Cost Of Living In Penang, Malaysia: Everything I Spent In One Month

Want to know the cost of living in Penang? I spent 33 days month in Penang using Trail Wallet to track every expense on the island. Before arriving in Penang these were a couple of posts I read letting me know it is possible to survive on less than 500 USD/month: Jet...

Exploring Gua Tempurung Cave: An Epic Ipoh Day Trip

Caves are bad ass. When you enter a cave, you’re expecting an adventure. Peninsula Malaysia’s largest limestone cave certainly delivered, well eventually. I was looking forward to checking out Gua Tempurung cave after hearing about it in Penang. The...

Farm Work In Bundaberg: My Experience & Thoughts

Every year thousands of backpackers from around the world travel to all corners of Australia. Often to places way off the traditional tourist trail, places most Australians won’t make it to in their lifetime. The goal? To work for 88 days and earn a second year...

6 Things To Do In South Bank, Brisbane

I was impressed by the variety of stuff to do in South Bank. Best of all, most of it was free! If you are heading to Brisbane, block off one of your days to commit solely to South Bank. After the trip to Indonesia came to a close in early May, I had to have my return...

Best Overnight Travel Choice: Bus, Train or Plane

Have you slept on a bus, train or plane before? Some people refuse to do it, others, like myself try and take advantage of doing so whenever possible. This article will dive into the positives and negatives of each. 2015 saw me catch a lot of overnight transport from...

Facts About New Zealand Non-Kiwi’s Don’t Know

Let’s get the first of several interesting facts about New Zealand you’ll learn today out of the way. New Zealand’s population is ~4.5 million plus who knows how many travelling/living abroad. Having met 100’s of people in around the world,...