Penang, Malaysia

Jan 15, 2011

After spending a few days in Kota Bharu following the border crossing and coming to the realisation that we were unable to go to Pulau Perhention we all ended up in Georgetown in Penang. Penang is an island off the west coast and known for it's delicious Malay food. We were in for a treat. Jh and I arrived the day before L and T and on the final day of celebrations for Deepavali (Divali - Festival of Light - all the shops were covered i...

Koh Phangan, Thailand

Jan 15, 2011

So, we chased Leeroy and Tooley to Bangkok (and due to their love of the buckets we caught up with them) and all jumped on the overnight bus / ferry to Koh Phangnan. We found a lovely place for a measly 500THB (10GBP) with a sea view, pool and on an a beautiful strip of beach. This part of our trip we refer to as SPLURGE as we were staying in complete luxury by our standards (the room was basic but the view and pool made it the best plac...

Siem Reap, Cambodia

Jan 13, 2011

Siem Reap, home to Angkot Wat, The Alley and Pub Street. As usual we arrived in Siem Reap to a barage of Tuk-Tuk drivers wanting some business, pushing and shoving our way through we finally collected our bags and made our way to a Tuk-Tuk that wasn't pushing everyone and putting a sign in our face. We stayed at Garden Village Hostel which was basic (a bed, fan and cold shower but only $6 so you can't complain) and were reunited with Leeroy a...

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Jan 1, 2011

Phnom Penh We arrived in Phnom Penh in the pouring rain with the streets flooded but that didn't deter the usual tuk tuk drivers who were waiting to "greet" us off the bus. It had been a long journey but after the bartering commenced we were both wide awake and enjoyed some banter with our new friend the tuk-tuk driver and, after much persistence, we agreed that he could take us to S-21 and the killing fields a few days later. We...

Saigon, Vietnam

Nov 5, 2010

We arrived in Saigon from Dalat after an eight hour bus ride, not as hectic as HaNoi but still mopeds rule the roads and as we searched for a hostel down the narrow alley ways we realised that in Saigon they also rule the back streets, pressed against walls letting them past whilst getting drenched wet through in the rain we finally made it to a hostel. We went to the park as that seemed to be where all the locals were, there were celebration...