Less Ordinary Travel Guides to cities, regions and countries by Allan Wilson and Fanfan Wilson of Live Less Ordinary.
It’s hard to say these days that anywhere is an off-the-beaten-track Bali destination. But there are still those areas where you can escape the mass tourism and overdevelopment that otherwise rules the southern beach resorts of Bali. And our advice would be to travel north, away from Denpasar Airport (airport transfer here), then don’t stop …
My name is Allan Wilson, and below is me at my happiest, chowing down on all sorts of weird and wonderful foods on the streets of Bangkok. An obsession I have pursued for a while now, to feed my passion for both eating and street life in Bangkok. At the same time, I should really …
It is amazing to still find people claiming to live like VIPs on seemingly tiny budgets as expats in Bangkok. As this really is not modern-day life in the city, and it is more just sensational bloggers hyping up their own lifestyles. Ignoring many of the realities of the actual cost of living in Bangkok …
To date, through 4 separate road trips in Northern Thailand, we have now covered all 9 provinces, but for much of it we were learning on our feet. And this showed through our many mistakes, which came mostly in our choice of car hire. As the ‘cheapest wheels’ strategy doesn’t really work for road trips …
We arrive to Osaka’s Kansai airport at night-time, when I find myself somewhat mesmerized by the city, as I follow lights of buildings and stairwells in search of a bulb out-of-place, or off colour. But everything is exact, as it should be, with matching tones and brightness, and everything lined rigid in perfect symmetry. There’s …
We opt for a winter road trip over trains and planes for this adventurer, as it is almost the only feasible option. For winter city breaks we’d easily drop into any city on budget flights, but to explore the hills and mountains, and to call in to pokey European villages, a winter road trip is …
Note, this is a long journal so there’s an easier, downloadable eBook option over there on the sidebar> I take no credit for this itinerary. It was 100% Fanfan, from start to finish, and I was happy to join along, eating, drinking and indulging in the weirdness of Japan along the way. I think her itinerary …
Hi, I’m Allan, the grumbly looking fella, eating all sorts of weirdness while wearing traditional Japanese clobber below. That’s also me filling my face with unusual burgers in Xi’an China, and banging some shots of potent moonshine palm toddy in random parts of remote Myanmar. Yet, despite my somewhat miserable demeanor, this is me at …
Arriving in Sri Lanka we had an exciting, independent itinerary of whale watching, island hopping and cinnamon farms. A fun packed 4 days on the Sri Lanka south coast. Problem is there is always an element of unpredictability with eco-tourism. Expectations of nature to behave. On this occasion it was unwilling to do so as …