Penang, Malaysia
Penang is a place that Craig has spoken of highly and so from our Chrissy holiday in Perth we flew here with a quick overnight in KL. We had already explored Kuala Lumpur before the detour down under. Penang is all about the food. They take street food to a new level and give it Michelin […]
Perth, Australia
Australia was never in the plan! I last came here in 2003 (East coast, loved it) and Craig in 1997 (all over, also loved it) and Craig had always said that his time in Australia was so special he didn’t want to ruin the memories. Fast forward to December 2024 and an invitation from Aaron […]
Month Three
December was our third month of travelling. It marks the half way point of our 6 month tour and has brought us half way around the world! We started the month continuing our Sri Lankan chapter from Kandy to Nuwara Eliya to Ela exploring tea plantations, hiking to waterfalls and catching trains. Craig nearly lost his […]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
When we first decided to go travelling our first plan was to go to South East Asia for 6 months. We then slightly changed the plan to take our time to get to SEA and stop off on the way (see Greece, Turkey, Egypt, India and Sri Lanka) and now, nearly half way into our […]
Rekawa and Hikkaduwa Beach, Sri Lanka
From Ella we headed south to the beaches. Now I love a beach, as does Sophie but the other half of our family are not keen. Rekawa miraculously pleased us all! There were hardly any tourists around and we spent our time exploring the beaches and wildlife, walking along the sand and over rocks. It […]
Kandy, Nuwara Eliya and Ella, Sri Lanka
From Sigirya we travelled to Kandy and were delighted to arrive at our homestay Jungle Tide which was exactly as described – ‘a tranquil tea estate bungalow off the beaten track with mountain views, swimming pool, gardens and top quality home cooking.’ In fact it was so wonderful we only left to explore the local area […]
Month Two
November began in Cairo where finished our Egypt chapter and visited the Pyramids of Giza – the only existing original ‘Wonder of the Ancient World’. From Cairo we flew via Abu Dhabi to Kochi in Kerala to begin our travels through Southern India. Kochi introduced us to the wonders of Keralan food, the unusualness of Kathakali […]
Sigiriya, Sri Lanka
From the Colombo train we arrived in Dambulla and tuktuked it to Sigirya – a town built around a rock and geared towards backpackers. We stayed in an amazing home stay with the most wonderful host Sithi who drove us around in his many vehicles, his wife cooked the best breakfasts and his son was Sophie’s […]
Colombo, Sri Lanka
From our last stop in India, Chennai, we flew to our 5th country – Sri Lanka! We started with a few days in the capital Colombo. We came to Sri Lanka in 2013 for our wedding in Unawatuna, near Galle and missed out seeing much of the country so we were looking forward to exploring […]
Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India
Kanniyakumari is in Tamil Nadu and the southernmost point in India and is described as ‘the end of India’. We travelled by train from Kovalam in Kerala and in just a few ours on the train, with stunning views, so much is different! We were stopped on our way off the train by an Indian family […]
Keralan Cooking Lesson
We have been staying at a lovely homestay Padmini House in Kovalam beach, Kerala. We had the opportunity for a cooking lesson with the host family and as Keralan food is is now firmly in my top 5 favourite foods this was top of my to-do list! I can’t wait to recreate it at home, especially […]
Alappuzha Backwaters, India
Alappuzha (also known as Alleppey) is famous for it’s waterways and backwaters and the best way to experience these is by boat. We hired a houseboat for a night and spent the afternoon sailing through the backwaters. It was a lovely relaxing experience waving at our fellow boaters, sipping chai and being cooked for by […]
Kochi, India
From Egypt we flew to Kochi in Kerala, India. We had last visited India as a family in 2016 with a toddler aged Phoebe when we travelled around Rajasthan. Kochi felt like a million miles away from our experience of Delhi as it is a far calmer and upmarket version of Indian backpacking! We stayed […]
Month One
One month down! We have learnt so much over the last month both about ourselves as a family and about the world we live in. Month one took us to Greece, Turkiye and Egypt. We started in Athens and learnt about the Ancient Greeks and enjoyed the Greek bakeries. From there we caught a ferry to […]
Cairo, Egypt
From Luxor we flew to Cairo. Our original plan had been to travel by train but it worked out cheaper to fly. The plane was a small propeller plane which flew low and gave an amazing view of the desert and Nile. Craig had been to Cairo in 2022 and so our family navigator had […]
