Koh Lipe is as far South as you can get along the Andaman (West) coast of Thailand, and close to the border with Malaysia, so a popular border run destination. Arriving from Pak Barra (on the mainland) you get dropped off at a floating jetty, more like a barge, pay the 20 baht ‘entrance’ fee […]
You either love them or hate them! And despite efforts from friends and family to convince me that it’s not acceptable to wear, let alone own, a pair of Crocs, I still do both everywhere I go… well almost! The fact is Crocs are ideal travel shoes, as can be worn almost all of the […]
I’ve mentioned this hobby in many a post, but if you are not familiar with what it involves, it is often referred to as treasure hunting for adults (although kids enjoy doing it too). It’s a free game that you can play with the aid of a GPS or smartphone, or even a traditional map […]
I recently contributed a piece for an interview over at the Departure Board site about my perfect travel day. It was mostly food related, but also gave me a chance to talk about my love of Geocaching. Check out the post here: Meet the STEPPERS – Jade of tiggerbird.com.
Bako national park, near Kuching on the island of Borneo in the state of Sarawak, Malaysia, turned out quite a bit more pricey than we had budgeted for, but if you are travelling in a larger group, this won’t be a problem. It is still totally worthy of a visit, and I recommend heading there […]
Happy New Year to all my friends and family who celebrate Lunar New Year (農曆新年) or spring festival (春節), better known as Chinese New Year. Today is the first day of this 15 day period of festivity, celebrating the year of the horse, which incidentally, is my year too. Some people around the world will […]