Temple-hopping and Market-shopping: 72 Hours in Bangkok

Thailand’s capital bursts at the seams with energy that beeps and bustles its way through the streets all the way from the glinting metallic skyscrapers of the centre to the tangled power lines and backstreets of the outer districts. Planted around the well-known confines of the backpacker favourite Khao San Road and ultra-modern Siam Square…

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Pho, Markets, Scooter Rides and Other Things to do in Ho Chi Minh City

More commonly known to its locals as Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City is Vietnam’s largest and most populous city; a frenetic metropolis bursting at the seams with energy that continues day and night. Though the chaotic criss-cross of mopeds is a common sight in many Southeast Asian cities, it is possibly at its most frenzied…

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Five of the World’s Most Magical Scuba Diving Spots

For those who love it, scuba diving is an activity like no other. Floating through the water, breathing as you would on land yet being surrounded by incredible marine life, is all a dream come true – one that divers rediscover every time they head beneath the surface. With so many unbelievable reefs and wrecks…

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The World’s Most LGBT-Friendly Travel Destinations

From LA to London and Berlin to Bangkok, there are pockets of love all over the world where LGBT+ people have made a home for themselves since the historic Stonewall Riots in 1969 and well before. If you’re looking for a getaway where you can live and love in the company of like-minded LGBT+ friends,…

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The Lowdown on LGBT Travel and Why We Need It

Flights? Check. Visas? Check. Hotel, suitcases, passport? Check. For most people (read: heterosexual, cisgender people), there isn’t much more to think about when planning a holiday. But there are concerns that fly over the heads of most people which are constant worries for LGBT travellers. I was recently talking to a (heterosexual) work friend of…

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How to Spend a Day on the Greek Island of Nisyros

Twinkling turquoise seas, chalky white cubist architecture and rugged mountainsides characterise almost all of the Greek Islands, from the Ionian in the west all the way to the Dodecanese in the east. Santorini is often pegged as the most stunning, thanks to its abundance of iconic white and blue buildings speckling the hillsides, and Skiathos…

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