"We travel not to escape life, but for life not to escape us."

We are an Australian family travelling with young kids and trying to keep things fun, easy and educational. Join us on our journey and learn about new destinations, travel tips and how to make long term travel affordable.

Cambodian Floating Markets

Cambodian Floating Markets

The boys and I headed out one morning to check out Cambodian Floating Markets. Tom really wanted to see what they were all about and Milo was just excited about a new form of transport. We caught a Tuk Tuk out to the Dock which was about 25 minutes from the Old town. We had a few issued getting on a boat. The ticket desk is run by corrupt and rude men who were very unwilling to help me...

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Siem Reap – Temples, Ruins and Running Wild

Siem Reap – Temples, Ruins and Running Wild

I have seen many photos, read loads of articles and heard countless stories but nothing really encapsulates the feeling of wandering through Cambodia’ ancient ruins until you there in person. The temples are of Angkor are possibly the most magical and beautiful ruins I have had the pleasure of walking through. We hired a tuk tuk (our drivers name was Walter) and headed out to visit our first stop: The temple of Ta Prohm. This is one of most...

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Packing for a New Adventure

Packing for a New Adventure

Well we have been in Ubud for about 16 months now and a few weeks ago we decided that we might like to take off for a bit! I love our life here, but there are things that I am missing from the Western World (clear roads and footpaths for a start) so we have decided to take a break from life in Paradise and head to Europe for a few months to travel around and see what there...

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Ubud Markets and Cooking Class

Ubud Markets and Cooking Class

My friend Claire came out to see me in December and we decided to do a cooking class together. Despite living here for nearly 10 months I was yet to participate in one. We chose the Casa Luna Cooking school which is fairly famous as it is connected to Casa Luna Restaurant, Indus Restaurant and the Honeymoon Guesthouse (which I think used to be the Honeymoon Bakery). All are owned by the author Janet DeNeefe who has been living...

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