2019-07-01 11:52
4 weeks yesterday, on the 2nd June 2019, we welcomed a not so little 8lb5oz bundle into the world, and I don’t want to sound biased but he is bloody perfect!This little man has been on… Read More
Blog Directory > Travel Blogs > A Guy, A Girl and The World travel Blog >
A Guy, A Girl And The World Blog
carriefisher27.blogspot.com
A honest and no holds barred account of my travels around the world.
2018-05-16 19:36
Travelling the world for a year was fantastic for me, but I imagine for my mum it felt like abandonment…probably worse than when I moved to York for uni. At least then I was only 2 ho… Read More
2018-04-19 16:29
No Direction Home. Co-written with David TysallOn the night of Monday 16th April 2018 we gave up our luxuries and slept rough for the night to raise funds to fight local homeless… Read More
2018-03-20 19:30
We managed to travel the world for 12 months, catching numerous planes, trains and buses with no problem. But throw a little snow down in England and we’re hit with a huge disaster.On… Read More
2018-02-08 20:50
I’m just a girl….. A recent episode of Peaky Blinders got me thinking, what has changed for women in the last century? Resulting in an interesting conversation with my mum… Read More
2018-01-18 17:02
I’m not a vegan, I enjoy sausage and mash as much as the next person, but I do choose to use cruelty free products and find myself forever checking if my favourite moisturiser is on th… Read More
2018-01-03 10:41
I’ve never had to share a bath with a sibling, or use second hand bath water with the concern that it contained a little more than the days dirt. I’ve never not had central heati… Read More
2017-06-08 18:12
So we've been back a little over 9 weeks now, we're both in full time employment, we've both voted for the first time ever, we've caught up with friends and family...and I'm left thinking, w… Read More
2017-04-23 12:01
As soon as you hit the A64 you know that you’ve only got one destination in mind…York. Driving into York cemented the fact we were home, in fact it felt like we’d never le… Read More
2017-04-16 17:31
Blackpool for me as a child was always a favourite weekend destination. I remember pestering both parents to take me there every Saturday, whether it was just for a trip to the arcades or a… Read More
2017-04-09 18:26
We’ve taken 23 planes, 13 buses, 16 trains, 10 boats and owned 1 car to visit 10 countries over 12 months. We’ve taken 4,600 photos and videos, met some amazing people, become an… Read More
2017-04-03 18:44
I’m a nervous flyer, something that has not improved at all on this trip, so nervous in fact that my hands break out in cold sweats. So you can imagine the sheer panic I felt when the… Read More
2017-03-29 23:36
Last time we got the MegaBus it was a bit of a disaster, (you remember the time San Fran to L.A), but this time it was surprisingly better, even if the journey was 9 hours long. We were pick… Read More
2017-03-26 13:21
I’m not the best at saying goodbye, but seen as it was only a see you later for mum, Jo and David there were no tears outside the airport this time…yay me! The first part of our… Read More
2017-03-22 02:03
The journey from El Paso to San Antonio took a little over 8 hours, but frequent rest stops, naps and seat hopping made for a quick and painless journey…and probably spoilt us a bit t… Read More
2017-03-19 01:57
A BBQ in El Paso is a whole family affair, and with nearly $100 worth of meat Adam made sure that everyone was invited. This included all of Jo’s sons, their kids and David’s Mum… Read More
2017-03-12 03:22
Kyle’s been eating well and relaxing a lot, so when Jo and David’s grandkids, Donny and Dominik, suggested Jumpland he was both excited and apprehensive. I found it hilarious wat… Read More
2017-03-05 18:17
It was pretty typical that the one flight I was eager to get on was delayed, not even by a little bit but by a whole hour. To top it off it was a pretty turbulent flight thanks to bad weathe… Read More
2017-02-26 23:02
When I used to think of the Greyhound, I’d think of those old buses that looked like tin cans and stopped here, there and everywhere picking up passengers and ex-cons, mainly because o… Read More
2017-02-22 04:12
In all the excitement of America I forgot to tell you about Eric. After going to see him at the compound the original buyer decided that he still wanted our little old Subaru for his son aft… Read More
2017-02-16 04:18
Well, Auckland airport was quite the experience…from the couple doing their pre-flight stretches, to the barefoot man playing his ukulele (badly), the yoga man and the cheeky bastards… Read More
2017-02-11 06:37
The good news is, we sold Eric for more than we paid for him and the guy who was rehoming him said we could keep him for our last few days in Auckland. The bad news is, Eric got stolen 2 day… Read More
2017-02-08 00:22
Imagine going 10 rounds with Muhammed Ali but getting pounded with water from a power hose at the same time, hold that thought and repeat it for 2 hours…that’s how surfing felt… Read More
2017-01-31 20:30
Te Arai Point beach is pretty much perfect, theres rocks to climb and cliffs to jump off straight into the sea below. The ocean is clear, the sand is white and you’ve got views of the… Read More
2017-01-24 22:55
We haven’t had an Indian curry since we visited Little India in Penang, Malaysia, we just couldn’t face the disappointment, but after a gripping Sherlock and getting soggy at the… Read More
2017-01-19 03:16
So as you know we arrived safely and early in Raglan, after a quick check in and a chat with our lovely host, Sally, we made our way into town. Raglan can only be described as a surfers retr… Read More
2017-01-11 04:00
It was emotional goodbyes all round when we left Porirua, especially with unexpected tears from Isla, thankfully the promise of Kyle returning in a princess dress for her birthday got her gi… Read More
2017-01-03 21:40
I’ve learnt a lot of lessons whilst travelling but none so worrying as the one I learnt whilst in the supermarket. Turns out is pretty normal to ignore the tills shaking and the lights… Read More
2016-12-28 07:20
I slept like a baby during our first night back at Kym’s, it was nice to finally have a comfy bed, peace and quiet and the ability to stretch out…oh and warmth! After a quick-is… Read More
2016-12-22 04:33
We didn’t get much sleep during our last night in Queenstown, but I suppose that’s the joy of staying in a hostel on a Friday night! Feeling tired and hungry we demolished a $10… Read More
2016-12-16 05:23
Our final evening at the farm was spent with Richard and a good old lasagne. Richard told us another of his poems, quite possibly my favourite, inspired by his bike ride down the South West… Read More
2016-12-07 23:21
A road trip through the National Parks and forests led us to Richmond, a bigger town than Tapawera and complete with shopping centre…which already led us to believe that this wasn&rsq&hell…Read More
2016-12-03 08:28
After a relatively relaxed weekend playing Yahtzee and watching Hunt for the Wilderpeople (if you haven’t seen it, watch it), we felt relaxed and well fed, thanks to Kym’s amazin… Read More
2016-11-26 05:31
Feeling refreshed after a boiling hot shower we made our way back onto the State Highway headed for Gisborne. This time the journey took us along the coast showing us the expanse of the crys… Read More
2016-11-19 20:23
As the day progressed the weather seemed to just get worse, on top of the 7 more earthquakes and 900 aftershocks came heavy rain and 140kmph winds. It made me wish that I’d taken a nap… Read More
2016-11-14 07:29
Last time I posted we were chilling out in our PJ’s at the hostel in Melbourne ready to fly to New Zealand the next night and I’d sent my friend Kym a message telling her that I… Read More
2016-11-06 08:09
We woke at 6.15 am, nice and early to prepare for our flight to Melbourne, only to find that our flight had been cancelled, thanks a lot Tiger Air! All was not lost though as they had arrang… Read More
2016-11-01 12:31
The last day in Sydney was a little stressful for Kyle as he ended up spending 3 hours in the doctors to correct their mistake. Even though they had entered the correct insulin for his diabe… Read More
2016-10-27 06:35
We got majorly ripped off by the taxi for our last journey, booked through the homestay we paid 70,000 rupiah for a “15 minute” journey…absolute bullshit, it took 5 minute… Read More
2016-10-19 12:07
I was a little apprehensive about visiting Asia, it had never been high on my places to visit and the majority of the countries in which we visited were Kyle's choice apart from China and Ja… Read More
2016-10-17 08:10
So our first Uber experience, or non experience, was a disaster! We booked our taxi for 11.30am at 7.30pm the night before, but 5 minutes before it was due to arrive we got a notification sa… Read More
2016-10-12 08:23
Our songthaw ride to the harbour was actually ridiculous due to two of the couples that joined us on it. They were quite clearly on a 2 week holiday, the girls had their nails done and stupi… Read More
2016-10-08 08:37
We were picked up, on time well done Asia, by our driver from Scoot fast boats to make our way to the harbour and Nusa Lembongan. Along the way we picked up an Australian couple who took gre… Read More
2016-10-04 06:37
As you know we took a mini bus from the harbour to Kuta, this journey felt like forever and we got lumbered with "sick note". Sick note is a right dick head from the boat, her and her boyfri… Read More
2016-10-01 09:41
So the journey from Gili Trawangan to Gili Meno is all of 2km and takes less than 2 minutes, to get there you have 2 options. Option 1, charter a boat for 500,000 rupiah or option 2, get the… Read More
2016-09-28 01:43
We returned to ‘Hilton’ for our last meal in Lombok, a delicious chicken noodle soup prepared by our new friend, Siti, she was even good enough to remember that the spice nearly… Read More
2016-09-23 07:06
The evening before we left Kuching was spent chatting to Sam, drinking beer and eating Kek Lapis (layer cake, available in so many different flavours and is exactly what it says on the tin… Read More
2016-09-20 12:14
Our original travel plans didn’t include Malaysia, it was bad weather in the Philippines that led us here, and now that we’ve spent 3 weeks in this beautiful country I’m wo… Read More
2016-09-19 09:59
The drive from Kuala Lumpur centre to the airport started off pleasantly, even though it was 6.15 in the morning, the city backdrop was illuminated against the dark sky and the intermittent… Read More
2016-09-11 12:59
The journey from Tanah Rata to Kuala Lumpur seemed to take forever. The coach slowly wound it’s way down the hills, and when we reached the highway this speed didn’t seem to incr… Read More
2016-09-08 08:07
It was a late night thanks to being made famous by Minster FM, our video was posted on their Facebook page where many enjoyed it and saw the humour, and we got a few moaners too. But hey, it… Read More
2016-09-05 15:44
On arrival at Krabi airport we made our way to the check in desk and handed over our passports, we were shocked to hear, “Oh very special flight for you today”. But didn’t… Read More
2016-09-01 11:22
A lazy morning, a big breakfast and some slow packing was a refreshing break from the hectic early starts which we’re used to before moving on to the next destination. The taxi from Ao… Read More
2016-08-30 15:06
We were picked up late, standard for Thailand, by a rusty old mini bus to catch the ferry to Ao Nang. Surprisingly though Phuket harbour is a lot nicer than the one we last experienced in Tr… Read More
2016-08-27 09:08
Making our way from Vietnam back to Thailand took 11 hours, the flights were short but the checking in and waiting times in-between were long. We checked out of Happy Moon guesthouse at 6 am… Read More
2016-08-22 12:41
Kyle has a tendency to book things for early in the morning, flights, trips, trains and the flight from Dong Hoi to Hanoi was no different. With a 6am wake up call we didn’t have time… Read More
2016-08-17 05:50
Our last morning in Hue was an early one to catch the final train of Vietnam to Dong Hoi. We quickly ate our pancakes and packed the rest of our belongings before catching a taxi to the stat… Read More
2016-08-12 15:45
Each morning in Vietnam seems to start the same, some sort of breakfast and an iced coffee, it’s like a staple part of our diet now. Even when I worked at Nespresso I don’t think… Read More
2016-08-09 08:55
We bid a fond fair well to the family at the Thu Bon guesthouse as we took a private taxi 30km up the coast to our new home in Da Nang. Arriving at Cali Hotel we were pleased to see that it… Read More
2016-08-05 13:34
Whilst we were enjoying our last day on the beach I started to observe the vendors and began to feel a little guilty. The old women spend all day walking up and down the hot beach with a bam… Read More
2016-07-31 09:09
Another early rise and a taxi to the train station. Saigon station is tiny and ridiculously busy. Though the helpful staff directed us to the right platform, and we quickly ran across the tr… Read More
2016-07-28 12:37
It was another emotional goodbye when we left Good Morning guesthouse, especially when the guys provided us with a free breakfast to take with us on our journey. They have been the best host… Read More
2016-07-25 11:29
So my 27+ bites did a great job of keeping me awake, I think it must have been about 2am when I finally drifted off. I could of cried when my alarm started ringing at 5.15am, especially when… Read More
2016-07-22 07:36
It was an early rise so Kyle could say goodbye to Tola before he headed off to school. There was almost tears when Kyle said he wouldn’t be back next month, so he’s had to say he… Read More
2016-07-19 12:07
We had a sleepless night before going to see the dolphins. The heat was unbearable, and the fan just rotated the hot air around the room. I managed to fall asleep, however Kyle was left wide… Read More
2016-07-15 13:50
I’m beginning to notice a pattern in Phnom Penh and the nights before we have to get a bus….we always end up drinking! This time at Good Morning guesthouse, we got chatting to a… Read More
2016-07-10 08:59
So the plan was to pack our bags and get an early night in Phnom Penh, but the guys from the hostel were having none of it. It started with the offer of a free beer, this then led to us bein… Read More
2016-07-05 10:20
We waited nervously in the hotel lobby for the mini bus to come and collect us, and take us to the Giant Ibis depot. They said to be ready one hour before your buses departure. True to Asian… Read More
2016-07-02 04:07
After another sleepless night in Trat, (I’m not sure why, I didn’t see any lizards), we caught the public bus to Bangkok. This time we were the only none Thai people on the bus… Read More
2016-06-25 10:21
I didn’t get much sleep in Trat, after seeing a gecko hiding behind the TV and making Kyle chase it out of the room, I was scared that there may have been a few more hidden. So feeling… Read More
2016-06-17 13:27
We’ve had some pretty good flights on our travels, free food and drink, blankets and pillows and in flight entertainment. Well, that was until the flight to Bangkok, which was fucking… Read More
2016-06-12 06:16
Another month and another set of hints and highlights for Japan.No, someone has not been sat on the toilet for a long time before you. Most, if not all, of the toilet seats are heated in Jap… Read More
2016-06-11 07:25
It took one tube, a bullet train and a tram to get to our hostel, J hoppers, in Hiroshima. This hostel is by far one of the homeliest which we have stayed in, with a fully equipped kitchen a… Read More
2016-06-07 04:29
We had a rough nights sleep before heading to Osaka. A guy we nicknamed, Big G, or Graeme to everyone else, snored all night long. I mean we’ve had our fair share of snorers in dorms… Read More
Subscribe to A Guy, A Girl And The World
Get updates delivered right to your inbox!