by Anne Betts | Nov 27, 2016 | Cambodia
It might look like a movie set, but it’s real. I’m referring to a scene in the movie Tomb Raider. It’s the one where Angelina Jolie’s character Lara Croft ventures into eerie ruins among the roots of strangler figs and other huge trees. It’s...
by Anne Betts | Jul 31, 2016 | Cambodia, Cycling Trips
I’ve never waffled so much about a trip as I did with cycling in Cambodia. This type of indecisiveness was a stark contrast to other adventures where I’m usually the first one out the gate. Source of my hesitation It wasn’t the cycling, and it wasn’t Cambodia. It was...
by Anne Betts | Apr 6, 2015 | Destinations, Taiwan
Voted Taiwan’s most popular natural landscape in an online poll conducted in 2013, Yehliu Geopark is one of the jewels in Taiwan’s crown of tourist attractions. Its other attribute is its close proximity to the rich fishing grounds of the northern coast. This means...
by Anne Betts | Apr 3, 2015 | Booking Travel, Taiwan
Looking for affordable accommodation in Taipei? Look no further than the Space Inn Taipei. A hostel designed with travellers in mind, the attention to detail in both its planning and operation is one of the its outstanding features. At an affordable price of...
by Anne Betts | Mar 28, 2015 | Destinations, Taiwan
A recurring theme in my pre-trip research was that Taiwan is home to some of the most exciting street food in Asia. What better way to be introduced to the Taiwan food culture, and street food in particular, but to sign up for a Taipei walking food tour. Enter...