Restful.Engaging.Diverse We arrived into Hanoi safely after our last long distance journey on the motorbike and settled for one of the most budget hostels we could find within the old town. It reminded us of some rundown student halls we’ve experienced in our time at uni but it was a lot nicer than some places […]
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Chilly.Perched.Picturesque. As mentioned in the previous blog we planned our next location to be the Con Dao Islands. We did some research and asked about the ferry whilst in Ho Chi Minh and were told they leave daily at 5pm from Vung Tao. So we left at midday on the 2hour journey there to make
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Rushed.Hectic.Diverse After our encounter with the mental Vietnamese woman on our last night in Cambodia we weren’t expecting to be greeted with open arms as we crossed the Cambodia-Vietnam border. As was the case. There was a group of dodgy men gathering round us eager to rip us off with a motorbike ride to the
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Peaceful.Confusing.Laidback After a very cramped and stuffy two hour minivan journey we arrived at Kampot. Before we headed to our guesthouse we got some tasty streetfood for 50p a plate, it looked a bit like worms but at that price who’s complaining! From pre-booking at Ganesha Guesthouse we knew the place was a bit out
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Very.Merry.Christmas Three hours drive from Bangkok lies the town of Hua Hin, where we had chosen to stay for twelve days over the Christmas period. As we wanted somewhere nice to stay for Christmas we went way out of our poor travellers budget and treated ourselves to a swanky ‘condo’ with private pool and beach.
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Returning to Bangkok from Mae Sot was similar in ways to returning to Pokhara from Annapurna (for those loyal blog readers this may make more sense.) It felt like returning home, to a place that is welcoming, familiar and comfortable. Yet at the same time, it is only when returning to this homely place that
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Refreshing.Backbreaking.Fulfilling The trip to Mae Sot was one of those spur of the moment decisions that can either be disastrous and leave you feeling like a moron for even contemplating going, or as is often the case, they form some of the most enjoyable and rewarding moments of travelling. Certainly our trip to the Myanmar border
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