by Isabella McClymont | Mar 10, 2017 | South East Asia, Uncategorized
If you’re familiar with my blog the following story may not surprise you. I’ve been known in the past to make some poor decisions under the influence of alcohol and this story is no different. This is the trouble with being a hedonist with a serious case of FOMO (fear...
by A Bird Abroad | Sep 24, 2016 | South East Asia, Uncategorized
I’ve briefly mentioned my worst day in London before but I’ve never told all y’all about my most challenging day on the road. The story starts where all the good ones do…with tequila, more specifically, too much of it. The night before we had...
by A Bird Abroad | Aug 4, 2016 | Scuba Diving, South East Asia, Uncategorized
If you’re the kind of person that goes stir crazy after a few days lying on a deck chair, then Divemaster training in Thailand could be the answer to your holiday woes. You will have plenty of time to spend on the beach but you will also keep you brain occupied, learn...
by A Bird Abroad | Jul 19, 2016 | Scuba Diving, South East Asia, Uncategorized
Stuck on a boat in the middle of the ocean with 20 other sun-burnt salty sea dogs. No it’s not the premise for a terrible movie involving a mutant sea creature, it’s actually my idea of the perfect holiday. A liveaboard is a boat-based, multi-day excursion...
by A Bird Abroad | Jul 1, 2016 | South East Asia, Uncategorized
So here I was in my favourite Vietnamese destination. Hoi An had struck a chord with me when we were here six years ago and I knew that this was one place I really wanted to come back to. As with any place built beside the water it has a great atmosphere and a history...
by A Bird Abroad | Jul 1, 2016 | South East Asia, Uncategorized
Dalat sits at an altitude of 1,500 metres above sea level in the Central Highlands. It is known as the Paris of Vietnam and is well known for its flower gardens and rolling hills. I would liken it to Wellington, NZ with its wind and rain, I was properly cold for the...
