Mangrove Tour Langkawi – Is It WORTH IT? Full Review!

One of the most popular things to do on Malaysia's Island of Langkawi - Perhaps THE most popular thing to do - is to take a 'Mangrove tour' by boat. In this tour you'll encounter a fish farm, monkeys, a bat cave, eagles and more - so what is it like and is it worth …

Five Stars on the Island of Langkawi!

Folks the latest review is up and ready to view! The Pelangi Beach Resort and Spa is close to Pentai Cenang on the island of Langkawi and has loads of rooms and chalets,, multiple restaurants, pools, a spa and more. So check it out in my 'much-longer-than' Five Minute Review! https://youtu.be/Si0HQXrbhw8 Thanks for popping by! …

Welcome to Marrakesh – Expectations Versus Reality

Folks, the time has come for me to recount my time in Marrakesh last year to you as part of my ongoing retelling of the adventure of ‘Dhaka to Dakar’. I’d like to start with a post of thoughts about the city and what happened to myself and Graham who was travelling with me at …

Fukuoka Adventures

Howdy all, I’m writing this up at the conclusion of my time in Japan, about a week ago now. The latest you heard from me on the road was when I was in Tokyo. After a ballistically busy/crazy week in the Japanese capital, we boarded a Shinkansen and headed south some 1038km in just over …

SHOULD You Go to Langkawi’s Crocodile Adventureland?

Howdy all! Exploring Langkawi continues with a visit to a place called 'Crocodile Kingdom'. I was hesitant to come for a visit. But I decided to dive in and see what it's like. Was it a place that cared for crocodiles - it said it had the most crocodiles of any place of its kind …

Tuneful Tuesdays: Remembering Eurovision 2004

Howdy all! Today I thought I would do a music-themed post for you. Eurovision 2024 from Sweden is THIS WEEK and I usually do a Eurovision-themed post or three each year because, well it's Eurovision! It's the 20th anniversary of the 2004 contest, the closest I ever got to attending as I was in Istanbul …

One Rockin’ Day in Tangier – Beaches and the Casbah!

Howdy all! Well, the journey continues as I get closer to completing my tale of last year’s ‘Dhaka to Dakar’ adventure. When last I wrote about it I had joined up with my mate Graham and made our way from Barcelona in Spain to Tangier, Morocco. We had now hit Northern Africa and this was …

A Crazy Week in Tokyo – Part TWO!

Hi again from the land of the Rising Sun! On Wednesday I filled you in about the current trip I am undertaking by writing about the first three days of said trip – that’s a trip to Japan and South Korea. Today I complete the last four days in Tokyo before I headed south. It’s …

Steepest Incline in the WORLD!

Today the vlog features some of Langkawi Malaysia's TOP tourist sights. After somehow not dying climbing up to the top of the Seven Wells Waterfall known as Telaga Tujuh, and a few encounters with monkeys, I try out an extreme gondola ride called the 'Skycab' which boasts the world's STEEPEST INCLINE at 41 degrees. That …

A CRAZY Week in Tokyo – Part ONE

G’day Folks! I hope this blog finds you well. I planned to post on my current trip last Saturday, unfortunately I have been so super busy it wasn’t humanly possible to get it done. As you can tell from the title, I am now in Japan! I have a three and a bit week getaway …