by timshazz | Apr 20, 2023 | Staying Connected, Travel Resources
We crossed into Pakistan from India yesterday. Despite being seasoned travelers, we still faced the same old problems we’d encountered many times before. I’d spent hours the preceding week finding out what an eSIM is, which would have made most of our...
by timshazz | Apr 2, 2023 | Products and Offers, Travel Resources
Hopefully, you all know that we only recommend and partner with a brand or product if we (or occasionally trusted family, friends, or travel buddies) have used the product or service and had a good experience. The latest company to get our seal of approval is...
by timshazz | Jun 4, 2019 | House and Pet-Sitting, Travel Tips and Advice
Hopefully, you’ve already read Part 1 of our series on housesitting – International Housesitting – How to stretch your travel budget and upgrade your trip. In it, we explained: What housesitting is all about The many benefits of house and pet sitting for both...
by timshazz | May 11, 2019 | Travel Tips and Advice
The Good Life… As of mid-2023, Tim and I will have been traveling the world for around 17 of the last 23 years. Even before we started international house sitting, people wondered how we could afford to ‘retire’ as early as we did. In the early days, that could...
by timshazz | Apr 9, 2019 | Destinations, Travel Tips and Advice
The brand-spanking new airport in Muscat was a fine sight indeed for the two weary travellers. We’d been on the go for the last day, having departed Maafushi in the Maldives in a speedboat and then onto 3 different planes from Mali, Colombo and then Dubai. We...
by timshazz | Apr 9, 2019 | Destinations, Travel Tips and Advice
Amazing sunset on Negombo Beach After our little “Roadside” bus excursion the other day, we decided to fork out for a van to return from Trincomalee to Negombo to pick up our friend Teresa and so that Sharyn could take her plane back to Australia for her...