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Bringing travel home to your kitchen

by Anne Betts | Dec 19, 2016 | Spain

Have you ever drooled over a dish on your travels and just had to try to replicate it back home? Whether a resounding success or abject failure, bringing travel home to your kitchen can stimulate delicious memories of travel adventures. A memorable dish from Mallorca...

A guide to visiting Taipei’s Beitou Hot Springs

by Anne Betts | Dec 15, 2016 | Taiwan

A brief trip to Taipei’s mountainous suburb of Beitou revealed qualities I was growing to appreciate about Taiwan. These included scenic wonders, preservation of national gifts, inexpensive or non-existent admission prices, volunteerism, and a people-friendly...

Is hot-air ballooning in Türkiye’s Cappadocia worth it?

by Anne Betts | Dec 5, 2016 | Turkey

Is hot-air ballooning in Cappadocia worth it? is it worth the price? If being entertained at dawn appeals to you, then set the alarm and prepare to be wowed. Admission is free, so the price is more than right. With several hotel terraces and public viewpoints, you...

What are the best walking sandals for travel?

by Anne Betts | Aug 17, 2016 | Packing Light Travel Gear

Limiting the number of shoes is one of the greatest challenges facing packing light travellers. While the number and type will depend on the length, purpose, and season of your trip, most light packers aim for two- or three-pair limit. More often than not, that...

Cycling Cambodia from Siem Reap to Sihanoukville

by Anne Betts | Jul 31, 2016 | Cambodia, Cycling Trips

I’ve never waffled so much about a trip as I did with cycling Cambodia from Siem Reap to Sihanoukville. This type of indecisiveness was a stark contrast to other adventures where I’m often the first one out the gate. Source of my hesitation It wasn’t the cycling, and...

The fascinating story of Istanbul’s rainbow stairs

by Anne Betts | Feb 23, 2016 | Turkey

In a centuries-old neighbourhood in the centre of Istanbul, retired forestry engineer Hüseyin Çetinel spent four days painting almost 200 steps of a public thoroughfare in a myriad of bright colours. Little did he realize that Istanbul’s rainbow stairs would be...

A relaxing blue cruise on a Turkish gulet: Seaborn Legend

by Anne Betts | Jan 8, 2016 | Turkey, Europe

If you’re looking for the ultimate in relaxing travel experiences, consider a blue cruise on a Turkish gulet off Turkey’s Turquoise Coast. Along the coast, a host of “Mavi Yolculuk,” (Blue Voyage) options are available at budget prices, making a blue cruise...

Amazing Antarctic adventure on MS Expedition with G Adventures

by Anne Betts | Apr 14, 2015 | Antarctica

Guest Blogger Lynn Chen from A heart in sharing travel tales Our Antarctic adventure on MS Expedition was G Adventures’ Antarctica Classic In Depth expedition. The MS Expedition left from Ushuaia, the most southern city in South America. Here is my detailed review and...