Author: Keryn

Siem Reap came as a bit of a surprise – it was the most number of tourists/expats we’d seen in one place so far in Asia. Sure we were staying in the tourist area, but even when we got out of town a bit, there were foreigners everywhere, and just in our short time there, […]

After a year with the luxury of time and the joy of flexibility, our days have dwindled and we have come to the end of our adventures – today we start our journey home to Wellington! We made the decision to not make Thailand a final rush, and instead chose to focus on just one […]

Our first stop in Cambodia was the capital city Phnom Penh – a busy, bustling city filled with the smiliest, most helpful, kindest people. We all felt so happy there. Our accommodation was definitely on the lower end but it had a beautiful view of the Royal Palace, air conditioning, an amazing 24 hour convenience […]

Our next 2 weeks in Vietnam were pretty laid back. We had some dodgy tummies amongst us so we had lots of down time, chilling, and enjoying being in the Vietnamese countryside. First we went to Ninh Binh and stayed in another lovely homestay. Travelling with kids has meant that what we are looking for […]

Wow! What a riot of colour, sounds, smells, and tastes! Our journey to Vietnam came with a few hiccups. Logan’s e-visa wasn’t processed properly so when we tried to board the plane in Istanbul, Logan wasn’t allowed to board! We had about 90 seconds to make a decision about what to do and decided that […]

We had a lovely couple of days in the Puglia region (the heel of the boot of Italy) visiting pretty towns and villages and beaches with warm, clear, turquoise water, and continuing to sample the delights of Mediterranean gelato! Another beach…another chance to leap off the rocks! Monopoli was a lovely town with large, interesting […]

We had heard such good things about Croatia but the beauty of Slovenia and the kindness of its people was always going to be a tough act to follow. Croatia’s rise to tourism-stardom since its independence from Yugoslavia (and the resulting Yugoslav Wars) was rapid. In the course of twenty years it went from a […]

Crossing the border into Italy in the evening, we were pretty thrilled with our first Italian Park4Night spot, right next to this very old village that is currently being restored. We loved our time around the lakes and rivers of France so decided to head straight to the Italian Lakes in the north of Italy, […]

Nathan, Michele and Enzo generously agreed to let us take their campervan to Europe so we flew to London to pick it up. We had 2 nights in London and used the time to catch up on sleep, washing and Formula1. We also fitted in a very British activity – “Proms in the Park” at […]

We had a brief stopover in Istanbul on our way back to Europe from Africa. We’d had an overnight flight from Cape Town with little sleep and found the heat of the day a bit of a shock, so we didn’t push ourselves to see or do too much. These were a few of our […]