Announcing NMN Childfree holidays!
So, without further ado, here it is: time to climb aboard the Non-Mum Network tour bus and buckle up for the very first NMN group trips…in association with Flash Pack, a travel brand specialising in premium group travel for solo adults.
Around The World In 180 Days
My name’s Sam and I have a confession: I’m a travel addict. Seeing the world, embracing new cultures, meeting new people – it’s my favourite pastime. So when I found myself at one of life’s crossroads aged 31, I decided it was time for another adventure. Only this one had to be my biggest trip […]
The Thai Diaries: Phang Nga Bay (6/6)
1st February As has been the pattern every night in Krabi, the morning dawns bright and sunny; any evidence of the violent storm from the evening before erased like a cleaned-up murder scene. The same troop of capuchin monkeys that I saw yesterday are playing and leaping about on the adjacent tin roof, including the […]
The Thai Diaries: Krabi (5/6)
29th January After three super-chilled nights on laid-back Lanta, it’s time for a change of scenery once again, so today we’re taking another ferry – this time to Krabi. Each ferry ride takes a couple of hours, costs about 350 baht per person (about £8) and includes minibus transfers to the pier. We savour the […]
The Thai Diaries: Koh Lanta (4/6)
26th January The next morning we head down to Charlie’s House for a wholesome brekkie of avocado toast with poached eggs to set ourselves up for the ferry ride across to Koh Lanta. We pass by the ribbon tree, a Buddhist shrine dedicated to the thousands of people who lost their lives here in the […]
The Thai Diaries: Phi Phi (3/6)
23rd January After breakfast and bidding fond farewells to our lovely hosts (half the hotels we stay at on this trip are run by a European guy and his Thai wife) we take a minibus to the pier. The 45-minute bus journey plus two-hour ferry ride is 350 baht each (about eight quid). Despite being […]
The Thai Diaries: Phuket (2/6)
20th January 2018 For this particular island-hopping adventure we fly directly into Phuket from Gatwick for three nights, then a two-hour ferry to Phi Phi for three nights, then another ferry to Koh Lanta for three nights, then a ferry to Krabi for – yes, you guessed it – three nights. Then it’s on to […]
The Thai Diaries (1/6)
19th January 2018 Right, Thailand! I need your help. (“Again?!” I hear you mumble, raising your eyes heavenwards.) Sorry, yes. I need you to fix me. Just saying your name is like drizzling honey onto my soul, giving me the sugar high I need to keep me going until I catch a glimpse of you […]
Varadero: Life’s A Beach
Having spent four days embracing all that the enchanting city of Havana has to offer, by the fifth day we are made up of 30% culture and 70% rum. It’s time to redress the balance a little: we clearly need more rum. The journey time by coach to Varadero, our next destination in Cuba, is […]
Havana Good Time
Our trip to Cuba kicks off with a two-hour delay at Gatwick; as soon as I clock the uber-glam trolley dollies on our Virgin Atlantic flight I’ve sussed out why: it must’ve taken them at least that long to get their make-up on. And that’s just the fellas. That’s not a criticism – I have […]