We had heard so many good things about Sri Lanka! And making our plans for traveling in Sri Lanka with kids our itinerary seemed to
Why did we visit South Korea? Truly? Our trip to South Korea was all about dinosaurs. Namely, with the sole plan to ‘hunt’ for dinosaur
Uzbekistan travel is rapidly growing popular, and deservedly-so. Central Asia is a bucket list destination for many. (Trust me, it’s right up there on ours
The food scene of Singapore is definitely worth all the raving. We became hooked on hawker centres! ‘Hawker Centres’ are a common sight in Singapore,
We hadn’t initially put Myanmar on our Asia itinerary for our gap year travels. It was only when we started looking in to our overland
Maalhos is one of the inhabited islands of the Maldives in the stunning Baa Atoll. It’s just like you imagine the Maldives to be with
Entering Kazakhstan with kids completed a dream circuit of three Stans for us. We had spent time travelling overland in Uzbekistan making it all the
Japan has always been a favourite destination for our family. With a very close friend and teaching colleague from Japan, the boys have been learning
It was the peak of summer and the journey is 20 hours across the desert. An overnight train to Nukus, Uzbekistan. WHY ON EARTH DID
Up until the last part of the 20th century the Aral Sea was the fourth largest saline lake in the WORLD. Now, the Aral Sea
Our first question on confirming our Uzbekistan itinerary including a trip to the Aral Sea was about Nukus. We were ending up with three days
We’d heard of Samarkand and Bukhara, but the smaller Silk Road city of Khiva was not even on our radar when we first started planning
Setting out from Bishkek headed for remote Song Kol Lake in Kyrgyzstan with the kids had us seriously pondering. Are we officially we crazy?! Aside
The challenge of mastering a big-city metro system and cityscape of Hong Kong with kids in tow DID sound a little daunting… We’d spent three
Well, that plus dreams of Chinese dumplings, direct flights from Auckland, and the combined allure of exploring the Hutong alleyways of Old Beijing… It was