Arrival in Jakarta, Indonesia and An Apology To Rodrigo
Arrival in Jakarta was expected to be a straight forward meeting with my Brazilian friend Rodrigo. He was touring South East Asia at the time and because I live in Hong Kong and…
Backpacking in China: Fujian Tour Part 4 – Hegui Lou Building
After seeing a village used for multiple film sets, Yun Shui Yao, it was onwards to yet another Earthen Tulou Building on the Fujian Tour. This one is called Hegui Lou Building and is situated…
Fujian Tour Part 3: Yun Shui Yao, Won Soy Yiu and Guan Yang Cun
Essentially these three “hamlets” or whatever are all the same place, yet this is China don’t forget and they like to confuse you. So in one small area they manage to call the area at…
Good Evening Vietnam!
Vietnam had been on my travel radar for a few years yet why I never made it there until I did I still don’t know. I even did a two week summer holiday to Laos…
Backpacking in Bali, Indonesia: Gitgit Waterfall and Rice Fields
As I mentioned before, waterfalls rarely disappoint. In fact I have never met anyone who said “I went to a shit waterfall today”. This was a trip to Gitgit waterfall, not the most sensible title…
Backpacking in Bali, Indonesia: Ulun Danu: Temple On The Lake
So to the dreamy Ulun Danu, a pretty pagoda temple situated on this lake in northern Bali, Indonesia. I had seen postcards of it before I went there and was intrigued. There was an entrance…
Neung Dong/Konkuk to Hyewha Via Charlie Browns Cafe
So after a huge first night out in Seoul and the reunion with Millwall Neil in the freezing Winter of South Korea, lunch (rather later than usual) including a hot coffee was high on…
Angkor Temples, Cambodia: Thommanon
Kids find amusement throwing rocks at a tree and that serves as my introduction to the temple of Thommanon in Cambodia. This was part of a three day temple tour of the Angkor Temples north…
Backpacking in Swaziland: Swazi Lunch, Malkerns Valley and The Palace
Some people haven’t even heard of Swaziland. Others didn’t know it was a country. Some people even visit the east part of South Africa and give Swaziland a miss. But for some reason, I…
Salar De Uyuni Tour – Part 14 – Sol De Manana : Sunrise and Geysirs *
On the third and final day of the tour we were awoke at 4 am and driven way out towards the Chilean border. The plan was to see a decent sunrise at the “Sol De…