Koh Tao or Ko Tao? I am not sure because it is written as both. I should have asked a local, but didn’t. This is the island famed for cheap diving certification. Once you arrive, you are definitely spoilt for choice with dive centres and I found it really difficult Read more…
I love a circus, but was sceptical about the one in Battambang. Big dance or song shows are often such tourist traps in Asia and I was sure this was going to be the same kind of thing. There’s not that much to do in Battambang though, so we bought Read more…
Getting to Kampot took about three hours from Phnom Penh – although that depends on how long it takes you to get through the capital’s traffic! The bus did it’s usual rest stop, passed through Kep and was soon in Kampot. We got off in a very quiet town. You Read more…
Coming from the countryside of Kasi, we were delighted to be on a local bus, rather than the usual Laos touristy ones. That is until we pulled up at a local market right in line with a stall which had captured some kind of poor racoon which was strung up Read more…
Kratie was full of very Cambodian experiences. We went on a minibus, which is the equivalent of a South American colectivo; people ring the driver en route to be picked up, or they stand on the side of the road and flag it down. It stops constantly to pick up Read more…
On our first morning in Salento we are up and in a colectivo by 7.30am ready to hike Cocora Valley, which is one of the sights that both of us are most excited about in Colombia. The ‘Willy’s Jeeps’ are lined up in the square and there will be someone Read more…
From Siem Reap we took a bus to Battambang. Cambodians here remained true to form and were really helpful and chatty. We had a great time in this little town, which is strange because there isn’t a whole lot to do! We spent our first night at Phare Ponleu Selpak Read more…
We try to organise everything independently when travelling but ultimately, when the cheaper option is an organised tour, we go with it! Therefore, we booked a trip to the Cu Chi tunnels where we were staying, at Pioneer Hostel in HCMC. At 8am our hotel owner walked us down to Read more…