Exploring Koh Lipe, Thailand 🌴 A Tiny Island Paradise

Exploring Koh Lipe, Thailand 🌴 A Tiny Island Paradise Nestled in the Andaman Sea, Koh Lipe is a small island paradise with beautiful beaches, world-class diving & vibrant marine life. https://www.sandspice.com/koh-lipe-thailand/ #KohLipeThailand #island #travel #tourism #beaches #diving #snorkeling

Philippines Buses & Jeepneys 🚍

Philippines Buses & Jeepneys 🚍 Definitely more fun than a taxi... If you'll be using the Philippines buses & jeepneys to get around, check out these tips we picked up on the road. https://www.sandspice.com/philippines-buses-jeepneys/ #Philippines #Buses #Jeepneys #Taxi

Girona in Giro 🌺 What to See & Do in Springtime

Girona in Giro 🌺 What to see and do in the Springtime With just 5 hours to spare in the Spanish city of Girona there's plenty to do - particularly if you're a "Game of Thrones" fan. https://www.sandspice.com/girona-ingiro/ #Girona #GameOfThrones #Spain #Spring

Ubud Bali Eating Out 🍛 Our Favourite Warungs

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

Ushuaia Guesthouse Bastimentos 😱 Panama

Ushuaia Guesthouse Bastimentos 😱 Panama - Heavy Metal Dosshouse Except for one $10 guesthouse in India, the Ushuaia Guesthouse Bastimentos rates as the worst place we've had the misfortune to experience. https://www.sandspice.com/ushuaia-guesthouse-bastimentos/ #Ushuaia #Bastimentos #Panama #HeavyMetal

Honey, the ATM ate my card 💳

Honey, the ATM ate my card in Indonesia 💳 & the bank won't return it! What do you do when an Indonesian ATM swallows your credit card? ... and it's your only one! https://www.sandspice.com/atm-ate-my-card/ #Indonesia #ATM #CreditCard #Java #lost

Amsterdam Layover 🌷 Hotel & Activities

Amsterdam Layover in Winter? 🥶 Be sure to bring your woolies Beyond smoking dope, stealing bikes & visiting the Red Light area 💋 there's plenty to do https://www.sandspice.com/amsterdam-layover-hotel-activities/ #Amsterdam #Hotel #Layover #dope #bikes #RedLight

Kovalam Lighthouse Beach 🏖️ India

Kovalam Lighthouse Beach Experience 🏖️ with direct flights to Trivandrum Recently prices have soared at Kovalam, but it's still a relatively low-cost & chilled out destination - and well worth the experience. https://www.sandspice.com/kovalam-lighthouse-beach-experience/ #India #Kovalam #LighthouseBeach #Kerala

Miserable in Mersing Malaysia 🫤

Miserable in Mersing Malaysia 🫤 Easily the worst hotel of our trip Mersing is the gateway to Tioman Island, a popular destination for travellers to Malaysia... but avoid spending the night at the Embassy Hotel https://www.sandspice.com/embassy-mersing-malaysia/ #Mersing #Malaysia #Embassy #Hotel #MersingOdor #UnpleasantSmells

Exploring the Depths 🥽 A Dive into Sea Scooters

Exploring the Depths 🥽 A Dive into Sea Scooters Sea scooters, also known as diver propulsion vehicles (DPVs) allow you to glide effortlessly through the depths, exploring marine wonders like never before https://www.sandspice.com/a-dive-into-sea-scooters/ #SeaScooters #UnderwaterExploration #EcoFriendlyDiving #UnderwaterGadgets #ExploreTheOcean #DiveIn

Post-COVID 😷 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 infection, do the planet a favour and fly less. https://www.sandspice.com/covid-19-new-normal-flying-experience/ #COVID19 #FlyingChanges #NewNormalFlying #SafeAirTravel #PandemicTravel #TravelTips2024

Fox & Firefly Cottages 🔥🪰🔥 Loboc

Fox & Firefly Cottages Loboc 🔥🪰🔥 Paddle Boarding in the Philippines Don't expect anything fancy at the Fox & Firefly Cottages Loboc. This is a pure backpackers place with the smallest dormitory I've ever seen. https://www.sandspice.com/fox-firefly-cottages-loboc/ #Fox #Firefly #Loboc #Philippines #PaddleBoarding

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

Tangalle Beaches 🌴 Sri Lanka

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

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

Discover the Hidden Gem: A Karimunjawa Travel Plan 🌴🌊

Discover the Hidden Gem: A Karimunjawa Travel Plan 🌴🌊 €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

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

Jet Airways Inflight Experience

How does Jet Airways inflight experience compare to other airlines? Air India is surprisingly the least popular of the domestic Indian airlines. How would the budget Jet Airways inflight experience stack up? https://www.sandspice.com/jet-airways-inflight-experience/

Buy Your Own Panamanian Island

Buy your own fully-equipped Panamanian Island with 2-bedroom house It costs less than a posh city apartment, but is owning a Panamanian island going to offer you the kind of lifestyle-change you imagine? https://www.sandspice.com/buy-panamanian-island/ #Panama #Property #island

Bocas to Boca Chica by Bus

The trip from Bocas to Boca Chica by bus requires a little patience... ...for a total journey time of approximately 7 hours from Bocas to Boca Chica by bus and boat, at a total cost of $20.50 per person. https://www.sandspice.com/bocas-to-boca-chica-by-bus/ #Bus #BocasDelToro #BocaChica #Panama

Boca Chica and Boca Brava

Hanging out with the Howler Monkeys in Boca Brava, Panama If you're interested in monkeys, you'll hear the Howlers everywhere (and we're not just talking about your next-door hotel guests). https://www.sandspice.com/boca-chica-boca-brava/ #BocaChica #BocaBrava #Panama

Boca Chica to Panama City

Travelling from Boca Chica to Panama City? Checkout your options... If you don't have your own car, there are 2 ways to get from Boca Chica to Panama City: The hard way or the expensive way. https://www.sandspice.com/boca-chica-to-panama-city/ #BocaChica #PanamaCity #Bus #Panama

Our Panamanian Hotel Experiences

Here's a no-frills summary of our Panamanian hotel experiences If you're seeking decent Panamanian hotel experiences, don't go too cheap. Anywhere we stayed charging less than $40 a night was a mistake… https://www.sandspice.com/panamanian-hotel-experiences/ #Panama #Hotels #Costs

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

Colorful Filipino Currency

Colorful Filipino Currency 💵 Best keep a stash of lower denomination notes Check out the colorful Filipino currency. Newer notes are brightly colored like Euros - though the equivalent amount goes a lot further... https://www.sandspice.com/colorful-filipino-currency/ #Colorful #Filipino #Currency #Notes #Philippines

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

Ashiyana Resort, Alona Beach

Alona Beach in the Philippines: Too touristy? or is it worth a visit? Alona beach came as quite a surprise: If you read up about it online, you get the impression that this is an overcrowded tourist magnet. https://www.sandspice.com/alona-beach/ #Alona #Beach #Philippines #Ashiyana

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

2013 Loboc Earthquake Damage, Philippines

2013 Loboc Earthquake - An energy equivalent to 32 Hiroshima bombs No wonder the Filipinos are a God-fearing nation: This area suffered catastrophic damage in the 2013 Loboc earthquake and flooding. https://www.sandspice.com/2013-loboc-earthquake/ #2013 #Loboc #Earthquake #Philippines

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

Seaside Boutique, Panglao in the Philippines

The Seaside Boutique: By far the best food we ate in the Philippines At the Seaside Boutique our host created delicious and thoughtfully prepared 3-course dinners: We didn't consider eating anywhere else in Panglao. https://www.sandspice.com/seaside-boutique/ #SeasideBoutique #Panglao #Philippines

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

Panglao Island Nature Resort

Panglao Island Nature Resort - Enjoy the infinity pool on a day-visit The Panglao Island Nature Resort has a beautiful private white sand beach, better than any other we found in Panglao, including Alona beach https://www.sandspice.com/panglao-island-nature-resort/ #Panglao #Nature #Resort #Philippines

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

The White Sands of Dumaluan Beach, Philippines

The White Sands of Dumaluan Beach in the Philippines A good alternative to Alona, but bring your own picnic to Dumaluan beach. Food options at the snack bar are limited and the service is slow https://www.sandspice.com/dumaluan-beach/ #Sand #Dumaluan #Beach #Philippines

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

Philippines Trikes Taxis & Other Transport Options

Philippines Trikes Taxis and other Transport Options Since we'd read a lot about people being ripped off, we were initially wary when using Philippines trikes, taxis or other transport options. https://www.sandspice.com/philippines-trikes-taxis/ #Philippines #Trikes #Taxis #Transport