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Sometimes you just need to go back to the ocean. Of all the places in the world, I always find myself drawn back to two kinds of places – the wild polar regions and anywhere that I can be near the ocean. I feel right at home in the water and honestly, in water is […]
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When Ella and I tied the knot, so many people asked when we would be going on our honeymoon. As we had paid for our wedding almost entirely ourselves and we wanted an extended honeymoon, there was no way we could immediately go on a big trip post the wedding – we had to financially […]
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In 2018 I first learned about the incredible diving opportunities in Raja Ampat, Indonesia. After much research, I decided a book a weeklong stay at Misool Resort in the Misool archipelago within Raja Ampat. Now, this resort comes with waiting lists and thus the trip was planned to take place in November 2020 – so […]
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When I arrived to Uzbekistan, saying I wasn’t in the best of health would be an understatement. I had picked up the nasty water-borne virus of giardia whilst in Syria and despite a course of antibiotics and anti-worming medication (at this stage I didn’t know what I had and thus I was covering numerous bases) […]
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Our last day in Syria was a big one. Our original itinerary simply had us spending the morning in Damascus before crossing back into Lebanon, but I really wanted to visit Bosra, which is located about a 2 hours drive south-east of Damascus. Getting the permission to visit this site isn’t quite as straightforward as […]
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From Aleppo we travelled south-west towards Tartus, a route that would inevitably take us through the city of Homs. I had asked Ghassan if we could just drive straight through Homs, because I knew how heavily it had been damaged during the war and ultimately, I didn’t come to Syria to tour destruction. Yes, I […]
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We left off with our last Syria blog with me coming down with a rather nasty illness. I had messaged our guide Ghassan to ask if it was possible to stay an extra night in Damascus because I seriously did not feel up to the journey that we had in our planned itinerary. I felt […]
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Travelling to Syria isn’t just something that you do on a whim – it requires planning, preparation and honestly, a lot of thinking regarding the risks that come with travelling to a country that is still in the midst of ongoing conflict, even if it is dissipating. Whenever I plan a trip to a destination […]
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I can still remember the day that Syria as a travel destination popped up on my radar. It was 2016 and I was staying in a truly disgusting 22 bed dorm in Puerto Princesa in the Philippines. I was chatting with a few other backpackers and one of them could not speak more highly of […]
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As much as I love adventures and exploring, sometimes it is really nice to just have a holiday. After our busy week road tripping around the territory, six nights in Bali was a welcome opportunity to relax and recharge. We spent three nights in Seminyak followed by three nights in Canggu and honestly, we didn’t do […]
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