Reading Time: 5 minutes Phnom Penh It’s been a week since leaving Phnom Penh and still, my recollection of this city is so fresh in my mind. The USA style organisation of the streets, the pretty walk along the Ton Saple River (a river that changes directions depending on …
Reading Time: 4 minutes Siem Reap After a long journey crossing the border from Laos, we eventually arrived at our guesthouse in Siem Reap. Like many travellers and tourists, we came here to see Angkor Wat. Built in the 12th century the UNESCO World Heritage Site is the largest …
Reading Time: 4 minutes The 4000 Islands Have you ever landed in a new country, town or city and instantly felt overcome with clichéd positive vibes? After we made the long (and I mean loooong) journey down to The 4000 Islands from Vientiane, we stepped off the boat onto …
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Bus Journey I’m sitting on a 6-hour bus from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh as I write this. There are so many people on this bus. There are people sitting in the aisle on the floor. I wish I could take a photo from …
Reading Time: 5 minutes One thing I hadn’t expected from travelling was just how frequently we would run into the same faces. The slow boat from the border of Laos to Luang Prabang gave us the opportunity to meet and spend two solid days with a lot of people …
Reading Time: 3 minutes Vang Vieng In a true non-nomadic way, I did a little research on Vang Vieng before we left the UK. An attempt to pick up on what the ‘vibe’ was like and whether I thought it was somewhere we would stay for a while or …