Where is this pie you speak of? When I first heard of Pai, I was 19 and in Vietnam listening to a bulky Scotsman solo traveller who’d injured himself on […]

Heffalumps So, I think we can all agree: elephants are awesome. Although I profess to be an all-round animal lover, I have to confess I have favourites, and elephants are […]

For my 21st birthday I came to Dublin on an ‘I’m not doing anything for my 21st help this will expose how pathetic I am’ panic, with a long-term best […]

I try to be not-so-fond of sight-seeing, list-checking tourism, nowadays, as I like to be true to my gap-yah stereotype and seek more genuine (oftentimes, less harmful) adventures. I usually […]

Life is strange. Sometimes you find yourself stranded on a beach on the Thai island Koh Pha-ngan with no one but a plastic doughnut you kidnapped from your tour guide […]

Ha Long Bay was high on our sightseeing checklist for Vietnam. In the year we visited, it happened to reach Lonely Planet’s top spot for destination of the year, and, […]