Trip: South East Asia Adventures
There are [30] stories from my trip: South East Asia Adventures
AUSTRALIA | Sunday, 14 Dec 2014 | Views [1587]
Getting Married? Daydreaming about a Beach Wedding? Leaning towards Thailand but not sure where to start looking?
If you’ve never been there before, looking online can be overwhelming. To narrow it down the key things to think about are ... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Thursday, 26 Dec 2013 | Views [2220]
The boat trip from Koh Phi Phi to Phuket took an hour and a half. Phuket is a huge island – to the point that it almost feels like a city. The main beaches are Patong, Kata & Karon. We decided to stay at Karon as it is the quietest of the 3.... Read more >
MALAYSIA | Monday, 23 Dec 2013 | Photo Gallery
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THAILAND | Saturday, 14 Dec 2013 | Views [2536]
Getting from the South East islands of Thailand to the South West islands is a well travelled route. We bought a boat & bus combo ticket to Krabi (1 hour on the boat, 2.5 hours on a bus). Most people dont end up hanging around Krabi town and head ... Read more >
THAILAND | Wednesday, 4 Dec 2013 | Photo Gallery
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THAILAND | Wednesday, 4 Dec 2013 | Views [979]
We booked an overnight bus and boat package from Bangkok to get down to Ko Tao island, which is on the South East side of Thailand. Thankfully the last of our overnight journeys for this trip! We had checked out of our hotel at lunch time and had to ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Monday, 25 Nov 2013 | Views [1614]
We got the bus from Phnom Pehn to Siem Reap. A distance that back home would only take 3-4 hours, took 9. The traffic was horrendous and we stopped constantly to pick people up. The bus was so full that people sat on little plastic stools in the ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 17 Nov 2013 | Views [2578]
After an intense wide range of emotions experienced in Takeo, we shared a taxi for 3.5 hours with some of the other NFO volunteers down to the beaches of Sihanoukville. Serendipity is the main beach, completely catering to backpackers. Its a neat town ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 14 Nov 2013 | Views [2529]
(http://www.newfuturesorganisation.com/) We jumped on a bus in Kampot heading to Phnom Pehn and got off halfway, an hour and a half later, in a small town called Angtasom. NFO is generally the only thing foreigners would go to Takeo for, so ... Read more >
CAMBODIA | Tuesday, 12 Nov 2013 | Photo Gallery
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CAMBODIA | Sunday, 3 Nov 2013 | Views [3585]
In Ho Chi Minh we squeezed our bags onto a local bus to get out to the airport. Our flight on a tiny little plane with a propeller took an hour to the island of Phu Quoc. We arrived at a bare and empty, brand new airport. We hadn't pre-booked accommodation ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 29 Oct 2013 | Views [3798] | Comments [2]
Our 13 hour overnight bus journey turned into a 24 hour nightmare!
We departed from Hoi An around 5pm. Our "sleeping" bus was very unusual. It had bunk bed style seats with two levels, where your legs are stretched out into a cubby hole under the ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 22 Oct 2013 | Views [1883]
Our overnight train from Hanoi to Hue (pronounced Hway) ended up taking 13 hours. We had booked a hard sleeper (6 beds in a cabin) instead of a soft sleeper (4 beds) to keep costs down. (The bus would've been cheaper but reviews were not in its favour ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Monday, 14 Oct 2013 | Views [3183]
We had a friend keeping us company as we waited for our night train to Sapa in Hanoi. She was about six years old, had an adorable face, huge smile, boundless energy, was barefoot and her clothes and hair were absolutely filthy. She was fascinated ... Read more >
VIETNAM | Sunday, 13 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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VIETNAM | Monday, 7 Oct 2013 | Views [911]
Please forgive any typos as I am writing on a hotels computer and text doesnt always come up in english (and spell check for the English language wont work!) Our flight from Vientiane, Laos to Hanoi, Vietnam only took an hour. Suddenly we were transported ... Read more >
LAOS | Monday, 7 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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LAOS | Monday, 7 Oct 2013 | Photo Gallery
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LAOS | Thursday, 3 Oct 2013 | Views [3744]
The drive to Vang Vieng from Luang Prabang took 5 and a half hours but it seemed much longer. The roads were bumpy with constant sharp corners and we were stuck on the back seats. It could’ve been incredibly horrific but I managed to tune out for ... Read more >
LAOS | Thursday, 3 Oct 2013 | Views [1881] | Comments [2]
Lieke, Palle, Carrie, Andrew and I travelled from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang by slow boat on the Mekong River which took 2 days. Originally Andrew and I were going to get the overnight bus but we heard reports that the road was horrific and during the ... Read more >
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