Category: South East Asia
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Last Stop: Laos
A few days before we were due to cross the border into Laos, the country made international headlines — for all the wrong reasons. Several tourists had died through alcohol poisoning, raising serious questions about the shortcuts some hospitality operators might make in favour of profits. Suddenly that homebrew rice…
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Time for Thailand
Exactly a year to the day since we left for a two week holiday to Thailand, we coincidentally found ourselves heading back again. The third city that would be a revisit for us this year, we were looking forward to seeing what more there was to offer in Krung Thep…
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Going Batty for Cambodia
After comfortable rail journeys in Vietnam, it was time to try out the South East Asian bus network for our crossing into, and travel through, Cambodia. Many skip the capital, Phnom Penh and head straight to Siem Reap to see Cambodia’s crown jewel, Angkor Wat, but of course with no…
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Further Ventures Through Vietnam
Despite arriving tired and groggy after our overnight sleeper train, we only had two days in Hue, so quickly set to reinvigorating ourselves. I had never heard of Hue before Ricki added it to our schedule, but it is Vietnam’s ancient capital and site of the Imperial City, modelled after…
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Good Morning, Vietnam
Well, really it was “Good afternoon, Vietnam” as we arrived into Hanoi’s Noi Bai International Airport via Istanbul. After our epic central Asian tour and more interaction than we’ve been used to in some time, we were seeking some peace and quiet. After heading straight to Halong Bay, we certainly…
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