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Is it travelling or touring that I'm doing? Travelling implies a destination. I believe what I'm doing is the 21st century update of the grand tour.
| Nick n Lizzi's Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Travel Blogs and Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
 | The World | |
 Every time is wine o'clock 'Down-under'! Aug 03 '07 "'its a tough decision deciding which place is most up to scratch to perch your bottom!'" | Melbourne, Australia | |
 Shantell winery "Excellent homemade food, excellent wine, excellent view, need I say more?!" | Melbourne, Australia | |
 Official Neighbours tour "Everybody needs good Neighbours" | Melbourne, Australia | |
Yarra valley wine tasting "Wine tasting at De Bortolli and Shantell wineries" | Melbourne, Australia | |
Eureka tower "The tallest tower in the southern hemisphere." | Melbourne, Australia | |
Nadi Aug 09 '07 | Nadi, Fiji | |
| Tarawa, Kiribati | |
 Mary's Motel "No we don't have that...." | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
Lizzi and Nick circumcise the globe Jan 16 '06 | San Francisco, California | |
fear too many song titles Jan 16 '06 "'Strange People, wonderful manners'" | San Francisco, California | |
Aloha Jan 24 '06 "The coldest place I have ever been..... it was pretty hot!" | Oahu, Hawaii | |
Gyu Kaku "Cook your own food!" | Oahu, Hawaii | |
Hostelling International, Honolulu "Very friendly, quiet place with no rowdy partys" | Oahu, Hawaii | |
coldstone "Ice cream parlour" | Oahu, Hawaii | |
Volcano Joe's "Best coffee in Oahu" | Oahu, Hawaii | |
Seaside Hawaiian Hostel "Friendly place but also close to a noisy nightclub" | Oahu, Hawaii | |
Punalu'u Guest House "Brilliant for a good nights sleep!" | Oahu, Hawaii | |
Arnotts Lodge (Big island of Hawaii) "Good value hostel brilliant base for tours" | Oahu, Hawaii | |
Bula Vinaka from the friendly islands of Fiji Feb 14 '06 "'I'll show you where to buy handicrafts from a fijian, don't buy from the Indians'!!!!" | Viti Levu, Fiji | |
The Beachouse "Don't bother looking around this is the best place to stay on Vitu Levu!" | Viti Levu, Fiji | |
| Christchurch, New Zealand | |
Foley Towers "Set around some attractive gardens a good place to chill out away from the centre of Christchurch" | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
Abel Tasman National Park "Beautiful clear waters, golden sands and bush. Watch wildlife, explore on foot, by water taxi or in kayaks." | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
Christchurch art gallery "Some excellent exhibitions in an interesting building set in the heart of the art distrit of Christchurch." | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
Hamner Springs "A pretty town with good access for mountain biking, walking or other activities, but famous for its natural hot pools for bathing in." | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
Time to wwoof! Mar 06 '06 "What is wwoofing?...." | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Wellington, New Zealand | |
Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa "Spend a whole day here and you won't get to see it all, so pick your exhibition wisely so that you don't get overkill. Arguably the best museum in New Zealand." | Wellington, New Zealand | |
The Flying Burrito Brothers "A better selection of Mexican dishes than you'd get at your average Mexican. We tried Puerco pibil and the tequila samplers." | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Chocolate Fish Cafe "Calorie overload!!!! Yummy!! This is where the stars of Lord of the Rings apparently hung out. Big portions of cake and also choclate fish with your drinks make this not one for the weight conscious!" | Wellington, New Zealand | |
Midnight Espresso "Cool! Good food, good coffee and after sampling many coffe shops our favourite in Wellington" | Wellington, New Zealand | |
YHA Wellington "Clean, well located, helpful, en suite rooms and plenty of facilities." | Wellington, New Zealand | |
| Takapau, New Zealand | |
Matai Hangi "Run by Maori and not a hotel, a smaller crowd ensures a more intimate show and there is plenty of food, leave room in your stomach!" | Takapau, New Zealand | |
Just the Ducks Nuts "Friendly, personnal hostel in Tauranga, will also help you find work." | Tauranga, New Zealand | |
Agrodome "Cheesy, good fun. Watch an interactive show on sheep and sheep shearing, you may even milk a cow or bottle feed a lamb." | Takapau, New Zealand | |
Freefall Xtreme "Good fun body flying, simulates a skydive essentially" | Takapau, New Zealand | |
Car troubles Apr 13 '06 | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Hamilton museum of art history "Interesting mix of exhibitons, liked the ones on war posters and young entrepreneurs" | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Belgium Beer cafe "Good selection of beers and excellent food, but beers obviously pricey" | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Rangitoto island "Lots of walking, interesting flora and geology" | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Aloe Tree Backpackers "Friendly, ecclectic colourful decor!" | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Chocolate Boutique cafe "Chocolate heaven without being too sweet" | Auckland, New Zealand | |
Five o'clock is wine o'clock! Apr 21 '06 "Nick's face was a picture when he tried the cheap wine...." | Sydney, Australia | |
Sydney Art gallery "Very good coffee and little brownies in the coffee shop, interesting range of exhibitions, something for everyone." | Sydney, Australia | |
Bondi Beach "Good for a lazy sunday afternoon, nice beach but not a lot to do here except surf and eat. There are better beaches to learn to surf on." | Sydney, Australia | |
YHA Railway Square "What you'd expect from a YHA, in a good location." | Sydney, Australia | |
Wagamama "Quiet as it was off the main streets at the top of a shopping mall" | Sydney, Australia | |
An interconnected warren of shopping malls Apr 24 '06 | Singapore City, Singapore | |
Raffles hotel/Singapore sling "We shared a Singapore Sling cocktail that cost more than our meal that night." | Singapore City, Singapore | |
The New 7th Storey Hotel "Good value for money with good sized room and helpful staff." | Singapore City, Singapore | |
Madam Saigon "Tasty, healthy, well priced restaurant food for when you want a break from hawker stalls and shopping malls, situated near Raffles hotel." | Singapore City, Singapore | |
Night Safari "Arrive early, you'll see more on the safari tour than by walking, keep away from the crowds when walking in order to see more animals" | Singapore City, Singapore | |
A spot of the good life Apr 28 '06 "We quickly relaxed in our fluffy dressing gowns" | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Mandarin Oriental "Magnificent, probably our favourite hotel" | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Old China Cafe "One of Nick's favourite restaurants, good value, healthy, tasty food, good as an introduction to proper Malaysian/Asian food" | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Pacific bar and restaurant "Top notch, all the little extras like free pre-starter mousse, after dinner chocs/sweet-bits/ bread etc. Portions sizes not big but rich and very tasty." | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | |
Teman Negara and Cameron Highlands May 01 '06 | Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Father's Guest House "Friendly, plenty of travel advice and well respected in the Cameron Highlands area." | Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Canopy Walkway "The longest canopy walkway in the world, a ladder laid on a net held by ropes to the trees 45metres high. Not good for those with a fear of heights!" | Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
Boh tea plantations "Good explanation of making of the tea, good cup of tea in tearooms, wonderful views." | Cameron Highlands, Malaysia | |
The Rainy season does not make for good beach weather May 05 '06 "we were bitten unmercilessly" | Penang, Malaysia | |
Spice Garden "Really pleasant to walk around and interesting to learn about the plants. We spotted monkeys but got eaten by loads of mosquitos." | Penang, Malaysia | |
A city of Mayhem May 07 '06 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Weekend Market "Crowded, big in fact very very big." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
The best Bangkok hotel "fine, very much appreciated the air-con, but nothing fancy." | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Same Same but Different May 10 '06 | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Simon Caberet "Lady boys in sparkly dresses mine to songs in various languages, dancing a bit half hearted, seating set up more for a show than cabaret. Enjoyable if only for the pantomine style dames scetches, but don't set your hopes too high!!" | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Golden Trumpet "Cafe/restaurant, serves Thai and western food, run by friendly bilingual family, good drinks selection, tasty and healthy organic food." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Lemon Tree "Very tasty inexpensive Thai food, recommended by the locals." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Riverside "Live bands every night (however the same ones each time we went) extensive menu but expect tourist prices." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Richly non-tourist trek "We didn't get what we expected, good fun, but discovered very little about the hill tribes, and have since discovered that the elephants weren't treated well where we went for the elephant ride." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Chiang Mai zoo "Terrible, sad animals, poor displays, overpriced." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Walai House "Very good value for money, close to massage school, good staff, comfortable." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Inner Peace spa "A very posh spa with 50% off for May and June we had a very good price for a personalised 2 hour package and free limousine service. Highly recommended and will be of high quality." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Sunday Market "By far the biggest and best market in Chiang Mai, good food, good stalls, good prices." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
A Lot of Thai cooking course "Excellent, don't eat breakfast! Teacher excellent cook we will use this food as a benchmark for good Thai food in the future now. Cook 6 dishes, be taken on a tour of the market to learn about the foods and learn about making curry paste and maybe vegetable carving." | Chiang Mai, Thailand | |
Luang Prabang and Phonsaven for Plain of Jars Jun 04 '06 "We rode the elephants into the river to give them a bath" | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
Tiger trails mahout programme "Learnt about the life of a mahout and how to care for the elephants. Here they are working on elephant conservation and you can definitely tell that the elephants are happy and well cared for. We did spend much time sitting around doind nothing, but the camp is over the river from a top quality ecolodge, we rode and washed the elephants in the river and kayaked back to Luang Prabang pn our second day." | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
Mano guest house "Away from the main expensive more touristy area, well run, clean with aircon, hot shower and TV" | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
The three elephants cooking course "Get a good understanding of Lao food and cooking techniques and the skills to cook a range of typical Laos dishes back home." | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
Royal Palace museum "Set in beautiful grounds, the former residance for the Lao royal family." | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
Hotel Maly (Phonsaven) "Excellent food, and runs the most informative tours." | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
L'Etranger "A bookshop with an area for recling and reading on floor cushions upstairs, shows free films every night and serves good Lao and western food and big selection of teas." | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
Kuang Si Waterfall "Every tour company or tuktuk driver will want to take you here, but it is worth it. See rescued bears and a tiger, walk to the top or swim in one of the many clear pools along the way. Alternatively take a book and soak in the surroundings." | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
White Orchid Guest House (Phonsaven) "Brand new, clean and quiet, but close to a travel office where they will keep hassling you to take their tour." | Luang Prabang, Laos | |
Vang Vieng and Vientiane Jun 12 '06 "I was grateful for those swimming lessons where you have to wear your pyjamas...." | Vientiane, Laos | |
Les Jardins do Vang Vieng "A new set of bungalows over looking the river in Vang Vieng" | Vientiane, Laos | |
Riverside hotel (Vientiane) "Friendly, new hotel, with fridge, TV, hot shower and aircon" | Vientiane, Laos | |
Tubing in Vang Vieng "Splashdown, on a river in Laos. But a lot slower!!" | Vientiane, Laos | |
Buddha Park (Vietiane) "Surreal, a long bus ride to get there, this park on the river, is cock full of various buddha and religious statues. Including a massive recling buddha and a 'hell's mouth' which if you're brave you can climb to the top of, but its not easy!" | Vientiane, Laos | |
Organic Farm Cafe "Try the tempura mulberry leaves. This is a great farm and initiative he has set up here. Food is also great and healthy. Do try it!" | Vang Vieng, Laos | |
Na Dao "This was the only place to eat lunch in the area, but for just over US$6 we had 3 course gourmet posh French meal including tea/coffee. The wine was also very good!" | Vientiane, Laos | |
Vayakorn Guest House "Excellent value for money top hotel standard, large airy room, unfortunately for us was only available for 1 night." | Vientiane, Laos | |
Si Phan Don, Champasak and Pakse Jun 17 '06 "....with the smell of Lao Lao whisky on his breath..." | Pakse, Champasak | |
Sala Done Khong "Romantic bed with mosquito net, large spacious rooms, electricity between 6-10pm only." | Don Khon, Laos | |
Vong Phaseut Guest House "Very cheap and friendly" | Pakse, Champasak | |
Champasak Palace Hotel "Looks good on the outside, but appearances can be deceptive." | Pakse, Champasak | |
Lao Chaleun Hotel "Prices had doubled from price in lonely planet, mostly friendly, small room." | Pakse, Champasak | |
Auberge Sala Don Khon "Excellent healthy fresh cooked food, overlooking the river. Try the grilled fish in banana leaf!" | Pakse, Champasak | |
Ankhors away!! Jun 23 '06 "It was so good to be able to buy chocolate again, even Dove (galaxy)!!" | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Red Piano Restaurant "comfortable, and had banana and museli on its breakfast menu!!" | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Carnets d'Asie "We knelt on cusions at a low table the food was excellent and reasonable and service good." | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Dim Sum Dumpling restaurant "Cheap, tasty and BIG portions" | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Red Piano guesthouse "Brightly coloured rooms, friendly staff and good location make this good value and hassle free." | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Blue Pumpkin "Everything looked tasty, and the icecream was delicious!" | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Watch classical Khmer dancing "We had buffet Cambodian food whilst watching the dancing from which Thai dance originates." | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Landmine museum "An essential part of your visit to Siem Reap, it runs purely on donations, which also helps Aki Ra support those children disabled by landmines he has adopted. Truely educational on the serious problem of landmines and their devastating effects." | Siem Reap, Cambodia | |
Phnom Penh Jun 26 '06 "....was the reciprocal rule for electrical resistance...." | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
Tuol Sleng Genocide Museum "Horrific, if you only visit one tourist site in P.P. make it this one. Only 6 inmates survived, one an artist painted pictures of the torture, also too some of the photos are very sickening and the cells scary." | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
Phnom Penh Massage By Blind "I had a good Japanese style massage at a reasonable price." | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
Her Royal Highness Hotel "This was run by a friend of our driver from Siem Reap, alright but nothing special." | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
Friends Restaurant "Excellent menu, all proceeds go to helping street children, not the only one of its kind in Phnom Penh we visited another one also on the river front." | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
New Sai Travel Service Ltd "I include this as unlike many places this won't give you any b******t if you want to book onward travel. Located on the riverfront" | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
Choeung EK Genocidal centre/ killing fields "Don't bother with a guide, ours was brusque and spoilt the experience for us. Use your imagination and literally see bits of clothing and bones sticking up out the ground as you walk over a mass grave." | Phnom Penh, Cambodia | |
Watch out for motorbikes!! Jun 28 '06 | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
The Original Bodhi Tree "Very cheap and tasty with friendly staff, who don't always understand but do it with a smile! Sales of their artwork benefit disadvantaged and street children." | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Cao Dai Holy See, Tay Ninh "Marvel at the brightly coloured temple and watch a Cao Dai ceremony from the balcony of this religion founded in 1926." | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Fine arts museum "This is set in a magnificent yellow and white classical building and has an interesting range of Vietnamese works." | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Cu Chi Tunnels "Very interesting and good guide, crawl through a replica tunnel. Where the people of Cu Chi resisted against the americans with their system of underground tunnels." | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Reunification Palace "Join a fascinating free tour, of what was the presidential palce before 30/04/1975." | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
War Remnants Museum "Be prepared for some excellent photography of some grusome sights. Shows the true horror of war." | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
MyMy Art House "Room a bit small, and they always want to know your business which can be a bit annoying, but quite reasonable and clean." | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Cafe Creperie "Friendly waiting staff, relaxing decor and good food. (ok not strictly Vietnamese!)" | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Huong Lai "Staff are disadvantaged or former street children, service is excellent as is their english and the food" | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Relaxation at the Kite surfing capital of Asia. Jul 04 '06 "We sledged down the slopes on bits of plastic!" | Mui Ne, Vietnam | |
Tuong Duong "Family run beachside restaurant with the best prices in Mui Ne beach. The 16 year old girl waitress has excellent English, and is absolutely lovely as are all the staff and the food is good too." | Mui Ne, Vietnam | |
Tien Dat "Only open 3 weeks, great opening offers, great room, good pool, but needs a little improvement in the restaurant." | Mui Ne, Vietnam | |
Sanddunes "Jeep tour of lotus lake, white and yellow sanddunes, red canyon and fishing village. Sledging down the white sanddunes with the local kids is great fun!" | Mui Ne, Vietnam | |
Dalat, honeymoon capital of Vietnam. Jul 08 '06 | Dalat, Vietnam | |
Dalat, honeymoon capital of Vietnam. Jul 08 '06 "Then Nick got a big stick to fight off other dogs" | Dalat, Vietnam | |
Easy Riders (motorbike guides) "Extremely informative and fun. Would like to travel further around Vietnam this way." | Dalat, Vietnam | |
Cafe 100 roofs "Can only drink here, but fun to explore and an unique bohemian atmosphere" | Dalat, Vietnam | |
Phat tire ventures "Feel happily tired, and see some amazing scenery with good trustworthy guides." | Dalat, Vietnam | |
Dreams Hotel "Excellent" | Dalat, Vietnam | |
Return to Saigon Jul 11 '06 "for which you had to don a full length winter coat" | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Anh Phuong 2 "Very friendly, family run, very big rooms!" | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), Vietnam | |
Like a fish in a tank Jul 13 '06 | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Jim Thompson House "Where did JT go?" | Bangkok, Thailand | |
Bon voyage Jan 15 '06 | Bournemouth, United Kingdom | |
| Standalone Reviews | ||
| Title and Date | Location | |
Boudin History and Bakery Tour Jan 17 '06 "Loaf around a bakery" | San Francisco, California | |
