5 amazing meals you must try in Thailand
The land of smiles is also a land of amazing food. Thailand’s profusion of exotic herbs and spices, flavours and fragrances, makes its cuisine among […]
Articles by Simon Petersen
The Istanbul Pact: a delicious travel tip for couples
It started with a meal; not just any meal, mind, but a really really terrible one. My fiancé and I were in Istanbul, it was […]
Asian sleeper trains vs sleeper buses
I was warm and cosy in my little fort, racing through the night on a train bound for Chiang Mai in northern Thailand. Every now […]
A love letter to my favourite bakery cafe in Laos
Dear Joma Bakery Cafe, Loving you is easy because your food is beautiful. When eating Western food is all I want to do, your menu […]
Super handy Cambodia travel tips and advice
Regular readers of Man vs World will know that of all the countries I’ve visited in South East Asia I like Cambodia the best. It […]
Highlights of a Croatian sailing trip
Is Croatia a war-torn Adriatic backwater or Europe’s best up-and-coming travel destination? Next question please… More affordable than Greece and less crowded than Mediterranean hotspots […]
Confessions of a New Zealand beach snob
Brighton, Cannes, Biarritz and Marbella: they’ve got nothing on Raglan, Piha, Matai Bay or Punakaiki. Once I took the beaches of New Zealand for granted; […]
Fun with Spanish travel acrostics
You know how a lack of sleep can make your brain do funny things? Well this is what happened when I sat down to write […]
Close encounters with sea snakes and turtles in Gili T
Turquoise meets sapphire where the shallow waters off the coast of Gili Trawangan become deep. The white sand burns your feet and the sea seems […]
#BloggerRelay: My top 3 travel memories
We take a break from Man vs World’s Olympic Games coverage for a competition of an entirely different sort – the blogger relay. Chrystal at […]
Fun and games for Kiwis at the London Olympics
It’s the last 400m and the end of the London 2012 Olympic Games is now in sight – but for me they’re only just beginning. […]
Taking to the skies with the new London cable car
London is a big city but it isn’t a tall one. Giant skyscrapers are few and far between and the city’s geographic spread makes getting […]