Amazing Journey

Stop Reading Polished Travel Guides: The Gritty Reality of Family Vacation Getaways

Most family vacation getaways reviews are written by people who didn’t actually pay for the trip. Or worse, they’re written by content bots that have never smelled a diaper blowout…
Sam Gunshon

Stop going to Bruges: My actually honest guide to visiting Belgium

Most people go to Belgium because they saw that one movie with Colin Farrell and decided they needed to see a medieval bell tower before they die. Or they want…
Sam Gunshon

Hoi An: How to Spend One Day in Vietnam’s City of Light

I visited Hoi An, a beautiful town in Central Vietnam, just one day after the major typhoon had hit. Much of the town was still closed off to visitors and…
Sam Gunshon

A Guide to Hue: The Imperial Heart of Vietnam

Central Vietnam was the first major stop on our trip. We arrived just a few hours before a typhoon was due to hit, and were immediately locked down in our…
Sam Gunshon

Castle Rising & Castle Acre: Visiting Norfolk’s Medieval Castles

History is written by the Victors. In England’s case that means wealthy white noble-men. It’s their viewpoints, biases, judgements and perspective that dominate our common narrative. The histories of the…
Sam Gunshon

5 reasons to visit Mauritius

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Mauritius – a paradise island. With great weather year round owing to its location right near to the Tropic of Capricorn, it offers such incredible nature in a relatively small area – from tropical beaches, to lush vegetation, to waterfalls. You can’t go wrong with Indian Ocean islands for tropical beauty, but Mauritius is much […]

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