Self-Catering in Australia
How to save money by self-catering in Australia When I was first estimating the likely costs of our Australia trip I allowed AU$50 per day for food for the 2 More… →
Category Archives: Accommodation
Renting short term accommodation in Asia
Renting holiday apartments and cottages in Asia When you’re travelling long term, hotels, guesthouses and restaurants pall after a while. I may not be the world’s greatest culinary enthusiast, but More… →
Monkey trouble
I don’t claim to be any kind of expert on animal behaviour, but this was our experience of living in a monkey infested area just outside Ubud in Bali. First off More… →
Accommodation
It used to be so easy. A few select hotels and guesthouses would be listed in a guidebook and you’d choose one, mostly based on price. Now, virtually every doss More… →
Living Quarters
Half way into our stay, I still can hardly believe our luck in getting this apartment. Before we left Chennai I had fired off emails to the owners of every More… →
The Hotel Business
I always find it interesting to read TripAdvisor reviews of places we’ve stayed, especially the negative ones. People do complain about the strangest things. The main gripe of one unhappy More… →