A Modern Wayfarer

Archives for December 2016

Best of Bingin Beach Bali

Bingin Beach Bali is one of my favourite places in the world. Apart from its breathtaking beauty, relaxed surfer vibe and rustic accomodation, there's a certain sense of calm you feel when descending the sea-facing steps which seem to go on forever. You weave through cute little warungs built into cliffs and once those waves touch your toes you really know you've arrived in paradise. Some of the best times I've had in Bali were spent watching the sun go down on Bingin Beach, eating fresh ... Read More

Saigon Highlights: A Sign of the Times

There is a noticeable schism between two of Vietnam’s most well known cities. On the one hand, you’ve got Ha Noi, with it’s quaint charm and faint French-colonial vibe, and on the other you’ve got the progressive and ever-growing Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon as the locals still like to call it. Fast becoming one of the key commercial hubs in Asia, this type of urbanisation filters right down to the type and flavour of Saigon highlights. Free citywide wireless Internet anyone? It is this Vietnam ... Read More

The Truth About Halong Bay Junk Boats

A “Junk Boat” is still a Junk Boat, no matter how much you pay. Halong Bay Junk Boats are still Junk Boats even if the brochure the Vietnamese travel agent gave you makes it look like luxury incarnate. It is still a Junk Boat if, compared to other Junk Boats around you in the water, it looks like the veritable Sofitel of Junk Boats. Moral of the story? Junk Boats are in fact, rundown pieces of, well, junk. Granted, they’ve been given a lick of paint and a clean fit-out, but if you look closely ... Read More

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  • Weekends 🙌🏼
  • Happiness is... somewhere deep, deep in the Cambodian jungle 🌴
  • Never not trying to be a mermaid. ✨
  • Rainy day B-rolls...
  • I get quite emotional thinking about my time spent here in the Cambodian jungle. - As a travel writer + blogger, I am constantly seeking out untouched or vastly unique places from around the world. I can say that without a doubt, my experience in Koh Kong will stay with me forever. So much so, I almost wanted to keep it to myself... almost. But that would be selfish, for those worthy will always deserve to witness this world, even just for a fleeting few days. - When I wasn’t swimming off the back of our traditional wooden cabin floating on the Tatai River, or eating flagrantly cooked Khmer cuisine, or jumping off palm trees and sliding down waterfalls, or trekking through the jungle - I was just utterly in awe of my surroundings, and how profound our planet truly is. - To say it was an experience of a lifetime would be an understatement. This is a place that nourished my soul...
  • Scenery courtesy of Cambodia. Hat courtesy of @beach.luxe ✨
  • Welcome to the jungle.
  • Waiting for a friend/airplane
  • Winter in Stockholm done right. 🙏 A bit of a travel guide for the chillier months over on the blog. [link in profile] @singaporeair @visitstockholm
  • Those who’ve been following the blog for a while will know I’m quite partial to a sea cabin or beach shack. If you’re visiting Stockholm soon and want pure, unadulterated solitude (inside the cutest lil cabins on the water) then have a read of my latest article... link in bio. @visitstockholm #visitstockholm @singaporeair
  • France. All of the feels for you right now. 😔
  • Travel has taught me so much. One of my biggest takeaways is that insect repellant doesn’t work for everyone. 🙄*Getting bitten inside a very beautiful floating hotel on a very beautiful Lake, in India. @tajhotels @tajlakepalace @incredibleindia - 📷 @christopheracworth