Travel Stories

Another version of our 2015 travel video

June 4, 2019June 4, 2019montyb

While googling for the word ‘planetmnm’ I just found out another version of our travel video from 2015.

2 Days in McLeodganj, Dharamshala, India

March 23, 2019March 29, 2019montyb

It was cold and dewy when I arrived in McLeod Ganj at 9 am on 14 March 2019. I was wearing just two t-shirts pretty much all that I was carrying with me. Coming from 28-degree celsius heat to 8-degree celsius cold unprepared. Mistakenly, I kept checking the weather for lower Dharamshala which was reasonably good while my stay was planned for Upper Dharamshala (McLeodganj) which was way too cold. First thing I needed to do was go shopping for some authentic and traditional Tibetan warm woollen gear.

Molly’s UAE Visa Run

March 9, 2019March 9, 2019Molly G

After 1 month stay in Dubai as a Tourist, the time has come for me to renew my Visa, some nationalities can gain another 30 days Tourist Visa once you leave Dubai and return. There are a few ways this can be done:-

Fly to another Country and Come back
Extend your Visa through Immigration
Visa run via a tour operator.

Explore Dubai Business Bay Area like a local

March 3, 2019March 9, 2019Molly G

The development of Dubai infrastructure began when oil was discovered in 1966, Sheikh Rashid utilized the oil revenue by heavily investing in building roads, schools, hospitals, a modern telecommunication network, and Dubai International airports. The largest man-made harbor in the world was constructed at Jebel Ali.

MnM Go Bungy Jumping at Nevis, New Zealand

February 23, 2019February 23, 2019montyb

New Zealand is popular for adventure activities and so we, Monty and Molly decided to keep the Bungy Jumping experience for New Zealand. While on our RTW-2 through Queenstown NZ, we decided to go for Nevis Bungy Jump. Why? Because it is the highest Bungy Jump in NZ with a 143-meter drop lasting 8.5 seconds of free fall. And trust me it was worth it.

Planning the New Zealand Itinerary

February 9, 2019February 9, 2019montyb

We MnM travelled across New Zealand in December 2018 for 19 days across the length of the country, covering 4000 km in a rented Toyota Corolla. In my previous article I shared how/why we decided on visiting New Zealand, and how can you too buy RTW (round the world) flight tickets for under £1000. Here I focus on in-country travel.

Monty’s 10 km run in 10 countries/locations

February 8, 2019February 13, 2019montyb

I have been quite active on Strava for the last 2 years, paying Strava’s premium membership to get all the in-depth stats for all activities I do. I found a way of keeping fit whilst traveling by going for a ‘touristic’ run to explore in every new city or Country I travel to. I have promised myself that I would complete either 5km or 10km run for every visit and I have made this a priority.

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