THAILAND | Saturday, 18 Jul 2009 | Views [25]
After deciding that North Vientnam would be tight for time and money we changed our itinerary to Thailand, which would be our last South East Asia stop before Europe. First stop was Bangkok, a place that we have grown to enjoy. Kaohsan Road seems to ... Read more >
Tags: koh chang beaches and partying on kaohsan road.
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 1 Jul 2009 | Views [27]
We arrived in Cambodia in late June, from Vietnam, and got to Phnom Penh around 8PM. A little weary from the bus trip, we immediately ventured out to the streets for a feed. What a dive. There was rubbish everywhere and we had a few young kids trawling ... Read more >
Tags: khmer people, coconut island, the darker side of cambodia, siem reap, angkor wat and batambang boat ride.
INDONESIA | Monday, 22 Jun 2009 | Views [66]
On the 19th of June we arrived very tired into the hectic city of Hoh Chi Minh which is the new Saigon. It is buzzing to say the least. Population 3 million, population on scooters= 2.97 million! Crazy to say the least. You cant wait for a break in traffic ... Read more >
Tags: kitesurfing, massages, pho bo soup, vietnamese rum and saigon beer.
LAOS | Monday, 22 Jun 2009 | Views [70]
Laos is amazing. It is a small country on the border of Thailand, China and Vietnam. We arrived there after a long long long slow boat journey that took two days. The boat on the first day was not bad. We had room to move and cushions to sit on. We willed ... Read more >
Tags: boating, tubing, busing, raining, drinking, dancing, bowling, eating
THAILAND | Monday, 1 Jun 2009 | Views [35]
This is the second stop of our Thai adventure. Chaing Mai is a pretty layed back area and easy place to organise trecks. It has a pretty good history. Highlights were the 2 day trek up to a village, where we stayed the night before trekking back down ... Read more >
THAILAND | Thursday, 28 May 2009 | Views [47]
At last Justine and I were back together after 2 weeks apart. We started our Thai adventure in Bangkok. Not knowing what to expect we actually really enjoyed it and had a ball in Koh San Road, eating bugs and local dishes plus drinking a few buckets. ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 20 May 2009 | Views [80]
For these 2 weeks I travelled through Lombok and Sumbawa, before returning to Bali. I met up with a french guy, Marc, who joined me on my travels, whilst Justine sunned it up in Phuket and the surrounding islands.
The surf got really good toward the ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Sunday, 17 May 2009 | Views [72]
This is our return to Bali after a break on Lembogan. Highlights were white water rafting, a night in Ubud, plus some general lazing around Bali.
INDONESIA | Sunday, 10 May 2009 | Views [86]
This leg was intended as a break from Bali and it didn't let down. Lembogan is an awesome getaway from Bali. Only an hours taxi plus another hour or so boat trip and a remote island awaits with excellent diving and surfing and good dining and drinking ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Thursday, 30 Apr 2009 | Views [89]
Finally we were on the way to Bali, and with only six
hours travel time to get there we were all pretty excited, particularly at the
fact that we could leave Padang and KL behind us.
Justine and I weren’t sure what to expect but Jimmy
and ... Read more >
INDONESIA | Wednesday, 29 Apr 2009 | Views [76]
This leg was initially intended as the jumping point to the Mentawai Islands, but after some travel negotitions we decided to bail the Mentawai's and head to Bali. Instead the trip became a lesson in travel and prior planning. The leg started with ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Monday, 27 Apr 2009 | Views [66]
This leg of the trip started as just a stopover on the way to Indonesia because all flights with Air Asia fly through KL, so we thought we'd better check the place out.
Our travel buddies (Jimmy and Kat) for the first few weeks were already there ... Read more >
