Review: READ this BEFORE you purchase the Jackery Explorer 500!
We LOVE the outdoors, as you’ve probably guessed. We love hiking, even if our bodies don’t, we love camping and we love van life! The ability and accessibility to explore this world is key for us and being in nature is our passion. But we do also like our comforts, like snuggling up in bed…
Camper Van Build – top tips – easy
Top Tips – DIY Easy Camper Van Build This is a blog on how to build your own basic campervan. Ideal if you are travelling New Zealand or Australia and have a small van you wish to turn into your mini home-on-wheels! Although this is a really great starting point for any camper van build.…
Why We Chose the DJI Mavic Mini
We’ve recently purchased our first ever drone and as complete novices in this space, we didn’t want to get an all singing all dancing MASSIVELY expensive drone. Especially because we were unsure as to how we would even get on with flying a drone! Since purchasing our drone, the DJI Mavic Mini, a lot of…
The Best Vegan Tapas in Bristol
The best All Vegan Tapas Restaurant in Bristol
Mount Social Club, Meatless Monday!
When we lived in Te Puke, we were invited to Mount Social Club to try out their new “Meatless Monday” initiative… here is what we thought of this restaurant. This is the place for everyone, and quite rightly named ‘Social Club’ I can see how it brings everyone together. In our friendship group we have…
Top Things to do in Wellington – Budget or FREE!
You will no doubt find yourself in New Zealand’s capital city of Wellington during your trip – especially if you’re seeing the country like we have, by campervan! So we have put together a list of some of the top things to do in Wellington.
The Ultimate Canopy Tour Rotorua, New Zealand
Canopy Tours Rotorua is probably one of the BEST experiences you will have in New Zealand. Check this blog out to find out why and make sure you head there yourself!
Top 10 Things To Do in Rotorua, NZ
The best things to do in Rotorua for cheap or free
Why Working at a Holiday Park in New Zealand is the Best Idea EVER!
Working Holiday Visa Job Idea New Zealand – Work on a Campsite!
How to survive the Tongariro Alpine Crossing (Northwest of Mordor)
So you’ve decided you want to trek the Tongariro Alpine Crossing? But first, you need to know how to survive it right? Well keep on reading… Mount Doom – ‘a fictional object destruction method from Lord of the Rings trilogy’ or Mount Ngauruhoe – ‘an active stratovolcano in New Zealand’ Whatever you want to call…
The Best of North Thailand and the Best Route
The Best of Northern Thailand and the Best Route. Itinerary, things to do and where to stay! (7 minute read)
If you’re visiting Ayutthaya in Thailand, you MUST stay here at Krodyle Mindfulness House!
If you are paying a visit to Ayutthaya in Thailand then we highly recommend that you spend at least 1 night in this beautiful city and we have the perfect place for you to stay! We have recently stayed at Krodyle Mindfulness House and it was probably one of the best experiences we’ve had since…
Things to do in Pai, North Thailand
Pai is by far one of our favourite places not only in Northern Thailand but in the whole of Thailand and we can fully understand why once people arrive in Pai… they never leave! Fortunately (or not so fortunately) we already had a car hire booked to get us from Chiang Mai to Chiang Rai,…
Baan Saen Fang Hotel – A Blissful Hotel in the Heart of Chiang Mai
This hotel was a peaceful little property that gave us sanctuary from the hustle and bustle of Chiang Mai Old City! We did start off our stay here on the wonk slightly… and that’s because when we got to the hotel to check in, we realised we had left our passports in the drawer of…
How to spend 2 Days in Bangkok
How to spend 2 days in Bangkok – including the Airplane Graveyard
All You Need to Know About The Marndadee Heritage River Village in Chiang Mai Before You Stay!
A 5* review of The Marndadee Heritage River Village Hotel in Chiang Mai, Thailand
How to Increase your Instagram Engagement
Following on from my previous post on how to gain 10K followers in 6 months, here is everything you need to know about Instagram Engagement – something that we stressed as the most important thing you need to do to grow your following, in our last article! Engagement is key because that is what instagram…
How to reach 10K followers on Instagram (in just 6 months)
So as many of you may know, this month we hit our first milestone of 10,000 followers on Instagram and since we announced this, we’ve had a lot of people asking us how we did it! So we thought it would be a lot easier to write it all down in a blog for you…
The Vespa Trip – Amalfi Coast
If you’re into travelling and have a slight obsession with Europe, then you might just have heard about The Vespa Trip – be it through someone who has taken part in the tour or from it being cleverly advertised through your social media platforms! Through Facebook is how we found about the trip! I think…
Top 10 FREE things to do in Bristol
Top 10 FREE things to do in Bristol and Somerset. For those of you who don’t know, Steff is from Bristol and before she moved to Essex she lived in Bristol for 19 years of her life. Over the last couple of months, since being home in the UK, we’ve been exploring as much of…
5 Day Cornwall Road Trip
So if you haven’t heard… Cornwall is probably one of the BEST destinations in the U.K. Especially if you’re lucky enough to have nice weather! Recently we took a 5 day (4 nights) Motorhome trip to Cornwall and back (from Bristol). And, quite honestly, out of all the travelling we have done over the last…
Lovina – Bali’s Northern Beauty
Lovina, for any of you who don’t know, is Bali’s northern beauty. Not many people make it up this far on the small island that is Bali. But for those who do, there is certainly some beautiful rewards! From picturesque hotels set into the mountainside, with 180 degree views of the sea from the incredible…
Bali’s Abandoned Airplane
Bali’s abandoned airplane is certainly creepy, but also eerily beautiful! It is unknown as to how it got to where it is and even what it was supposed to be for! Surrounded by shipping containers, which we are guessing, was used to transport the plane there. It is also surrounded by other engine parts. Some…
Balangan Beach Bali
Balangan Beach was probably our favourite beach in Bali, like ever. Having been to Bali 4 times, in just as many years, I think its fair to say we know Bali pretty well and this beach just absolutely won us over. Locally known as Pantai Balangan, it is famous for its beautiful sunsets, turquoise waters…
Top Tips You NEED to know before visiting the Gili Islands.
Top Tips for Visiting the Gili Islands
The Ultimate Route through Bali
As far as planning a route through Bali goes, its such a small island that you could probably just wing it. But for all you travellers that like to have some kind of plan, here is the Ultimate Route Through Bali… DENPASAR As there is only one airport in Bali, everyone who flys into Bali…
Brisbane, Reunions and Glass House Mountains…
Our week in Brisbane
Cairns to Brisbane Road Trip (…and the unplanned outback!)
Cairns to Brisbane Road Trip
Land Down Under – Next Stop Cairns!
Land Down Under – Next Stop Cairns! So after a bleary few days following Sydney Mardi Gras and staying in Engadine, we made our way to the airport excited to explore more of Australia. Ells has already been to Aus but has never explored north of Brisbane, so heading up to Cairns was something new…
Land Down Under – First Stop Sydney!
Land Down Under – First Stop Sydney! Join us (Steff and Ells) as we blog about our travels through Australia. We’ll be heading to Mardi Gras in Sydney, diving on the Great Barrier Reef in Cairns and road tripping it down to Brisbane! Stay tuned, for stories, tips and just pure banter. Day 1 Arriving…
Best Places to Stay in Bali
The ultimate Bali guide on where to stay in Bali!
Potato Head Beach Club, Seminyak, Bali
Potato Head Beach Club, Bali Bali is a big talking subject for me, and as you may have read in previous blogs, I have been to Bali 3 times! The first time I visited Bali, I did so much research I had the stuff coming out of my ears. So, I was well prepared, to…
American Road Trip – New York to Los Angeles
My big American Road Trip, my advice for when you’re on the road, where to sleep, how to stay clean and a rough itinerary of the places I went to on my trip from New York to Los Angeles. 5,563 miles in 25 days – well 35 days actually but 10 of those were spent…
The CV Geeks
Steff and Ella have a wealth of experience across a variety of industries and have both won multiple awards working for corporate and independent recruitment companies. Together we offer a Professional CV Writing Service to cater to all things to do with landing you that dream job. For more information please follow the link The…
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