Apr 26, 2011 | Asia, Blog, South East Asia, Thailand |
Bangkok 7th -9th April Back in Thailand again, we intend to travel down the east coast after a stop in Bangkok, a three and a half hour drive from the Cambodian border. Or so we think…just three miles away from our hotel, we are stuck in a massive traffic jam,...
Apr 6, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Combodia, South East Asia |
1st April Cambodia, our 26th, is a country which conjures up conflicting images of magnificent wats, iconic Angkor Wat, Khmer Rouge atrocities, poverty and corruption, and with a history unlike any other, we can’t wait to explore. As Cambodia emerges from a long...
Apr 1, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Laos, South East Asia |
LAOS 22nd March We wake in Laos, a country which is said to be one of the 20th poorest in the world, a stark contrast to Thailand just a few hundred metres across the river. Despite this, trade in recent years with China, and the influx of tourism, which accounts for...
Mar 21, 2011 | Asia, Blog, South East Asia, Thailand |
18th March We wake to find the skies are still overcast, but decide to head out to the Sukhothai historical park, the walled old capital city of Siam. It is filled with ancient Wats dating back to the mid 13th century and remains of the old Kingdom. The dynasty...
Mar 17, 2011 | Asia, Blog, South East Asia, Thailand |
Thailand 8th March 9 months to the day from setting off from the UK on our overland adventure, travelling 36,000km’s so far, and on to our 24th country, we head towards the Thai border for the 300 mile journey to the island of Ko Lanta. We’re apprehensive about...
Mar 8, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Malaysia, South East Asia |
Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 18th to 28th February Landing in KL International in the early morning, we are distinctly aware that we are not in India anymore. Everything seems new and modern, shops lined up in neat rows alongside an array of eateries, and we haven’t even...
