One of the main reasons we had booked the Alegria Water Front Beach House on Cebu island was the infinity pool with ocean view. The other was its proximity to Kawasan Falls, a popular tourist […]
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traveler, globetrotter, expat with an insatiable appetite for travel, anything from backpacking to luxury hotels, currently based in Canada
These past few months have been a journey of extremes for me. Contrasts as sharp as one can imagine. I’ve been to North America, Europe, Africa and Asia between October and now. I’ve talked to […]
The natural beauty of the Philippines attracts many tourists. Especially for backpackers, the country has a lot to offer. But the downsides of mass tourism are obvious. So now it’s my time to write the […]
Darlings, we need to talk about the oceans. Coral reefs in particular. As you may have picked up on from my recent posts about elephant activities and tropical hikes, I am currently in Southeast Asia. […]
Are you wondering how to get away from the crowds in Kho Phi Phi? Somewhere I read it cannot be done. Challenge accepted. Firstly, let’s be clear, it’s not technically getting away from tourist crowds […]
Elephant bathing, feeding elephants, elephant riding are all very popular tourist activities in Thailand. As conscientious travelers we have to deal with the issue of what we support and don’t support in every destination. Elephant […]
We all agree, I guess, that travel is an education. Generally, education is something the individual benefits from. In addition to that I believe that travel can be a force for good in the world. […]
Coming to Europe and wondering how to use the train system in Germany? Train travel in Germany is huge. As a German expat I use trains pretty much every time I visit friends and family […]
After my recent stay in South Africa and a subsequent extended visit to a family with a 5-year old I had a lot of opportunity to engage with Simba’s story. In Africa, at Disneyland in […]
This week I was on a train from Düsseldorf to Berlin. In their in-train magazine I read an article by Thilo Mischke. He wrote about the sustainability of train travel, Greta, and a generation that […]
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