Angkor Wat, the most well-known of over 1,000 temples in the ancient city of Angkor is an undisputed global icon, and also an emblematic source of pride for the Cambodian people – so much so that the temple even appears on the Cambodian flag. Any trip to South East Asia would surely be lacking...
So Long Halong Bay, Hello Lan Ha Bay, Vietnam!
While Halong Bay is world-famous for its multitude of craggy emerald-green limestone karsts emerging from the waters off the coast of Vietnam, you’d be forgiven for not knowing that just around the corner are the decidedly less tourist clogged Cat Ba Island and Lan Ha Bay. We quickly decided that Lan Ha Bay would...
Vang Vieng Travel Guide – From Lawlessness to Eco-Tourism
In the past our Vang Vieng Travel Guide might have read simply “Don’t go!”. During the 1990s, the small riverside town of Vang Vieng in Laos was a mecca for tourists hell-bent on partying and excess. What started with a few travellers letting off steam by ‘tubing’ down the Nam Song River (floating downstream...
Cruising the Mekong River in Laos
From its source in the Tibetan Plateau, the mighty Mekong River meanders 4,350km through Tibet, China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia to its mouth at the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. As such it is something that all the nations of South East Asia have in common, and for many it is the lifeblood of...
Top things to do in Langkawi for three days
To be honest, we’d never even heard of Langkawi before we got to Asia, but it is certainly a major destination, receiving daily domestic and international flights to its airport. Due to its accessibility we knew that it would be quiet touristy, and, ostensibly we visited because we wanted to border hop from our...
Eighteen unmistakable signs you are in India
India is an immense country full of culture, beauty and diversity but also contradictions and extremes. In all honesty it took us a while to get used to the atmosphere and get over the culture shock. However, once we did we fell in love with the country, and its people – so much so...
Koh Lipe – Thailand’s best kept secret?
The job of choosing the right Thai Island (we know, hard job) to satisfy our beach craving after India was actually a little daunting. Let’s just say that despite being famous for pristine white powder sand beaches, dense jungle and crystalline turquoise waters, Thai islands are also synonymous with notorious full moon parties. Whilst...
The Pilgrimage Town of Pushkar – Holy camels!
The Hindu pilgrimage town of Pushkar in Rajasthan, (about 3 hours from Jaipur by train or private taxi), is an all year round destination, as it is one of the holiest towns in India. The town is centred around the lake fabled to have been created by the god Brahma, and is home to...
India’s Golden Triangle, Part Three: The Pink City of Jaipur
In order to complete our tour of India’s Golden Triangle, we took a short train ride from Agra to our third destination – the renowned pink city of Jaipur, in Rajasthan. We were quite excited to take the train as Indian trains have this semi-mythical reputation of being the quintessential Indian experience. Unfortunately getting...
The Slovakian High Tatras – Why you should visit!
It’s a shame that many foreigners only visit Slovakia to see the capital city of Bratislava (on a city-break or (messy) stag do!) and, until recently, we were also guilty of this. As we discovered, and much to our surprise, there is really quite a lot more to this country. Although a popular destination...