Derek Freal, Author at The HoliDaze

An Extreme 3-Wheeled 3,000km Rickshaw Race Across India

What is the only thing more insane than the roads of India? A 3,000 kilometre (1,900 mile) two week long ...

Swimming with Blacktip Reef sharks. Learning how to cook crab curry. Drinking toddy fresh from the palm tree. Pristine beaches ...

For the first episode of Derek Eats That! it seemed only fitting to start with the big one: bull penis. ...

One of the best things about visiting a new country is learning new things. No matter how much research you ...

As someone who makes a living off not planning anything, it feels a bit strange writing a post about my ...

2014 has been a fun-filled and food-filled year but not one without it’s share of trials and tribulations (case in ...

Colorful patterns. Intricate designs. Vivid landscapes. One of the most iconic things about Indonesian culture is the batik art and ...

The quickest way to make people want to visit somewhere is to tell them that they cannot. So when I ...

All this year The HoliDaze has been paying tribute to the best new travel blogs of 2014 in a bi-monthly ...

Up in the northeastern corner of Sri Lanka lies an amazing place named Trincomalee but often referred to as heaven. ...

This month’s featured best new travel blogs cover where to drink around the world, India in depth, backpacking and connecting ...

I love trying out new and strange forms of transportation while traveling but one thing is even more fun: actually ...