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How I Spent A Week In Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

I have just left the mighty Kingdom Of Saudi Arabia after a short one week trip. It’s one country I never expected to visit, but after my stay in Dubai, the stars aligned and I was able to pop over and finally see the Arabian kingdom with my own eyes. Here’s a quick recap of …

Destinations, Egypt, Stories

Wonderful Nights Atop Mt Sinai

Rawan has the most incredible eyes. At first they’re green. You get a second look, they’re yellow. When she’s finally looking at you and you’re gazing back into them, they’re hazel. Then the sun hits her face, the light fills them from a distance and you realise – they’re gold. It’s been a long night. …

Destinations, Egypt

How To Spend A Week In Dahab

During my trip to Egypt, I learned about a small town on the Red Sea coast named Dahab. Apparently the “hipster meeting point” for North Africa, filled with digital nomads, backpackers, yogis, divers, and foreign expats. As you know, that’s totally my kind of scene so I planned a one-week trip to the coast to …

Destinations, Egypt

Seeing The Pyramids Of Giza In Egypt!

I was blessed to visit Cairo last month as I was competing in the Egypt International. Unfortunately, I didn’t play well and was knocked out easily in the first round. However … that meant I also had a lot of free time to wander around Cairo and see a few things. Of course, top of …

Destinations, Thailand

Training At Ban Thong Yod Badminton School in Bangkok!

Life recently brought me to Bangkok for a few months and I was lucky to spend one of those months training at Ban Thong Yod. Ban Thong Yod is a world-famous badminton school, known for producing both a male and female world champion over the years (Ratchanok Inthanon in 2013 and Kunlavut Vitidsarn in 2023). …

Destinations, Mauritius

How I Spent Two Weeks In Mauritius!

I was recently lucky enough to visit Mauritius and had a blast. Mauritius is an island country off the coast of East Africa, about four hours from Nairobi. The island is small and you can drive the circumference in around six hours. I was here for a badminton tournament so I spent most evenings at …

Destinations, Indonesia

Training At Smash Travel In Bali – A Review

While preparing for the Oceania Champs earlier this year, I was fortunate to get a week of training at Smash Travel in Bali! I had been in Bali over the New Year period doing my annual fast, and after a short training camp in Jakarta with some friends of mine, I found myself back in …

Destinations, Thailand

How To Get A Visa Extension In Bangkok

Are you in Bangkok and want to extend your stay past the allowed 60 days? If you entered Thailand on a visa exemption on arrival, you would have received 60 days to enjoy the kingdom, but you have the option to extend this for a further 30 days, and it’s very easy to do! In …