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 and Cambodia before Vietnam. And I have been to EVERY country that borders Vietnam (Thailand, China, Cambodia and Laos), plus Read more about Good Evening Vietnam![…]
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 by any means but a cloudy misty day in North Bali ensured the weather would suit the occasion. This is Read more about Backpacking in Bali, Indonesia: Gitgit Waterfall and Rice Fields[…]
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 fee of 10,000 Rupees to enter. I was there with my Brazilian mate Rodrigo as part of a day long Read more about Backpacking in Bali, Indonesia: Ulun Danu: Temple On The Lake[…]
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 our agendas. The area Neil lives in is known as Neung Dong (I will also refer to it as Konkuk, Read more about Neung Dong/Konkuk to Hyewha Via Charlie Browns Cafe[…]
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 of Siem Reap in Cambodia. Since each temple is very different, they will have to be covered individually to avoid Read more about Angkor Temples, Cambodia: Thommanon[…]
The Angkor Temples Tour in Cambodia could literally have you traipsing round temples for weeks on end. I visited over 10 temples in three days, on the middle day – I was with Anthony and Helen from Cork – great travel buddies for some of Laos and most of Cambodia. Indeed we toured Vientiane and Read more about Backpacking in Cambodia: Angkor Temples – Ta Keo[…]
** STOPPRESS – since this article I have actually been to Dubai and the UAE. How boring is it to write a travel story about visiting an airport? The answer is very, but I like to document everything and this journey was an emotional one. Plus it was my first time landing in Dubai, United Read more about United Arab Emirates Fake Travel Report Part 1: Dubai Airport[…]
cambodiaMake no mistake about it – this place is as horrific as it sounds. Here at Choeung Ek, was the scene of thousands of murders. Babies bashed against trees, prisoners thinking they were changing prisons only to be tortured and killed, bodies thrown into pits. In the darkness of night. Cambodia lost a third of Read more about Backpacking in Cambodia: Choeung Ek Genocidal Center – “Killing Fields”[…]
As an atlas freak and a travel nomad, I have picked up a total addiction for collecting souvenirs. Not even in a normal way I’m afraid. For example, I keep a plastic flimsy (folder/poly pocket) for EVERY new place I visit, whether it be a country, city or even just a tour. If there’s enough Read more about DMZ Tour Part 12: Korean Souvenirs[…]
After going inside our first Earthen Building of the Fujian Tour, our driver dropped us off for a few minutes to capture the small settlement of Tian Luo Keng. We had two stops in total for Tian Luo Keng, the first one was from below where we could gaze upwards at this mountainside settlement of Read more about Fujian Tour Part 2: Tian Luo Keng Tulou Cluster[…]