Backpacking

Hong Kong.

A hectic few days in Hong Kong trying to see as much as possible, there’s a LOT.

Hong Kong is one of my favourite cities because of its general madness and mix of old and new – plus I was at Uni there for a year! These are my…

Guangzhou & Shenzhen.

A long weekend visiting friends who live in Guangzhou, followed by a quick stop off in Shenzhen.

1. Skyscrapers.

Shanghai.

A wonderful mix of east and west with beautiful traditional buildings, gardens and street-food combined with sky high drinks. Big fan.

1. The Bund.

South Korea: A summary.

General observations from an exceptional couple of weeks travelling in South Korea – transport, meals, food and sleep.

Seoul.

A magical, fascinating, HUGE city with so much to explore – I can’t wait to go back again.

1. Yeonnam-dong.

This area is up there with one of the coolest neighbourhoods I’ve ever visited. Yeonnam-dong is a…

Jeju Island.

We came here to hike South Korea’s highest mountain, it didn’t disappoint.

1. Hiking Mount Hallasan.

Our main reason for visiting Jeju was to hike Mount Hallasan. Technically an active volcano, it hasn’t…

Busan.

We sampled a few culinary delights in South Korea’s second largest city, but couldn’t quite bring ourselves to eat live octopus.

1. Gamcheon Culture Village.

Mexico City.

Beautiful green streets in Roma Norte, delicious tacos and hilarious wrestling.

1. Lucha Libre.

I had no idea what to expect from Lucha Libre, but I’ve never seen anything like it. It was basically an…

Tulum & Laguna Bacalar.

Chilling out, maxing and relaxing after exploring Mexican cities.

1. Tulum beach.

Tulum beach is gorgeous; palm trees, beautiful blue sea and the nicest sand I’ve ever walked on. The beach…