What are you really bargaining for? The harsh side to haggling abroad
Sun, beaches and cheap clothes – that’s the idea that comes to mind when we think of such tourist destinations as Thailand and Bali. There is this belief that has generated amongst the travelling...
View ArticleFinding Passion, Purpose & Happiness at 31
As I approach 31, and as I sit here in my dorm room in Nepal reading the introduction to Paulo Coelho’s The Alchemist I feel like I’m reading my own memoir. All this talk about the universe and signs...
View ArticleAn Ethical Guide to Shopping in Kathmandu Nepal
Like any major city, Kathmandu is a turbulent, consumer-driven marketplace full of hundreds of shops and stalls selling goods, clothes, bags, more bags, souvenirs, scarves and everything in between....
View ArticleUsing Earth bags to Rebuild Nepal – Sustainable Relief Efforts
Last month I had the pleasure of interviewing Pratik Karki and Trish Dixit, friends, teachers and earth bag constructors in Nepal with a vision that aims to assist in rebuilding the 700,000+ homes...
View ArticleThe Latest Meditation Travel Trend on the Scene – Interview with Sujan Pariyar
Move over planking. This meditation travel trend is the latest trend to hit the travel scene, and for a good cause too. The meditation travel trend is encouraging travellers to strike a meditation or...
View ArticleIntroducing Educational Travel in Cambodia with Ayana Journeys
I’d travelled to Cambodia once again, not only because it’s one of my favourite travel destinations, but because I wanted to shed some light on the vast number of inspiring responsible tourism...
View ArticleA Street Photography Journal in Siem Reap Cambodia
Through the lens and into the backstreets of Siem Reap, street photographer Serey Siv offers guests a glimpse of Cambodian local life on his morning photography tour with experiential travel hub,...
View ArticleFrom Mountaintops To Marketplaces
I want to start this post with an excerpt that was shared with me by a dear friend and relative who has so often been there for me through both the highest points and the lowest points of my life so...
View ArticleResponsible Tourism in Cambodia with Soksabike Tours
Award winning responsible travel company Soksabike has become one of Battambang’s most renowned sustainable tourism experiences. Since opening in 2010 the social enterprise has been committed to...
View ArticleMeet the HeroRATS saving lives – APOPO centre opens in Siem Reap
Not all heroes wear capes – Siem Reap opens its first visitor centre where you can meet APOPO’s Mine Detection Rats, aka HeroRATs, that are saving lives in the Cambodian countryside. APOPO is a...
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