Kuala Lumpur is a brilliant city – a cosmopolitan blend of Malay, Chinese and Indian influence, it blends traditions and culture alongside cutting edge technology. It has vivid banyan trees, iconic minarets, and giant-sized skyscrapers, as well as the traffic to rival many big cities. KL (as it’s fondly called by all locals) is a city of contrasts is busy but so charming, and within just…
When I think back to some of my favourite holiday memories, this one comes back time and time again. Lying on a sun lounger, Spanish textbook on my lap, gazing into the most azure of waters. The sun is hot on my skin and there’s some music soothing my ears, from the resident DJ. One of the pool guys comes over and offers us another…
For me, arriving in Mexico City had a buzz like no other. I took comfort in the friendly voices around me and was so excited to come back to what is fast becoming one of my favourite countries. The lights, the colours, the festivals, weather and the warmth of the lovely Mexican people set it apart from any other city I’ve been to. We…
“This is your captain speaking. Thanks for waiting so patiently and once again I’m so sorry for the delay. I’m so sorry to have to say this now… after all this time. I’m sorry folks, but this flight is not going anywhere tonight. It’s going to be delayed by around twenty hours and will leave tomorrow afternoon. Oh and you’re going to have to collect…
In October, I visited Australia for the first time However, whilst I had managed to navigate three airports, multiple time zones and spent countless hours in duty-free, when I reached the baggage carousel at my final destination, Melbourne, my bag hadn’t arrived at all! After over 24 hours of flying, with no sleep, puffy eye bags and a bit of dehydration, I was exhausted and…