by Bianca Ohannessian Halong Bay is a must-see if you find yourself in northern Vietnam. There’s a good reason why it’s the country’s number one attraction; it’s truly enchanting. At just over a three and a half hour’s drive from Hanoi, the UNESCO World Heritage Site is made up of somewhere between 1,000 – 2,000… Read More A Guide to Halong Bay by Boat
by Alice Mariscotti-Wyatt Hey you guys, did you know that Skye is seriously, seriously beautiful? I mean… I did, but I was still underestimating it. Cover photo & this photo credit: Ryan Bateman @rynbtmn After travelling up to the Scottish Highlands for a wedding at the impossibly scenic Eilean Donan Castle, I got to spend three… Read More Skye’s the Limit: The Most Impressive Sights of Skye
by Alice Mariscotti-Wyatt It seems like every country needs their own version of Venice. There’s Amsterdam, the ‘Venice of the North’, Alleppey in India is ‘Venice of the East’. Even the UK has a version of Venice. It’s Birmingham, apparently. So I thought I’d check out Portugal’s Venice; the small town of Aveiro, about an… Read More Here’s What You Should See in Aveiro, Portugal’s Venice
by Bianca Ohannessian On my recent travels to Southeast Asia, I seem to have developed a healthy obsession with smoothie bowls. This all started with my first taste of the tropical drink-in-a-bowl at a café called Aire, on the dreamy island of Koh Chang in Thailand. The Founder This is Natalie. She founded the Aire café and… Read More Rockskippers Recommends: Aire Café’s Tropical Thai Smoothie Bowls, Koh Chang
by Bianca Ohannessian A new baking queen has stepped onto the scene in Saigon. Make-up artist-turned-baker Quinn Tran, AKA Quinn of Cake, has partnered with writer and entrepreneur Nick Do to bring a new brand of delicate cakes to the southern Vietnamese city. On a recent visit to Ho Chi Minh City, or Saigon as… Read More Quinn of Cake Takes the Throne, Vietnam
by Alice Mariscotti-Wyatt Recently my boyfriend and I were summoned back to his home in South Africa for his Dad’s wedding. Having been rather safaried out from our previous visits we thought we’d use this trip to see more of South Africa’s flora (and I snuck in some beaches too). Day 1: Port Elizabeth to… Read More Rockskipping Along the Garden Route
by Bianca Ohannessian City breaks are great but they always zoom by so fast. What do you do when time is short but the list of things to do and see is long? It can be tough to prioritise, but choices have got to be made… and quickly! Although I’m a big fan of the… Read More 48 Hours in Porto
