by timshazz | Sep 29, 2014 | Gear specifications, Travel Tips and Advice
I bought a new bottle of Tiger Balm the other day. My first was purchased in Kathmandu, Nepal in 1997 for the grand price of $1 USD. My new tub was purchased here in Saigon, last month for around $1.50. It is one of my top ten travel items on any trip....
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by timshazz | Sep 17, 2014 | Travel Tips and Advice
As you should all know by now, we both love beer. Unfortunately we haven’t managed to get to any of the BIG beer festivals around the world. That might have something to do with the fact we like to avoid big crowds but I think we would make the effort for a...
by timshazz | Apr 30, 2014 | Travel Tips and Advice
I was working on a blog post yesterday about keeping the motivation up once you’ve booked your holiday but still have to soldier on until the departure date. I suggested reading a book about or set in, the location you are about to visit as one way to keep your...
by timshazz | Sep 29, 2013 | Travel Tips and Advice
Russian 4wd – Gobi Desert, Mongolia Deviating from the usual updates on what we’re doing now, I thought I’d put together a series of blogs on how we plan and “execute” an adventure. Weve had nearly 8 years on the road (in 17) and have...
by timshazz | Sep 3, 2013 | Cycling Across Australia, Gear specifications, Travel Tips and Advice
Well it’s probably of interest to some of you what we’re riding and what changes we made to the manufacturer’s specs. We did hours of research on what we needed and then consulted some experienced cyclists we met on the road and trust implicitly. I...
by timshazz | Aug 5, 2013 | Travel Tips and Advice
Heading for home…We fly tomorrow for Perth. In the next month we will launch our new website Titled “Catch our Travel Bug”..The tagline is “Sharing our passion for independent, budget travel”. The following is the first blog title...
