The best markets in Southeast Asia
Everyone loves a good market, to chow down on amazing food and shop for clothes, jewellery, antiques and arts and crafts. With that in mind, these are the best markets in Southeast Asia…
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Chiang Rai has a beach?! (And wild weather)
Land-locked Chiang Rai in northern Thailand has a beach – and a most unusual one at that…
Is Stonehenge the dullest attraction ever?
Amazing feat of prehistoric engineering or simply a few large rocks in a field? Man vs World tries to unlock the mysteries of Stonehenge…
Moving to Auckland and the future of Man vs World
Sirens, horns and the sound of a million cars rises 14 floors to where I’m sitting now, admiring the view of the Auckland Harbour Bridge. […]
City sightseeing by ferry: 5 brilliant budget boat trips
There’s nothing like going on a cruise, taking in a country’s sights by sea or by river, and going from “A” to “B” in the […]
Total wipeout: learning to surf in Bali
“Are you ready, my friend? Get your head up, hold steady – PADDLE!” My Balinese surfing instructor gave me one final push and I was […]
The 30 nicest travellers to follow on Twitter
It seems like every travel blogger and his dog has a list of the so-called “best travellers to follow on Twitter”, cataloguing the most popular, […]
An unfashionable traveller in fashionable Milan
I was lost in a city unlike any other I’d ever been to before, a city in which high fashion is a religion and even […]
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 […]
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 […]