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Belfast: Street Art Walking Tour (Self Guided)

May 11, 2019 by hollyGS

Link to tour is here: https://embed.alpacamaps.com/journey/9ffea8e2-5eda-11e9-96fe-067ec0c7e8f4/default We weren’t quite sure what to expect from Belfast Northern Ireland. We knew it was a good jumping off point from which to see Giant’s Causeway and the Dark Hedges, but we never imagined how amazing the street art in down town Belfast would be. Here is the link to the walking tour we have made: https://embed.alpacamaps.com/journey/9ffea8e2-5eda-11e9-96fe-067ec0c7e8f4/default We knew of the street art surrounding the peace walls and the divide between the Loyalists and […]

Categories: Europe, Ireland, northern ireland • Tags: belfast, buget travel, cheap travel, cheap UK, Ireland, murals, northern ireland, peace wall, self guided, self guided walking tour, street art, street art tour, uk, united kingdom, walking tour, what to do, what to see

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Dublin to Belfast: Northern Ireland

May 4, 2019 by hollyGS

We woke up super early and checked out of our hostel in order to catch our bus to Belfast. We booked our tickets with aircoach online from Canada. We boarded the bus on O’Connell Street in down town Dublin at 7:30am (the bus stopped briefly at Dublin airport) and we arrived in Belfast at 9:50 am. The trip was easy and I would recommend booking with aircoach. It cost us 11 euro for the trip! For reference the route we […]

Categories: Europe, Ireland, northern ireland • Tags: Beer, belfast, britian, budget, budget travel, buying tickets, cheap travel, cheap UK, Dublin, great britian, history, how to, Ireland, northern ireland, pub food, self guided, self guided walking tour, street art, the troubles, titanic, titanic museum, uk, united kingdom, walking tour, what to do, what to see

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Dublin Ireland: On foot

April 27, 2019 by hollyGS

Our second day in Dublin we started off the day at an amazing cafe near our hostel, Metro Cafe. It was just above freezing, so we were able to sit outside and enjoy a hearty breakfast and delicious coffee. There was a really amazing mural opposite the cafe. The mural was Halloween themed, which was appropriate because we were visiting Dublin in the week leading up to Halloween. We then headed to Christ Church Cathedral. We had seen people up […]

Categories: Europe, Ireland • Tags: Beer, budget, budget travel, castle, cheap travel, christ church, Dublin, dublin castle, Europe, guinness, Ireland, irish stew, see the world, self guided walking tour, street art, uk, walking tour, winter

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Dublin Ireland: This time for real!

April 20, 2019 by hollyGS

About a year ago we tried to visit Dublin Ireland on a quick trip from Toronto, but that plan was foiled by WOW airlines (aka the worst airline). If you haven’t already read about our first attempt to see Dublin Ireland, I will link the short video below, or you can read it by clicking here. Our second time in Ireland was much more successful and we finally got to try that quintessential pint of Guinness. We arrived at Dublin […]

Categories: Europe, Ireland • Tags: Beer, budget travel, cheap travel, christ church, Dublin, dublin airport, dublin castle, Europe, Ireland, irish breakfast, see the world, self guided, self guided walking tour, st.patrick's cathedral, travel europe, travel vlog, vlog, walking tour

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Malaysia in Summary

April 13, 2019 by hollyGS

We may have only been in Kuala Lumpur for one week, but we loved every moment in this spectacular country. From the bustling jungle city of Kuala Lumpur to the food and street art wonderland that is Penang. We would love to go back and see a wider variety of places, all over Malaysia. What are your suggestions for places to go and things to do? A definite highlight for me was the KL Park Canopy walk in KL Central […]

Categories: Asia, Malaysia • Tags: Beer, budget travel, cheap travel, how to, KL, KL Forest ecopark, KLCC park, kuala lumpur, Malaysia, malaysian food, masjid jamek mosque, penang, penang hill, petronas towers, see asia, see the world, self guided, self guided walking tour, sri mahamariamman temple, street art, street food, temple street, travel blog, travel vlog, vlog, vloggers, walking tour

The Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur

April 7, 2019 by hollyGS

In a massive area surrounding KL Sentral, you can find the Brickfields, aka Little India Kuala Lumpur. The area is incredibly vibrant, filled with colourful shops and archways and the wonderful smells of Indian curries and chai. Beth tried a thali filled with curries and rice and papadum, whilst Jives tried a Paratha and butter paneer dish. It was an incredibly hot day, and we were carrying our backpacks on our backs (before heading to the airport). I decided to […]

Categories: Asia, Malaysia • Tags: Asia, backpackers, backpacking, Beer, brickfields, budget travel, cheap travel, hindu temple, indian food, kuala lumpur, little india, Malaysia, malaysian food, masjid jamek mosque, see the world, self guided, self guided walking tour, south east asia, temple, travel, travel asia

Views of the Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur

March 31, 2019 by hollyGS

At the end of our trip to Malaysia, we stayed at an airbnb at the face suites that had arguably the best view of the KL city line, and the Petronas towers. The second best way to see the Petronas Towers was from KLCC Park. We actually got trapped in KLCC park during a downpour on our first day in Malaysia. I will link that video below if you would like to see it.

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Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur

March 24, 2019 by hollyGS

Getting to the Batu Caves is super easy now! From KL Sentral you can get on a direct train to the Batu caves. The cost is 2.6MYR and it takes half an hour. When we were in Kuala Lumpur however, the train service was disrupted and we have to take a bus from KL Sentral to a train that took us to the caves. Before we climbed the stairs into the caves, we stopped at the bottom and had a […]

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Getting to Monkey Beach, Penang

March 17, 2019 by hollyGS

Firstly, getting to Monkey Beach. From KOMTAR bus station you take bus 101 all the way to the very end. The driver yelled and everyone remaining on the bus exited. The bus will then turn around and head back to Georgetown (this is also how you get back). If you are nervous about missing the stop, we recommend downloading Maps.me and following along on the map as the bus travels. The one way trip cost us 3RMB . From the […]

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Belfast: Street Art Walking Tour (Self Guided)

Dublin to Belfast: Northern Ireland

Dublin Ireland: On foot

Dublin Ireland: This time for real!

Malaysia in Summary

The Brickfields, Kuala Lumpur

Views of the Petronas Towers, Kuala Lumpur

Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur

Getting to Monkey Beach, Penang