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Visit Hong Kong: A Captivating City Where it Costs More to Bury the Dead than House the Living

Posted on January 25, 2016 by laurapattara

I’m under no illusion that my travel experiences, in some of the world’s most popular destinations, have a lot to do with the time of year in which I visited. This is why I was stoked a few weeks ago, … Continue reading →

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2015 – The Travel Year (that wasn’t really)

Posted on December 31, 2015 by laurapattara

I woke up this morning realising that we covered more kilometres during our 8-week traverse of China, in 2014, than during the last 12 months in Southeast Asia. The thought made me smile. Travel. It’s bloody brilliant no matter how … Continue reading →

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Cameron Highlands: The HIGHlight of Malaysia. Apparently…

Posted on October 16, 2015 by laurapattara

‘You’ll LOOOOOVE the guesthouse’ he said ‘It’s completely surrounded by nature’ he said. This is like that time he told me: ‘Oh, you’ve never ridden a big motorbike before? Only a scooter? Aaahhh…don’t worry…it’s same same!’ And then I am … Continue reading →

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Hipmunk City Love Project: Could South Brisbane Be Our Ideal Australian Base?

Posted on September 5, 2015 by laurapattara

As we’re inching closer to Australia, the hot topic around our camp stove these days is: where would we want to settle? As much as I love Sydney, I know I could never live there again. After I last visited … Continue reading →

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A Taste of the Expat Life in Penang, Malaysia

Posted on August 29, 2015 by laurapattara

The housekeeper walks in, takes one quick glance at the living room, declares the whole apartment ‘sparkly clean’ and proceeds to unpack two bags full of groceries. Apparently, we’re cooking curry today…and who’d dare argue with that? Sanra is not … Continue reading →

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Travel Etiquette: How NOT to Make Enemies and Offend People When Travelling

Posted on August 13, 2015 by laurapattara

Contrary to what you may think, I’m not immune to the odd travel faux pas here and there, despite my many years of practice. My bouts of foot-in-mouth disease may have decreased in the last few years yet try as … Continue reading →

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Hipmunk City Love: How to Survive a Visit to Bangkok’s Grand Palace

Posted on August 11, 2015 by laurapattara

The Grand Palace is, to Bangkok, what the Colosseum is to Rome: the epitome symbol of its ancient civilization. A visit is an absolute must, although  it could be chaotic, tiring and quite overwhelming, Crowds here are phenomenal, especially in … Continue reading →

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Hipmunk City Love: Top 3 Culinary Secrets of Siem Reap, Cambodia

Posted on August 8, 2015 by laurapattara

Siem Reap is the undisputed tourist-queen of Cambodia and home to the UNESCO-listed Angkor Archaeological Park, once the heart and soul of the ancient Khmer Empire. You would expect that such a popular, special place would be brimming with amazing … Continue reading →

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Travel: it’s evolutionary, Watson!

Posted on July 25, 2015 by laurapattara

I really didn’t need a Harvard psychologist to convince me of the fact that the only predictable thing, in life, is its unpredictability. However, as I watched Dan Gilbert’s Ted Talk, The Psychology of your Future Self the other night, … Continue reading →

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Overlanding in Low Season?! You bet!

Posted on July 16, 2015 by laurapattara

We’re currently travelling through Southeast Asia at a time of year when many fellow travellers are keeping well away. The weather is crap, the heat unbearable and humidity stifling. As most overlanders know, the trick to keeping up this luxurious … Continue reading →

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