The next unfathomably huge and mysterious country on our list to be tackled was Indonesia – a place whose vast expanse and insurmountable geography boggles the mind as you stare at it on an atlas. Places like Sumatra, Papua and … Continue reading Bukit Lawang – Close encounters of the orange kind
So far, every place we have visited has its unique raison d’etre. Nepal has its humbling landscapes. India is imbibed with history and deep religious culture. Vietnam is a mecca for your taste buds. It’s pretty safe to say the … Continue reading Philippines vs Yogurt – our search for a unique culture
Read any guide book on the Philippines and you’ll be sold the fairy-tale paradise that is Boracay. You’ll read about its miles of dreamy white sandy beaches and picture postcard sunsets. You’ll be told it retains a laid back island … Continue reading BORE-acay
What defines a tropical island ‘paradise’? Most people’s check list would include a white sandy beach, amazing ocean life, incredible sunsets and beer on tap. Thumbing through the Lonely Planet in search of somewhere to go between Coron and Cebu, … Continue reading Paradise is an island called Pandan
Phong Nha is a ‘must see’ on the traveller trail due to its enormous caves and spectacular rock formations. Until its designation as a national park in 2003, it was little more than a sleepy little mountain town about fifty … Continue reading Going Underground in Phong Nha
We heard of a magical place called The Sanctuary, a secluded paradise of healing, meditation and reflection, with a healthy sprinkle of party on the side. We met Suzanne and Morwena in Hampi in India, Reiki healers who live and work in … Continue reading Finding ‘Sanctuary’ in Koh Phangan
Thailand used to be your prime backpacker destination: unspoiled beaches, bars serving cheap beer playing Bob Marley, not a resort hotel to be seen. This was the Thailand that Will first visited in 2006 and Ant in 2004. It was … Continue reading Koh Tao – that sinking feeling
Bagan filters its way into your consciousness through ‘10 unknown places you must visit before you die’ clickbaits, courtesy of facebook’s bespoke advertising algorithms which apparently know you better than you know yourself. The photos present a lesser known Angkor … Continue reading Where do you Bagan?
We knew Inle Lake was a special place as we saw the sun rise over its misty waters from the window of our bus. As with all the best destinations in Myanmar, they’re enjoyed through a robust caffeine haze after … Continue reading Inle Lake: Waterworld on the cheap
Touching down in Myanmar, we expected North Korea lite; an isolated, impoverished county ruled by a military junta imprisoning anyone challenging its authority. Indeed, when we both last travelled in South-East Asia in the mid-noughties, Burma was generally off limits to … Continue reading Yangon a minute – where are we?
If Kolkata (Calcutta) had been the first stop on our trip, we might have found it all too overwhelming and probably turned around and left immediately. But as it was our last destination before departing India, we were fully acclimatised … Continue reading Calcutta – more than just a black hole
Having finally managed to peel ourselves from Patnem Beach in Goa, it was time to head to Kerala to see in the New Year. Kerala is famous for its backwaters and its carnivals, and the recent ban on alcohol did nothing to … Continue reading Bootlegging it in Kerala
Ant and Will's World Tour 