The day after I arrived in Kuala Lumpur, I decided to visit the Cameron Highlands. As I was staying in KL Sentral, I thought taking the bus would be a relatively simple process where I could just walk from where I was staying to the bus stop and then get…
Penang is the most popular tourist destination in Malaysia after Kuala Lumpur, and if you go there, it’s easy to see why – it is honestly so beautiful and unique. If you are short on time, I’ve put together an itinerary for you to make sure you don’t miss any…
Travel and language blogs are not as easy to come by as you might think. There are so many language blogs out there, and so many travel blogs, but I have found that there are very few blogs which combine the two seemingly highly related topics. When I first started…
Melbourne and Sydney are by far the most populated cities in Australia, and arguably the most exciting. If you’re staying or living in Melbourne, I highly recommend doing the return road trip from Melbourne to Sydney. Not only will you get to experience both of these vibrant cities, but you…
When I visited Hong Kong earlier this year, I was not surprised to be met with skyscrapers, swarms of people everywhere I went, and more shops and restaurants around than you can dream of. It was exhilarating and it was also exhausting. Luckily, I had a local friend whisk me…
Anyone who knows me knows I’m happiest on the beach. Naturally I was in heaven living in Melbourne! About every spare moment I had while there I was off to explore a different beach in Melbourne’s home state, Victoria. So now I think I can say I’ve got a pretty…
Melbourne is one of those rare cities that is bustling at its centre but once you leave the suburbs, it really is not surrounded by much urbanisation at all. Outside Melbourne, the state of Victoria has a very low population density. All this means is that there are so many…
Before I went on a spontaneous whim to live in Melbourne for a few months I had never imagined myself living in Australia. Honestly, I don’t really know what I had against it now (just this country rivalry that’s inherently instilled in me as a kiwi I guess), but I…
This week’s addition to my languages around the world series, about learning Khmer whilst travelling Cambodia comes from Elise of Travel, Work and Play. —————————————————————————————————— I’m originally from the UK. We are traditionally a nation of lazy language learners as English is so widely spoken around the world. Apart from…
So you’re going to a new country soon, and you don’t have the time or motivation to master the language before you travel. Fair enough – we can’t learn every language in the world after all. But I firmly believe that everyone should learn at least some of the local…