A Travel Blog by Katie Chavez
Stunning white sand beaches, a handful of bars and restaurants lining the main beaches, some of the best snorkeling in Malaysia, and the fact that there are no roads on the islands. All of these things made me want to go to the Perhentian Islands in Malaysia. I love me an island, and the Perhentian […] Read more…
I have an affinity for islands. I just love em, whether they are tropical island paradises, emerald green hippy havens, or quaint and historic, dripping with Maritime charm. And the more offbeat islands are, the better. I like ‘em unusual, I like ‘em off the beaten path, and I love islands with strong and unique […] Read more…
Month Eighteen of travel saw us on the road again! The first few days of the month we were still at our mountain retreat housesit in Green Mountain Falls, and with fresh snowfall that only added to the beauty of the place, it was very hard to leave. We did leave the house a couple […] Read more…
When I first travelled to Thailand I had a few ideas of places I wanted to go and things I wanted to see, and a Koh Phi Phi Island tour was definitely on that list. I knew it would probably be a mistake to stay on Koh Phi Phi, an island made famous by the movie […] Read more…
It’s been a hectic month of travel involving a nine day stretch when I moved accommodation every day, was in four countries and took five flights! Things have slowed down now as I ease into month six of travel by chilling out on the lazy beaches of Thailand’s south. I started the month with five days […] Read more…
A small tranquil island that is a little over 1km in length, with numerous white sand beaches, offshore snorkelling, numerous palm trees and a small back to basics resort. When I heard about Barefoot Island it sounded like my kind of place. After experiencing paradise at the more upmarket Blue Lagoon Resort on Nacula Island, […] Read more…
Fiji may not be the first place that you would think of when considering a hiking destination. You just lie on the beach in Fiji right? Wrong. Well, not wrong as it IS the perfect place for beach lounging, but there is so much else you can do in Fiji, including hiking the volcanic peaks […] Read more…
There are many, many places that could be called paradise in this beautiful world that we live in, especially because the word paradise can mean many different things to many different people. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder after all. I myself have described many places during my travels as Paradise, and I […] Read more…
So I left off last time with a brief mention of our epic journey from Managua to Panama City. We had decided that, as we are on a tight budget, we would take a bus across three countries in two days as it was a quarter of the price of a flight; turns out it […] Read more…