travel anecdotes

Travel stories of our funny, scary, unusual and unique moments.

An American Expat in New Zealand: Initial Days vs 20 Years On

Sheraton Rarotonga: Abandoned Hotel with a Curse in the Cook Islands

My Dengue Fever Experience in South America

Ngatea Water Gardens: Nature with a Sense of Humour in New Zealand

Kiwi Slang: Funny New Zealand Sayings – Visitors Beware!

Our (Hilarious) Traditional Hammam Experience in Fes Morocco

Moussem of Moulay Idriss II: A Colorful Festival in Fes Morocco

J-Ward: Inside a Lunatic Asylum for the Criminally Insane

Hidden SF – Prohibition Secrets Remain in this San Francisco Hotel

Shattering the Illusion of Broomstick Flying at Alnwick Castle, England

Tui Brewery Tour – Is It Really Run by the ‘Gorgeous Women’ in their Ads?

Fresh Coconut Milk in Samoa – See How It’s Done: Climb – Crack – Drink

Eye-Opening Daily Life in Spain – our Home Exchange in Palamós

I Got the Bends Scuba Diving in Bonaire: When Dive Computers Fail

Casablanca in One Day: Highs and Lows of our Morocco City Visit

Things to do in Meknes, Volubilis and Moulay Idriss, Morocco

Visiting Santiago de Compostela – Epic St James Day Festival

Jugger: A Movie Based Sport (or Medieval Rugby Game) We Saw in Spain

Driving Around Ireland – Our Irish Road Trip Loop from Dublin

Russian Tanks, Missiles and ICBMs On the Street in Moscow

Marching in the Moscow May Day Parade

Desert Flood – Freak Storm in Oman as Flood Fills our Road

Entering Oman – An Amusing Delay at Immigration

Beijing Street Food from Spiders to Snakes on Wangfujing Snack Street

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