Gili T and the Gili Islands in general are awash with great budget hotels from $20-30 a night that include decent rooms with shared pools. Start raising your budget though and things get insane for just a few bucks more. And prime center on this is the well located and frankly stunning Utara Villas. Here…
Perhaps what makes traveling so special is that everything tends to be in a state of flux. And this can be for a multitude of reasons, such as a former hidden gem now being overrun to saturation point, a formerly friendly people now becoming hostile, or worse still the visa regime no longer even supporting…
Sadly the days of Thailand being the epicentre for backpackers is now at an end as people are increasingly getting turned away at the border, rules keep changing, it is getting prohibitively expensive and overall the country is a god-damned basket case. Therefore it is my educated opinion that you should instead head to one…
Sanur is a classically sleepy Bali town that lacks the glitz and glamour, and hookers of Denaspar and Kuta, but still manages to retain the pretentiousness of the rest of the island. It is a place where older expats retire, families relax, and tourists stroll along the beachfront without fear of losing a sandal in…
Whilst formerly a beacon for those wanting to live a better life as an expat, things currently in Thailand can best be described as a bit fucked for foreigners. This is actually for a number of reasons, which we will get into, but principle among them is that Thailand has now become so strict with…
Introduction: The Truth About Cheap Flights Every year as summer approaches or school holidays draw near, I notice a familiar ritual among my friends and fellow travelers in Saudi Arabia. The conversation immediately shifts to travel planning, followed quickly by a frantic scramble to find the lowest possible airfare. Saudi Arabia’s travel market is growing…
