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A false start, brought about by waking up to heavy rain and thunderstorms, we delayed our trip by a day and spent an extra day in Hanoi catching up on blogs, research, booking of flights etc. Finally we strapped our Read more

For a second time we are in Hanoi and we were all set for a road trip in the mountains today but woke up to a thunder storm and torrential rain. We decided to postpone for a day but our Read more

So everyone has heard of, or seen pictures of, Ha Long Bay and that was where we were thinking of heading until we heard how many cruise boats (junk boats) were all visiting the same places plus within a two Read more

We have just spent a few days in Hoi An and loved it. Other travellers told us it was their favourite part of Vietnam and we thought it was because of the beaches, but Hoi An is so much more. Read more

We kept our motorbike one more day so we could explore the sights around Da Nang. Da Nang itself is a strange place with lots of big hotels but no real centre. It has lovely golden sand beaches and we Read more

Our trip around The Golden Loop had started as an idea of riding the Hai Van Pass, a pass made famous by Top Gear and one which Jeremy Clarkson said was “the best coastal pass (pause for dramatic effect) in Read more

We headed to Da Nang and rented a 155cc moped from Danang Bikes. Pete navigated the crazy traffic to get us out of the city (in what world does no traffic rules seem like a good idea? – but somehow Read more

Back on the coast we arrived at Hue to find it raining and cold. We expected that weather in the mountains, not here! Oh well, we dug out our jeans and coats from the bottoms of our rucksacks and it Read more

Da Lat was spared from heavy bombing in the American war so the are still many French Colonial buildings there, however now these are joined by many flash new hotels to cater for all the weekend visitors who fly in Read more

Ooh where to start ?????? We spent a few days on the coast in Mui Ne. It is known (and surprisingly popular with Russian tourists) for its wind allowing for kite and wind surfing – or lots of local fishing Read more

Pete’s foot is finally healing well, no longer swollen and today was his first day back in flip flops! Bliss! Now it is Janet’s turn. After a sore throat for the last eight days and, the last two days with Read more

Often you visit places and the history is so old it doesn’t really seem relevant to you. Here in Ho Chi Minh that is definitely not the case. Most of the history we have been reading about is since the Read more

Sometimes it is the random acts of kindness that stay with you and really make your travels special. We have had some great examples of this on our trip so far such as a hotel receptionist coming to find us Read more

In South East Asia you get many opportunities to see elephants but not always in the best way for elephants. We have already seen elephants being ridden with big baskets on their backs in two different places and we passed Read more

Here in Modulkiri Province there is a lot more jungle, hills and greenery and suddenly no people living at the side of the road for miles. Only as we came into Sen Monorom were there once again lots of houses, Read more

We have been trying not to look at weather forecasts or temperature gauges for fear of phsyching ourselves out, but let’s be clear, it is hot hot hot!!!! Our last hotel had a gauge behind reception (which was hard to Read more

So after the last sombre post we thought we should show you some of the lovely parts of the city. The Royal Palace is open in parts for you to wander around (although you can’t always take photos and have Read more

So I have found my limit of not wanting to rent a bicycle or moped. We arrived in Phonm Penh on Friday afternoon and took our lives in our hands walking about 1.5km. The pavements are filled with parked cars, Read more

Stop the press! There is big news – we wore our jackets for at least 10 minutes the other day!!!!!! We went up the Bokor Mountain to the old abandoned colonial Hill Station and going up through the hill mist Read more

We have taken a fast craft (1 hour) to the very north of Koh Rong Samloem (the smaller island to the very popular Koh Rong) and are staying at the rustic Sunset Bungalows (very aptly named). In this part of Read more

We made our way to Otres Beach 2 which is a small part of the Sihanoukville area that thankfully hasn’t yet been developed by the locals and Chinese. We found some locally owned bungalows and a little strip of maybe Read more

Everywhere we travel we always seem to find food that we love and Cambodia is proving to be no exception. I love the salads (green mango and banana flower salad), Pete loves the Cambodian curry (a bit like a thai Read more

Today we decided to rent bicycles and cycle out to some of the further away temples. To do this we had to go past Angkor Wat again – more photos ! To get out before the worst heat of the Read more

If you know Pete, you will well know that he has rarely ever seen a sunrise (more often on the way home from a club than at the start of a day) so yesterday was a miracle. We left out Read more

So after a 12 hour bus journey (supposed to be 6 hours) from Laos where our driver took 3 extra locals and drove sharing his seat with a young lad (eek!), we arrived in Siem Reap. After I had been Read more