Mai and Chris Travel

The Strategic Budget for a 6-Month Winter Escape: How We Turn “Vacation Costs” into “Living Costs”

“How can you afford to stop working and travel for six months?”People ask us this all the time. To many, the idea of l...

2026.05.06

Travel Plan and Preparations

"My hand is really starting to ache."Mai said this whilst she was deep into updating our old travel posts on her Samsu...

2026.05.02

Travel Plan and Preparations

Planning a six-month journey is rather like solving a slightly complex puzzle. For our upcoming expedition through South...

2026.04.29

Travel Plan and Preparations

When it comes to travelling, we are always looking for ways to stay light without sacrificing our creative workflow. For...

2026.04.25 2026.04.26

Travel Plan and Preparations

Booking a flight used to be simple: find a good price, click 'buy', and start packing. But in 2026, the game has changed...

2026.04.22

Travel Plan and Preparations

Can you survive a three-week trip to the UK with just a carry-on? As we board our Air Canada direct flight from Montreal...

2026.04.17 2026.04.21

England

Setting off for the shops this morning with one specific mission: picking up a fresh batch of SD cards. While everyone s...

2026.04.15 2026.04.30

Travel Plan and Preparations

"Use it or lose it!" When we realized our credit card rewards were about to expire, we didn't panic—we planned a micro-a...

2026.04.07

Canada

I went to Japan by plane leaving Jakarta at 7.15 am. In Jakarta, I stayed in the city centre and needed to get to the ai...

2025.01.18

Indonesia

We stayed at a guesthouse near Jemeluk Bay, Amed Beach, Bali, for about 10 days. Here are some of the restaurants we use...

2025.01.15

Indonesia