20 best travel apps: prologue “TRAVELING – IT LEAVES YOU SPEECHLESS, THEN TURNS YOU INTO A STORYTELLER.” – IBN BATTUTA Often life’s gifts come in small packages like the unexpectedly beautiful sky, the laughing wind dancing with rustling brown leaves, a sunshine smile breaking across…
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“It’s never too late to be who you might have been.” – George Eliot The future beckons. We brush away the dust and detritus of the old year and walk towards a hopeful new chapter. We stepped across the threshold with hope in our heart…
16 CommentsTravel to Laos A few years back I travelled to Laos. There are a few ways to travel to Laos. You can fly smoothly in a few hours or you can bump along in a bus but I chose the most romantic way. I sailed…
6 CommentsROLL UP. ROLL UP, ladies and gentleman! Do not be afraid, not yet… at least. Welcome to this strange and unusual, creepy and kooky, the utterly spooky, Travels with my Belly guide to Halloween in London. Let me guide you around some of the best…
10 CommentsTime Travel, Pirates, Gladiators, and Spanish food. OH MY! “Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die!” – Inigo Montoya ( The Spaniard ) from The Princess Bride, one of my favourite movies! Welcome once again to Travels with my…
12 CommentsThe beginning of a new adventure “You can’t connect the dots looking forward; you can only connect them looking backwards. So you have to trust that the dots will somehow connect in your future. You have to trust in something — your gut, destiny, life,…
10 CommentsWhat is Window Swap? “If you want the people to understand you, invite them to your life and let them see the world from your window!” Mehmet Murat ildan Calm down. I said window swap. Not wife swap. This is not the article for you,…
2 CommentsThe perfect moment doesn’t exist Remember, there is no perfect time for anything. There is only now. – Jack Canfield I woke to bruised dark clouds, wild winds, and stormy skies full of the promise of rain. Coffee eased me from my sleep. I drank…
10 CommentsSo it’s been awhile. Just over 7 weeks now. So what happened? I know fall forward is an enigmatic title. It will all make sense in the end, I promise! I would like to explain if you will indulge me for a little while. Life…
Leave a CommentTo see a World in a Grain of SandAnd a Heaven in a Wild Flower Hold Infinity in the palm of your hand And Eternity in an hour – William Blake This awful coronavirus pandemic has its plus points. Everything does. It’s given us time. It has…
2 CommentsWritten by Guest Poster: A Victorian Time Traveller Since this is a foodie focused travel blog, I thought it would be fun to do a few infographics featuring foods and drinks from around the world. What better place to start than with British food and…
Leave a CommentWhat is Thai food like? I thought it would be wonderful to throw a spotlight on a fantastic foodie Instagram account and to also get a Thai view on Thailand, it’s food and culture. So I sat down and had a chat with the lovely…
6 CommentsWelcome to the Travels with my Belly Q and A edition! Welcome! Bienvenidos! Huān yíng (歡迎 / 欢迎) And of course sawasdee krap! Welcome, welcome, welcome, to the Travels with my Belly Q&A edition. Answers to 30 questions nobody asked! We got spiders on drugs,…
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