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Belize – Caves, cayes and capsaicin

Belize – Caves, cayes and capsaicin

Learning about Belize What did I know about this former British colony? Embarrassingly, it turns out not much: There is a Blue Hole; They have the second largest reef in the world (Australia’s Great Barrier Reef takes top spot); and I

SuzySeptember 15, 2015September 16, 2015 Belize, Central America, Destinations No Comments Read more

Nicaragua – Me gusta

Nicaragua – Me gusta

A country that’s shaped like a corn chip, but packs a punch like a wasabi pea binge. That’s Nicaragua to me. Granada, Nicaragua First impressions of Granada after a 12-hour transit from Honduras. I remember the beautiful sunset show as

SuzySeptember 7, 2015September 9, 2015 Central America, Destinations, Nicaragua No Comments Read more

Cameron Highlands – Drinking tea in smurf village

Cameron Highlands – Drinking tea in smurf village

Well, that’s at least what it felt like to me. I wish there were miniature blue characters running around, but it’s more to do with the shapes and scenery of the place. The rolling hills are covered with tea plantations. The

SuzySeptember 7, 2015September 7, 2015 Asia, Destinations, Malaysia No Comments Read more

Hidden treasure: Perhentian Islands

Green coloured coral

After our eating frenzy in Melaka and more steps than The Proclaimers, it was time to take it down several notches for Perhentian Island bliss. A group of islands that was completely foreign to me until I started researching what

SuzySeptember 1, 2015September 2, 2015 Asia, Destinations, Malaysia No Comments Read more

Melaka food and sights tour in 2 (ish) days

Fast food sign saying: This way to legendary face sized large fried chicken

I’m excited to visit Melaka (aka Malacca) a place settled because a Sultan in exile saw a mouse deer kick a dog. I came across vkeong’s post a few weeks back and was drawn to the pictures of food and knew we

SuzyAugust 19, 2015August 19, 2015 Asia, Destinations, Food, Malaysia No Comments Read more

Our 36 hours in Kuala Lumpur

Our 36 hours in Kuala Lumpur

We arrived at 11am at KL International Airport. You gotta hand it to Air Asia they really aim for the most basic of service from A to B. A 2 hour flight and somehow they managed to lose a yoga

SuzyAugust 10, 2015 Asia, Budget, Destinations, Food, Malaysia No Comments Read more

Costa Rica – Pure life in ten days

Costa Rica sloth closeup

Costa Rica was definitely a highlight of our Central America trip. ‘Pura Vida’ is emblazoned on signs and souvenir items wherever you go. They have got it right, Costa Rica is ‘Pure Life’. Imagine looking through a super vivid Instagram filter

SuzyAugust 4, 2015August 4, 2015 Central America, Costa Rica, Destinations, Intrepid No Comments Read more

Honduras – Five days of getting ruined (and saved)

Honduras – Five days of getting ruined (and saved)

Home to one of the top ten islands in the world, Honduras is a complex country with a challenged past. Today’s Destination Wednesday looks at five days in Honduras mashing up history, rum fun and natural beauty. I will declare

SuzyJuly 28, 2015July 28, 2015 Destinations, Honduras, Intrepid No Comments Read more

Ten reasons to visit Cuba now

close up picture of a taxi in Cuba

Landing in Havana on a balmy evening on my 36th birthday, I fell in love. Straight up at the immigration desk you are greeted with a postal brown, art-deco curved booth with communist-red signage. There is no mistaking that you

SuzyJuly 14, 2015July 20, 2015 Cuba, Destinations, Intrepid 1 Comment Read more

Phuket Night Markets – Let’s get ready to rumble…

Phuket night markets food bags of green betel leaves and nuts

The sun sets on a June summer solstice and we hop onto our scooter to travel to the famous Phuket Night Markets. There are numerous posts about these markets, but what if you’re like me and are not interested in the

SuzyJune 22, 2015July 26, 2016 Destinations, Food, Thailand No Comments Read more
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