Having explained why I think you should trek in the Nepalese Himalayas, and when, the next question is where! Note: this will be a very biased post because the area we trekked in was so wonderful, free of any tourists and so beautiful it will be the feature of this article... Annapurna Dhaulagiri Community Eco- … Continue reading Trekking in the Himalayas… A Guide! Part 3: Where?!
The crossing between Phu Nam Ron, near Kanchanaburi and Htee Khee for onward travel to Dawei, Myanmar only opened up properly to tourists in August last year. It has a rather remote location, with pretty much nothing on the immediate side of each border. This makes the crossing somewhat of an adventure and tourist sightings … Continue reading Phi Nam Ron to Htee Khee – Thailand to Myanmar overland and onwards to Dawei
After our great welcome to the country in Pakse, and a couple of nights in Thakek in central Laos, we made it to Vientiane. I had heard rather dull things about this place but, of course, was willing to give it a go. We arrived after a 7 hour bus, negotiated with a tuk tuk … Continue reading The Unimpressive Capital – Vientiane
A good 3 months later, we finally left Cambodia and were bound north for Laos! Deciding to skip the 4000 islands after reading it is only full of backpackers and others no authenticity into Laos at all (which, as we didn't go, I wouldn't be able to tell you if this is true or not), … Continue reading A lovely introduction to Laos
We have been in the country since the beginning of November, resided in Siem Reap for 10 weeks and travelled around a fair portion. It has become a sort of 'home away from home', we have made wonderful friends and had an amazing experience volunteering. We saw some incredible places and learned more about the … Continue reading Why I’m glad to be leaving Cambodia
The Elephant Valley Project (EVP) is a project that began in 2007, and to cut a long story short it provides a home to elephants that have been mistreated or abused, or are no longer wanted by their owners. The project supports the surrounding local villages by providing healthcare, sponsoring children to go to school … Continue reading The Elephant Valley Project
The province of Mondulkirri is found in the far east of Cambodia, and is often described as the 'wild west' (east) of the country, due to its dusty dirt roads, its position in the middle of nowhere and the surrounding nature that offers adventures by the bucket-load. Sen Monorom is the provincial capital, and is … Continue reading Sen Monorom – Welcome to the wild, wild…east
So, we leave Siem Reap in just 2 days time. Having been here for 9 weeks, it has become a home away from home for us. We have met so many interesting people that have become friends over the past couple of months. We were able to get completely stuck into work and form good … Continue reading Mixed emotions
Beng Melea, also known as the Jungle Temple, is often overlooked and not visited by those who come to Cambodia. Instead, many tourists opt for the Angkor temples, which are significantly closer to Siem Reap than Beng Melea. At around 70 km away from town and a 2 hour tuk-tuk journey costing $25 I can … Continue reading The Jungle Temple
2013 has been one heck of a year. I learnt new skills at work and took on new responsibilities, I gained incredible experience working for a wonderful organisation within the field I would eventually like to take a career up in, and I set off on the trip of a lifetime! Here is how the past … Continue reading Looking back on 2013
... Siem Reap. The ideal place to stop for a while. As you may know, we are volunteering in Siem Reap and it is the first time on the trip that we have stopped for a while. After almost 3 months of moving around and not staying put anywhere for more than one week, it … Continue reading The perfect place to slow down…
Whenever I have a trip planned, I always try to find some up-to-date information about the costs. Usually I am left scratching my head and still wondering how much I should expect to spend. Either the information I find is way out-dated, people are spending more in one month that I plan to in 3, … Continue reading The Money Series
I thought I had best explain what it is we're doing and why we are staying put in Siem Reap for 2 months. We are volunteering for an incredible NGO that is delivering exceptional work. Hard to believe in Cambodia, where every other NGO is corrupt, right? Not this one. Where we are working focuses … Continue reading Voluteering in Siem Reap
After a couple of weeks in Vietnam we hopped on a bus from Ho Chi Minh City across to Phnom Penh, our first port of call in Cambodia. 6 bumpy hours on the bus, a border crossing, a tuk-tuk journey and a 2 hour wait later, and our room we had booked the previous night … Continue reading Phnom Penh to Kampot – the Southern Gem
36 long hours after leaving Hong Kong we had completed the overland journey into Hanoi, Vietnam. Being our second time visiting Vietnam, we had originally planned to visit different places, new places. Of course, nothing goes to plan and this didn't happen. BUT - we revisited some little gems and did different things, we didn't … Continue reading Rain, a robbery and 20 pence beer – 2 weeks in Vietnam
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