Backtracking to Semarang City by Minibus

Backtracking to Semarang City 🚐 with no credit cards & little cash From Jepara we took a minibus back to Semarang city to try to rescue our vacation from disaster. We had just one more roll of the dice... https://www.sandspice.com/backtracking-semarang-city/ #Semarang #Indonesia #Jepara #Travel

Bland Filipino Food 🥢

Eating Bland Filipino Food 🥢 Helps Pile on the Pounds On menus everywhere, pork and chicken cooked in a sickly sweet marinade. This bland Filipino food is usually accompanied by heaps of plain white rice. https://www.sandspice.com/bland-filipino-food/ #Bland #Filipino #Food

Kandy Lake Comfort

Kandy Lake, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and the Wood Apples are Delicious! Kandy Lake Comfort Hotel - A peaceful lakeside hotel: There were signs on the doors saying "Beware monkeys". They weren't kidding... https://www.sandspice.com/kandy-lake-comfort/ #Kandy #Lake #SriLanka #Hotel #Comfort

Philippines Tokay Gecko - The "Little Britain" Lizard

Philippines Tokay Gecko 🦎 The "Little Britain" Lizard Catchphrase or Mating Call? Short of David Walliams hiding in the rafters, the Philippines Tokay Gecko lullaby had us confused and amused. https://www.sandspice.com/philippines-tokay-gecko/ #Philippines #TokayGecko #LittleBritain #Lizard

Bordeaux Break 🍷 Sublime French Gastronomy

Bordeaux Break 🍷 Sublime French Gastronomy Don't worry - Bordeaux wine won't make you fat. It'll make you lean …against tables, chairs, floors, walls & ugly people. https://www.sandspice.com/bordeaux/ #Bordeaux #France #Wine #Gastronomy

Getting Gringoed in Isla Colon Bocas del Toro

Getting Gringoed in Isla Colon Bocas del Toro Overcharging of foreigners is called ‘getting gringoed’... and in Panama you'd better get used to it. https://www.sandspice.com/getting-gringoed-in-isla-colon/ #GettingGringoed #IslaColon #BocasDelToro #Panama

Gdańsk Poland 4-Day Break

Gdansk Poland 🇵🇱 4-Day Break - Transfers & Accommodation Apart from the culture of the old town the real attraction of a Gdansk Poland 4-day break is the epic history of this Baltic port formerly known as Danzig. https://www.sandspice.com/gdansk-poland/ #Airport #Transfers #Accommodation #Gdansk #Poland #Baltic #Danzig

Isla Bastimentos Bocas Del Toro - Panama

Bastimentos Bocas Del Toro - A day-trip is more than enough From publicity photos of Isla Bastimentos Bocas Del Toro you might be expecting something of a treat. We left our expectations at the jetty. https://www.sandspice.com/isla-bastimentos-bocas-del-toro-panama/ #Bastimentos #BocasDelToro #Panama #WizardBeach

I'm a Celebrity - Get me out of Fort Kochi!

Fort Kochi & Kochi City 🛺 Getting in and out of the city It is quite a journey to the center of Fort Kochi. In India, you don’t drive on the left of the road, you drive on what is left of the road. https://www.sandspice.com/fort-kochi-india/ #India #Hotels #Fort #Kochi

Getting Around Panama by Shuttle Bus 🚌

Getting around Panama by Shuttle Bus, including trips to Costa Rica 🚌 If you have some extra dollars and want to make your travel a little easier, then getting around Panama by shuttle bus may be the answer. https://www.sandspice.com/getting-around-panama/ #Panama #Shuttle #Bus #CostaRica

Panama City Hotels - Avoid Slum Areas

When choosing Panama City hotels, safe is better than sorry 🏨 Many Panama City hotels are located near slum areas with a heavy police presence. Want to return late to your hotel in these districts? https://www.sandspice.com/panama-city-hotels/ #Panama #City #Hotels #Safety

Sandbank Affaire

Sandbank Affaire Makunudu Maldives - Dinner on your Private Island. The Sandbank Affaire is a private evening dinner excursion to a distant mini-island, devised by the Makunudu management. https://www.sandspice.com/sandbank-affaire-makunudu-maldives/ #Makunudu #Maldives #Snorkeling

Limoges 🏰 UNESCO Medieval French City

Limoges 🏰 UNESCO Medieval City in South West France "How can anyone govern a country that has 246 varieties of cheese?" - Charles de Gaulle, on a visit to Bordeaux and Limoges. https://www.sandspice.com/limoges/ #Limoges #France #Unesco #Medieval #City

Our Venice Budget 🎭 2 Nights Inclusive - What’s the Cost?

Our Venice Budget 🎭 2 Nights Inclusive - What’s the Cost? Venice Budget : A short trip to Venice is potentially one of the most costly city breaks you can take. Why is Venice so expensive? https://www.sandspice.com/final-venice-budget/ #Venice #Budget #Costs #Italy

Cebu City Guesthouse - New Era Pension Inn

Cebu City Guesthouse: New Era Pension Inn 🇵🇭 Philippines Our Pension in Cebu city was located in a typical poor & congested Fillipino street area, with chickens & children dodging between the cars. https://www.sandspice.com/cebu-city-guesthouse/ #Philippines #Hotels #Guesthouse #Cebu #Ayala #NewEra

Rome Hotels & Guesthouses

Rome Hotels & Guesthouses - Inexpensive and well-located lodgings A destination in itself, Rome is also a launching pad for flights to the tropics - provided you find affordable Hotels & Guesthouses https://www.sandspice.com/rome-hotels-guesthouses/ #Rome #affordable #Hotels #Guesthouses

Ubud Bali Eating Out 🍛 Favourite Warungs

Ubud Bali Eating Out 🍛 Favourite Warungs With just 4 days in Ubud we were keen to discover the best food this island has to offer. So how did our Bali eating out experiences pan out? https://www.sandspice.com/ubud-bali-eating-out/ #Ubud #Bali #restaurants #warungs #Indonesia

What to Do in Boquete Panama

What to do in Boquete Panama - Exploring the valley... Most of the action is centered around a short but busy central high street: Start here when you're looking for what to do in Boquete Panama. https://www.sandspice.com/what-to-do-in-boquete-panama/ #boquete #chiriqui #panama #pty #david

Into the Tioman Rainforest

Into the Tioman rainforest 🌳 in search of that elusive waterfall... Entering the Tioman rainforest we disturbed a red ant nest & suddenly had dozens crawling into our hair & clothes, biting like they meant it. https://www.sandspice.com/pulau-tioman-rainforest/ #Tioman #Rainforest #Malaysia

Our Karimunjawa Indonesia Travel Plan

Karimunjawa Indonesia Travel Plan 🌴 Taste the tropics in winter €1200 all-inclusive for 3-weeks to a tropical island? Our Karimunjawa Indonesia travel plan included 2 days in Rome & Qatar Airways flights. https://www.sandspice.com/karimunjawa-indonesia-travel-plan/ #Karimunjawa #Indonesia #TravelPlan

Qatar Airways Inflight Experience

Our Qatar Airways ✈️ experience wasn't quite what we'd hoped for With their elitist tv commercials & top rating in the World's Best Airlines, does the Qatar Airways inflight experience live up to the hype? https://www.sandspice.com/qatar-airways/ #QatarAirways #Inflight #Airlines

Tangalle Beaches - Tantalizing Tangalle

Tangalle Beaches 🌴 Tantalizing Tangalle, Sri Lanka Tangalle beaches boast some terrifically long, unadulterated stretches extending for around 8 or 9 kms eastwards as far as Turtle Point. https://www.sandspice.com/tangalle-beaches/ #Tangalle #SriLanka #Beaches

Chateau Maleplane 🏰 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat

Chateau Maleplane 🏰 Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat Within walking distance of Saint-Léonard-de-Noblat, Chateau Maleplane offers an opulent alternative to a standard hotel room - at a competitive price. https://www.sandspice.com/chateau-maleplane/ #Chateau #Maleplane #SaintLeonardDeNoblat #France

COVID-19 - The New-Normal Flying Experience

COVID-19 😷 The New-Normal Flying Experience With stress & discomfort, extra costs, longer queues, fewer luxuries, and the risk of COVID-19, do the planet a favour and stay at home. https://www.sandspice.com/covid-19-new-normal-flying-experience/ #COVID19 #NewNormal #Flying #Experience

Phuket Thailand - Welcome to Russia

Phuket Thailand 🇹🇭 Welcome to Russia, with free visas for all Many foreigners - especially Russians - treat Phuket Thailand as a 2nd home, making a periodic visa-run to Malaysia to extend their stay. https://www.sandspice.com/phuket-thailand-welcome-to-russia/ #Phuket #Thailand #Visas #Transfers #Beaches

Istanbul Leather Shopping 🧥

Istanbul Leather Shopping 🧥 Enjoy coffee while haggling prices There are great shopping bargains in the bazaars and highstreets: You'll find shopping for leather in Istanbul is a very sociable activity. https://www.sandspice.com/shopping-for-leather-in-istanbul/ #shopping #bazaar #leather #Istanbul #Turkey

Loro Parque Tenerife 🦜

Loro Parque Tenerife 🦜 More than just a zoo in Puerto de la Cruz While visiting the park someone stole my alarm clock, my parrot, my bedside lamp & my coffee ...I don't know how they sleep at night. https://www.sandspice.com/loro-parque-tenerife/ #LoroParque #Tenerife #zoo #PuertoDeLaCruz

Lufthansa Longhaul Inflight Experience

Is your Lufthansa longhaul inflight experience worth the cost? ✈️ Does Lufthansa live up to its reputation as best in Europe & 9th best in the world? Checkout our Lufthansa longhaul inflight experience. https://www.sandspice.com/lufthansa-longhaul-inflight-experience/ #Lufthansa #Longhaul #Airlines #Panama

Hotel Elim & Minibus to Jepara

Minibus to Jepara 🚐 Pre-ferry sleepover at Hotel Elim Hotel Elim is inexpensive, clean and comfortable. However, there are other reasonably-priced hotels much closer to Jepara port. https://www.sandspice.com/hotel-elim-minibus-jepara/ #hotel #elim #minibus #jepara #indonesia

Kuala Lumpur First Impressions - the delicious aromas of food...

Kuala Lumpur First Impressions - the delicious aromas of food... Jalan Petaling, otherwise known as the Kuala Lumpur Chinatown, is as good a reason as any to visit this vibrant and cosmopolitan city. https://www.sandspice.com/kuala-lumpur-chinatown/ #KualaLumpur #Impressions #StreetFood #JalanCheras

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage

Pinnawala Elephant Orphanage 🐘 Exploiting Elephants & Tourists However, the poop from the Pinnawala elephant orphanage has its uses: Need recyled paper made from elephant dung? Great for those "Don't Forget" notes... https://www.sandspice.com/pinnawala-elephant-orphanage/ #Pinnawala #Elephant #Orphanage #SriLanka

Jepara ATM woes - down & out in the suburbs

Jepara ATM woes 🤕 Down & out in the suburbs of Indonesia Lying dazed in a gutter in the backstreets of Jepara, with blood oozing from slices in my arm, marked the low-point of my trip to Indonesia. https://www.sandspice.com/jepara-atm-woes/ #Jepara #Indonesia #ATM #Travel

Venice Osteria and Trattoria

Venice Osteria and Trattoria 🍝 Where to eat well & inexpensively Considering that Italy is pretty much one big restaurant, there’s never any difficulty finding suitable Venice Osteria and Trattoria.  https://www.sandspice.com/venice-osteria-trattoria/ #Italy #restaurant #Venice #osteria #trattoria

Palm Paradise Cabanas Tangalle

Palm Paradise Cabanas Tangalle 🌴 Solid, stylish and comfortable Palm Paradise Cabanas Tangalle: Close to the picturesque beach - and loud disco music. Get a cabin towards the back if you want to sleep. https://www.sandspice.com/palm-paradise-cabanas-tangalle/ #PalmParadise #Cabanas #Tangalle #SriLanka

Top 14 Panama City Activities

Top 14 Panama City Activities and Attractions 🇵🇦 How long will you need? 4 full days max should be enough for our Top 14 Panama City activities...Unless you're also looking to retire here. https://www.sandspice.com/top-14-panama-city-activities/ #Panama #City #Activities #Attractions

Rome Film Festival & Attractions in Autumn

Rome Attractions - Vary your activities to avoid a cultural overload For a short break you need to be selective: There are just so many Rome attractions to see. To do it properly, you need to spend the time. https://www.sandspice.com/rome-attractions/ #Italy #Sightseeing #Rome #Attractions

Cebu City to Moalboal by Bus

Cebu city to Moalboal by bus 🚍 An hour just to get out of Cebu city Cebu city to Moalboal - Transport in Cebu city moves at a snails pace. Walking would be quicker, though less safe due to the traffic. https://www.sandspice.com/cebu-city-to-moalboal/ #Cebu #Moalboal #Philippines #Bus

Cebu City to Moalboal by Bus

Cebu city to Moalboal by bus 🚍 An hour just to get out of Cebu city Cebu city to Moalboal - Transport in Cebu city moves at a snails pace. Walking would be quicker, though less safe due to the traffic. https://www.sandspice.com/cebu-city-to-moalboal/ #Cebu #Moalboal #Philippines #Bus

Booking a Venice Hotel

Ca ’Fortuny Hotel Venice: Central location ticking most of the boxes Choosing the Ca ’Fortuny Hotel Venice took some precise online research. Finding a reasonably-priced hotel in the centre can be a challenge. https://www.sandspice.com/ca-fortuny-hotel-venice/ #CaFortuny #Hotel #Venice #Italy

Valencia Long Weekend - Airport Transfers & Accommodation

Valencia Long Weekend 🐂 Airport Transfers and Accommodation Every street seems to have 2 or 3 hairdressers. So even if you can't find a place to eat you'll be immaculately groomed. https://www.sandspice.com/valencia-long-weekend/ #Valencia #Hotel #Spain #food #accommodation

Avianca from Bogota to Panama Tocumen Airport

Panama Tocumen Airport ✈️ A 'habla español' wake-up call Since I didn't fancy a 'Soná-style' prison experience, at Panama Tocumen Airport we dumped our plant collection before passing security. https://www.sandspice.com/avianca-bogota-panama-tocumen-airport/ #avianca #bogota #panama #tocumen #airport

Ubud Bali Royal Palace - Music & Dance

Ubud Bali Activities? Just chill out and soak up the atmosphere 🐵 Searching out all possible Ubud Bali activities is not necessarily the best way to appreciate and enjoy this traditional and cultural town. https://www.sandspice.com/ubud-bali-activities/ #Ubud #Bali #Activities #Indonesia

The Windswept Cliffs of Varkala, Kerala

Windswept Cliffs of Varkala, Kerala - Good food, Great Beaches The North Cliffs of Varkala in India comprise an 800-meter strip perched along a narrow path traversing the cliff edge. Watch your step! https://www.sandspice.com/cliffs-of-varkala/ #India #Varkala #Cliffs #Kerala

Kota Kinabalu, Borneo

Kota Kinabalu, Borneo 🐟 Visit the central fish and fruit markets Kota Kinabalu offers a great selection of fresh products as well as stalls selling fried savouries & a good selection of open-air eateries. https://www.sandspice.com/kuantan-kota-kinabalu/ #KotaKinabalu #Borneo #Malaysia

10 Best-Value Pubs & Restaurants in Edinburgh

10 Best-Value Pubs & Restaurants in Edinburgh, Scotland A great place for pub food, but there are some pretty good restaurants too. Check out our best-value pubs & restaurants in Edinburgh city. https://www.sandspice.com/pubs-restaurants-edinburgh/ #Edinburgh #Pubs #Restaurants #Scotland

Lion Air Inflight Experience

Lion Air 🛬 How do budget Asian airlines compare? Although not scoring high in airline ratings, our Lion Air inflight experience was a positive one. Comfortable & on time, with ample legroom. https://www.sandspice.com/lion-air-inflight-experience/ #Lion #Air #Inflight #Indonesia #Airlines

Girona City Stopover - Where to Stay & Eat

Girona City Stopover - Where to stay and where to eat A picturesque & inexpensive city with gourmet Catalan cuisine if you choose well - One highlight of a Girona City stopover is the food. https://www.sandspice.com/girona-city-stopover/ #Catalan #Cuisine #Girona #Restaurants #Spain

Gdańsk Poland Eating Out

Gdansk Poland eating out 🍽️ Much more than traditional Pierogi A little preparation ensures that your eating out experiences in Gdansk Poland are both enjoyable and cost-effective. https://www.sandspice.com/gdansk-poland-eating-out/ #Gdansk #Poland #EatingOut #Restaurants #Pierogi

Transit between Manila Airport Terminals 2 & 3

Manila Airport Terminals - Can you expect a smooth transit through? Having read negative reports about Manila Nasay International, I was apprehensive about our 6-hour transit thru the Manila airport terminals https://www.sandspice.com/manila-airport-terminals/ #Manila #Airport #Terminals #Transit #Philippines

Exploring Songkhla Thailand 🧜‍♀️

Songkhla Thailand 🧜‍♀️ Home of the Golden Mermaid ...however with its endless beaches, colorful old town & chequered history, Songkhla can be much more rewarding. https://www.sandspice.com/exploring-songkhla-thailand/ #Songkhla #Thailand #GoldenMermaid

Juara Beach - Tioman Island, Malaysia

Juara Beach 🏄‍♂️ Tioman Island, Malaysia: 2km of sand bordered by jungle Backed up by a mountainous rain forest, 1511 Coconut Grove on Juara beach offers several compact but comfortable raised wooden beach chalets. https://www.sandspice.com/juara-beach/ #JuaraBeach #Tioman #Malaysia

Hotel Quest Semarang City 🍛 Indonesia

Hotel Quest Semarang 🍛 with street-food warungs close by... You don't have to walk far from the Hotel Quest Semarang to find a small Indonesian kitchen and order a complete meal for two for just €3. https://www.sandspice.com/hotel-quest-semarang/ #Hotel #Quest #Semarang #Indonesia #Warungs

Hong Kong Activities for a 2-day Stopover

Hong Kong Activities for a Relaxed 2-day Stopover 🚝 From Victoria Peak to a Symphony of Lights & the Trick Eye Museum there's plenty to do - so choose your activities carefully... https://www.sandspice.com/hong-kong-activities/ #HongKong #StopOver #LaserShow

Beneath the Knuckle Mountains

The Knuckle Mountains, Sri Lanka ⛰️ Jungle Paths, Cool Rivers Emerging into a clearing we could see the Knuckle Mountains bathed in mist in the distance. Easy to see how these mountains got their name. https://www.sandspice.com/knuckle-mountains/ #Knuckle #Mountains #SriLanka #Jungle #Rivers

Malaysia Airlines Inflight Experience

Malaysia Airlines Inflight Experience 🛫 Though you will generally pay more to travel with Malaysia Airlines, there are several advantages that can make it worthwhile... https://www.sandspice.com/malaysia-airlines/ #Malaysia #Airlines #Inflight #Experience

Backtracking to Semarang City by Minibus

Backtracking to Semarang City 🚐 with no credit cards & little cash From Jepara we took a minibus back to Semarang city to try to rescue our vacation from disaster. We had just one more roll of the dice... https://www.sandspice.com/backtracking-semarang-city/ #Semarang #Indonesia #Jepara #Travel

Malaysia Airlines Inflight Experience

Malaysia Airlines Inflight Experience 🛫 Though you will generally pay more to travel with Malaysia Airlines, there are several advantages that can make it worthwhile... https://www.sandspice.com/malaysia-airlines/ #Malaysia #Airlines #Inflight #Experience

Malaysia Airlines Inflight Experience

Malaysia Airlines Inflight Experience 🛫 Though you will generally pay more to travel with Malaysia Airlines, there are several advantages that can make it worthwhile... https://www.sandspice.com/malaysia-airlines/ #Malaysia #Airlines #Inflight #Experience

Kandy Lake Comfort

Kandy Lake, Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and the Wood Apples are Delicious! Kandy Lake Comfort Hotel - A peaceful lakeside hotel: There were signs on the doors saying "Beware monkeys". They weren't kidding... https://www.sandspice.com/kandy-lake-comfort/ #Kandy #Lake #SriLanka #Hotel #Comfort

New Year's Eve Malta Clifftop Camping

Our New Year's Eve Malta clifftop camping trip?...definitely different 🥾 The sheer mass of equipment we took - for just 1 night - on our Malta clifftop camping made it look like Shackleton's expedition to Antarctica. https://www.sandspice.com/malta-clifftop-camping/ #Malta #Camping #NewYearsEve #Mellieha

Bordeaux Break 🍷 Sublime French Gastronomy

Bordeaux Break 🍷 Sublime French Gastronomy Don't worry - Bordeaux wine won't make you fat. It'll make you lean …against tables, chairs, floors, walls & ugly people. https://www.sandspice.com/bordeaux/ #Bordeaux #France #Wine #Gastronomy

South Goa via AC2 Train Class

South Goa via AC2 train class 🚂 Book ahead, but don't expect much South Goa via AC2 train class - After negligible service, the stewards repeatedly returned to our cabin requesting “Baksheesh”. https://www.sandspice.com/south-goa-via-ac2-train-class/ #India #Goa #AC2 #train #class

Gdańsk Poland 4-Day Break

Gdansk Poland 🇵🇱 4-Day Break - Transfers & Accommodation Apart from the culture of the old town the real attraction of a Gdansk Poland 4-day break is the epic history of this Baltic port formerly known as Danzig. https://www.sandspice.com/gdansk-poland/ #Airport #Transfers #Accommodation #Gdansk #Poland #Baltic #Danzig

Panama Canal Kayaking 🛶 Jungle Land Experience

Panama Canal Kayaking 🛶 Jungle Land Experience When planning our trip, we didn't realize that kayaking was just one of the activities available on the Panama Canal. https://www.sandspice.com/panama-canal-kayaking/ #Panama #Canal #Kayaking #JungleLand

I'm a Celebrity - Get me out of Fort Kochi!

Fort Kochi & Kochi City 🛺 Getting in and out of the city It is quite a journey to the center of Fort Kochi. In India, you don’t drive on the left of the road, you drive on what is left of the road. https://www.sandspice.com/fort-kochi-india/ #India #Hotels #Fort #Kochi