rice paper roll. The food alone is worth the flights. So if you’ve got your … Continue reading
For a western ‘highlights’ tour, it sure is hard to decipher my own highlights of the trip. Looking back it’s all a blur of awesomeness, sugar highs, literal highs and visions of iconic scenery in between. As a Contiki novice my expectations were mainly of nerves and what ifs – what if I don’t make friends? What if I vomit on the bus? And … Continue reading
On a recent excursion to the Land of the Long White Cloud (aka New Zealand), I was given the choice between a guided tour of Waitomo’s ancient limestone caves where I would learn the difference between stalagmites and stalactites, or black water rafting where I would learn a new definition of “cold”. I would like to point out I am not the adventurous sort; the … Continue reading
Africa. It’s more of a life-changing travel experience than just a mere holiday destination. A land where wildlife still roams free and travel experiences come in the rawest of forms. As a result, we couldn’t think of a better way to not just see the continent, but experience it off the beaten path, than with G Adventures and their guide, or Chief Experience Officer, Edmund … Continue reading
I’ve recently returned from a strange, foreign land called New Zealand. You may have heard of it. Something about rugby, sheep and Hobbits? In this far-off world, around 3 hours flight from Brisbane, Woolworths is called Countdown and the locals speak in an unusual tongue, swapping their i’s for u’s and e’s for i’s. What a bizarrely beautiful place it is. I spent … Continue reading
