Time for Cambodia’s national symbol and premier tourist attraction: Angkor Wat. We stayed several days in Siem Reap, the town adjacent to Angkor Wat. Our visit to the temple was delayed a […]
Angkor Wat
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a camping trip of ridiculous proportions
Phnom Penh
From Sihanoukville we took the bus to Phnom Penh, only to realize later that we were supposed to stop first at Kampot according to our itinerary. What a shame, as we’ve heard […]
Into Cambodia: Koh Kong and Sihanoukville
From Ko Lanta we left hastily, having only a few days left on our Thai visa and knowing it would take a few days to get to Cambodia. The trip was long […]
Ko Lanta, Thailand
What a relief it was to arrive at Ko Lanta after a night at Ko Phi Phi. Ko Lanta is beautiful – what we imagined a Thai island to be. It’s a […]
Ko Phi Phi
Ko Phi Phi should be renamed to Ko Poo Poo. That’s what the island smells like. What a terrible place. Smelly, cramped, overcrowded, dirty, polluted, covered in rubbish, expensive, noisy and crawling […]
Krabi and Ao Nang
The train we boarded in Bangkok was older and crappier than the one we got from Chiang Mai. Not as comfortable beds, no privacy and much noisier. Got lucky on the first […]
Return to Bangkok
Being dedicated environmentalists, we decided to take the train from Chiang Mai to southern Thailand. Per passenger kilometer it uses much less fuel and releases much less carbon compared to flying. Also […]
Chiang Mai Cooking Class
Back on the spew mobile from Pai to Chiang Mai where we stayed for a few more days. Chiang Mai has ended up being one of our favourite spots in Thailand – […]
Pai and Thai Highlands Trekking
After a few nights in Chiang Mai we took the bus further north to Pai. The road is only 120km long but takes over 3 hours due to the very sharp hairpins […]
Scootering in Chiang Mai
Scooters are highly efficient modes of transport. In Thailand they’re the most efficient way a tourist can be involved in a fatal accident. What an exhilarating experience it was to mix it with Thai […]
Hello from Thailand
Thailand isn’t outback Australia you say. You’d be right. We’re taking a few months off our tour around Australia to travel south east Asia. Our trip started in Bangkok. New York might […]
A visit to Perth (home)
Before leaving for our four month backpacking adventure to SE Asia we went to Perth to catch up with friends and family and celebrate Australia Day. We had our traditional Australia Day […]
The Hobbit Review
Far be it for a simple fisherman like myself to dabble into the realm of movie reviews, but we’ve just had such an extraordinary movie experience that I am compelled to do […]
Sunshine Coast Hinterland
The Sunshine Coast Hinterland is beautiful. Rolling hills, scenic forests, winding roads, cute little mountain side arty towns with lots of little shops and cafes and character buildings, views of the coast […]
Gympie, Queensland
Rather than go back the way we came, our place of choice to recover from the sand of Fraser Island was Gympie. We stayed at a caravan park for a couple of […]
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