THAILAND | Wednesday, 23 Aug 2017 | Views [514]
Before we had took off back to the UK an old school friend of mine had posted online about needing a house/cat sitter for 3 weeks and she would like someone she knew to take advantage of the offer. She lives in Phuket, and the dates she needed lined ... Read more >
Tags: drag act, grown ups, national park, patong, phuket, staying still, visitors, wanderlust
THAILAND | Monday, 21 Aug 2017 | Views [424]
From Samui we headed to Krabi. We had heard good things about it but as with most places we visited we didn't know what to expect.
We had booked a ferry with a different company, and what a disaster. The actual journey was fine, but our transfer ... Read more >
Tags: ao nang, beaches, caves, krabi, long tail boats, penis caves, shot gun, snorkelling, thailand
THAILAND | Monday, 21 Aug 2017 | Views [422]
While we were in Koh Tao we also decided to do a snorkelling trip. All the water trips! We paid for a half day trip and joined about 60 other people to head to the pier. We were loaded onto 2 boats and off we sailed.
Throughout the day we ... Read more >
Tags: beach, ferry, lazy, pool, relaxing, wanderlust
THAILAND | Sunday, 20 Aug 2017 | Views [427]
Fun Dive time! It was the day of the trip to Sail Rock. My confidence had built quite a bit on the Advanced Course. I was still cautious but I didn't see that as a bad thing being 20-30ft under water.
It was an early start, we had to be ready ... Read more >
Tags: amazing experience, crystal dive, fun diving, koh tao, making memories, sail rock, scuba diving, wanderlust
THAILAND | Sunday, 20 Aug 2017 | Views [474]
We had arranged to have a day off and the start our Advance course with the same group we had done the Open Water with. This meant the course would fall over a day that the dive school visited Sail Rock. A dive site famous for its marine life and the ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, crystal dive, experiences, facing fears, new qualifications, scuba diving, under the sea, wanderlust
THAILAND | Sunday, 20 Aug 2017 | Views [409]
Leaving the park was terrible! Everyone cried, no one wanted to leave, even though all of us where exhausted. We got our last cuddles in with Duckie then the bus took us back to Chiang Mai. We checked into a guesthouse and headed out for drinks. It ... Read more >
Tags: amazing, crystal dive, dive school, diving qualifications, experience, facing fears, koh tao, new skills, scuba diving
THAILAND | Tuesday, 25 Jul 2017 | Views [412]
So we finally got back on track with our travels and kicked off with a week at Elephant Nature Park Dogs. We also had the husbands sister with us this week as a birthday gift for her, so it was nice we all got to travel from the UK together.
... Read more >
Tags: adoption, dog shelter, enp dogs, help is still needed, love, stolen hearts, thailand, travelling, volunteering
CAMBODIA | Friday, 7 Jul 2017 | Views [716]
We boarded the night bus from Sihanoukville, we were the first people on from our pick up, and we spent a little time driving around to different hostels. At one pick up we heard the familiar voices of 2 friends we have been bumping into since Laos.... Read more >
Tags: angkor wat, cambodia, night bus, selfies, sleeper bus, temples, tourists, wanderlust
CAMBODIA | Thursday, 6 Jul 2017 | Views [482]
The day had come to collect our visas from the Thai embassy and it all went without incident. We had to wait quite a while but we pretty much walked in, gave our receipt, waited, and received our passports with a big sticker visa inside. Great. ... Read more >
Tags: bar crawls, busses, cambodia, family, flights, hangovers, hot hostels, pool days
CAMBODIA | Wednesday, 5 Jul 2017 | Views [460]
The main 'tourist attractions' in Phnom Penh are known as the Killing Fields and S21 Prison. No matter how tough you think these places will be, they are worse. It's barely worth me explaining as it won't give you an understanding of the depth of these ... Read more >
Tags: cruel, culture, eye opening, history, humbling, informative, museums, shocking, tourist attractions
CAMBODIA | Sunday, 11 Jun 2017 | Views [423]
During our trip we have met people from all over the world. While in Phnom Penh we caught up with a couple from Canada that we originally met in Da Lat, Vietnam. They were on their last night in Phnom Penh so we headed out for some food and drinks. ... Read more >
Tags: adventure, cambodia, cockroaches, passport, thailand, travel, tuk tuk, visa, wanderlust
VIETNAM | Saturday, 10 Jun 2017 | Views [510]
Ho Chi Minh also has a Military Museum (lots of places in Vietnam have them and we visited one in Hanoi.) We decided to check it out after being dropped off from the tunnels, and with an entrance fee of 50p each it was worth a look. It started very ... Read more >
Tags: animals, borders, buses, cambodia, passports, propaganda, travel, vietnam, wanderlust, war museum
VIETNAM | Friday, 9 Jun 2017 | Views [455]
We seemed to have picked a good spot in Ho Chi Minh. The road with most of the bars and restaurants was just around the corner, the covered market was 5 minutes in the opposite direction and there where travel agents everywhere.
Unfortunately, ... Read more >
Tags: busses, chi chi tunnels, tourism, travel, vietnam, wanderlust, war
VIETNAM | Thursday, 8 Jun 2017 | Views [537]
The next morning we checked into our next hotel. We only had one night here. And thank God! The place was awful. It had damp on 3 of the walls, you could see the mould patches. You could even smell the damp the second you walked through the door. Thankfully ... Read more >
Tags: buses, crazy drivers, food, guest house, ho chi minh, hostel, rain, travel, vietnam, wanderlust
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 7 Jun 2017 | Views [855]
After 2 fantastic nights in the amazing hotel we really didn't want to leave. It was so comfortable, a little home from home luxury. But we had to move. We had a flight booked from Hue to Da Lat. The hotel provided an airport transfer and off we went.... Read more >
Tags: 100 floors, crazy drivers, da lat, dinner, hostel, markets, maze bar, travel, vietnam, wedding song
VIETNAM | Wednesday, 7 Jun 2017 | Views [690]
The hotel was incredible. We checked in and the reception staff quite happily called the scooter company to tell them we had arrived. They then sent us up to the 8th floor where we were shown to a table set with a plate of fruit and a glass of passion ... Read more >
Tags: citadel, flag tower, hue, imperial city, luxury hotel, purple forbidden city, relaxing, sunburn, vietnam, wanderlust
VIETNAM | Tuesday, 6 Jun 2017 | Views [428]
Time to hit the road! We dropped our rucksacks off at the scooter shop (they will send them to Hue on a bus for us) and picked up our scooter. We were relieved to see it was pretty new and looked in good condition. Over the past few days we've seen ... Read more >
Tags: bikes, experiences, hai van pass, marble mountain, scooters, travel, vietnam, views, views, wanderlust
VIETNAM | Friday, 5 May 2017 | Views [844]
It was time for us to move on again. We seem to be moving quickly at the minute. Always on the go! This time we were heading for Hoi An. We checked into a party hostel. The room was fine, the bathroom had a bath but there was no chance I would use it.... Read more >
Tags: ancient town, beaches, hidden beach, hoi an, hostels, insects, party, travel, vietnam
VIETNAM | Friday, 5 May 2017 | Views [774]
We arrived back in Hanoi, to the intense craziness. Our flight to Da Nang wasn't until early the next morning, but we decided we would embrace the travellers ways and sleep (ha ha ha) at the airport! When we arrived we were pleased to see the airport ... Read more >
Tags: airports, allergies, beaches, da nang, dragon bridge, fruit, grab taxi, relaxing, vietnam
VIETNAM | Saturday, 29 Apr 2017 | Views [761]
As I said in the last post, one of the first things we noticed about Sa Pa was the weather. When we arrived it was warm and sunny, when we headed out for some food about an hour later it was cold and cloudy. From the window of our room we could see the ... Read more >
Tags: amazing views, experience, hills, mountains, sapa, tigerlillytravels, travel, vietnam, walking. trekking
1 2 3 Next >
