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
In case you are wondering why choose a stopover in Brunei? Well, have you heard of Proboscis monkeys?! A picture of that nose and the
Taking a camel safari in Jaisalmer was a huge highlight for us in India. So much so that on our first visit to Jaisalmer we
If it was based on the number of dumplings consumed since we landed, we would officially now be ‘experts’ on Taiwanese food (especially dumplings). But