Southeast Asia Itinerary – 3 Weeks
We just got back (February 2026) from just over 3 weeks of travel in Southeast Asia. On this trip, we ...
COPE Visitor Centre Vientiane Laos. An Essential Visit. (2026)
We first visited the COPE Visitor Centre over 13 years ago. We revisited in 2026 on our 3rd visit to ...
Vietnam Travel Blog
This Vietnam travel blog page has been written over 20 plus years of travel to Vietnam. I have been a ...
The 3 Best Day Trips From Bangkok
Bangkok is a great place to visit, and there’s plenty for you to see and do there, but if you ...
Southeast Asia Itinerary – Starting In Thailand
Bangkok is a huge flight hub in Southeast Asia with good connections to Europe, The Middle East, and London. You ...
Best Time To Visit Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is made up of 11 countries, it’s a big region. In this post we’ll give you a general ...
UNESCO Sites in Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia is incredibly rich in UNESCO listed places, so many that I can’t possibly go into detail about all ...
Hanoi – Is It Worth Visiting?
Hanoi is an absolute jewel of Vietnam and definately worth visiting because it has so many unique and historic things ...
Hanoi To Hoi An
Hanoi and Hoi An are our two favourite places to visit in Vietnam. We were in both just a few ...
What To See in Chinatown Singapore
In this post we’ll share some of our favourite places to see in Singapore’s Chinatown, with photos of these beautiful, ...
Visiting Luang Prabang With Kids
If you’re heading to Luang Prabang, Laos, as a family, you’re in for a very special treat. We spent over ...
Favourite Hotels, Hostels and Guest Houses in Southeast Asia
It’s time for us to write a post on our favourite and recommended hotels, hostels, and guest houses in Southeast ...
Thai Omelette Recipe (Why Thai Omelettes are So Good!)
Thai omelettes are really tasty and in Thailand, a country with so many amazing dishes, I find myself eating and ...
Southeast Asia With Kids
We posted already about our experiences of travelling around Southeast Asia with kids (for 5 years!) now let’s have a ...
Tha Kha Floating Market and Maeklong Railway Market Tour
Tha Kha floating market is a smaller, less well known floating market near Bangkok. It is a much better experience ...
Northern Thailand Itinerary, 3 Days to 2 Weeks.
Northern Thailand is one of the best places to visit in Thailand if you want to see beautiful temples, villages, ...
How We Scored a Free Week of Hotel Stays in Thailand – Agoda Cash
This week we’re touring northern Thailand by car, it’s amazing, fascinating and fun with the added bonus of being incredibly ...
Living Differently. New Ways in Chiang Mai
We’re loving this city in strange and unexpected ways. I’m loving the Thai environment, the Old City of Chiang Mai ...
Things To Do in Bangkok
A “things to do in Bangkok” post could easily turn into a book. This is a city with so many ...
How to Haggle in Bangkok.
Everyone knows you need to haggle over prices in Thailand and most other parts of Asia. Some are good at ...
Hotel in Battambang Cambodia
We loved Battambang, this is the sort of town that’s great to just hang out for a few days, or ...
One Day Battambang Tour Cambodia
Everyone knows about the Bamboo Railway in Battambang, but there are many more things to do and see in this ...
Pak Ou Caves, Luang Prabang
If you’re travelling in Laos, a visit to Pak Ou Caves, Luang Prabang would be a great trip to add ...
Kayaking, Tubing and Caving in Vang Vieng, With Kids
In 2026, we visited Vang Vieng again. The town has grown, and there are a lot more activities available. We’ve ...
Legoland Water Park Malaysia Review
We were lucky enough to be able to visit the brand new Legoland Water Park Malaysia near Johor Baru just a ...
Getting to Legoland Malaysia From Malacca
This post is about how to get to Legoland Malaysia from Malacca, the bus journey, where to stay near Legoland ...
Malacca With Kids
Keeping the children happy in Malacca isn’t hard at all. Malacca with kids is a great destination with plenty for ...
Kawan Kawan Guest House Malacca (Melaka) Review
Malacca doesn’t seem to be much of a backpacker town, most of the tourists we see are local and/or considerably ...
What Do We Do All Day? Haad Salad, Ko Phangan
One of our readers wrote: I’d love to simply hear more about your day-to-day lives. What do your kids do all ...
Staying on Haad Salad, Ko Phangan. Dangers and Annoyances.
We have absolutely loved staying on Haad Salad, Ko Phangan for the last 6 weeks. It’s a beautiful beach paradise ...
Medical Dramas on Ko Phangan and Surgery on Ko Samui
This morning, 4 months into our trip, my husband is having emergency hernia repair surgery on Ko Samui. I’ve always said ...
I knew hiring a scooter on Ko Phangan was a bad idea…
Years ago, in Vietnam, when we were on our first RTW, I had a go at driving the moped we’d ...
Bangkok to Ko Samui (and a Scam to Avoid.)
You have plenty of options for getting from Bangkok to Koh Samui in the far southwest of Thailand. Modern Thailand ...
Vang Vieng, Laos, with Kids
Beautiful Vang Vieng, Laos is known for tubing and a crazy backpacker party scene. Not many people would associate it ...
Getting To Luang Prabang From Vang Vieng Laos, by Bus or Mini Bus
If you boarded the bus to Luang Prabang from Vang Vieng, took your assigned seat and looked up to see ...
Ock Pop Tok and Getting my Luang Prabang Mojo Back
We’ve been in Luang Prabang, Laos, for almost a week now. It’s been a strange few days and we weren’t ...
Vang Vieng, Laos. Travel Blog
This blog post is from 2014, when we spent 4 weeks in sleepy Vang Vieng. In 2026, we returned. Vang ...
Getting to Vang Vieng from Thailand
Getting to Laos from Thailand. This post is about the journey from Kanchanaburi Thailand, to Bangkok, to Nong Khai on ...
Kanchanaburi, Thailand & The River Kwai
We’ve been in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, sitting here on the River Kwai for a week now. What have we been doing? ...
Wat Arun. One of The Best Wats in Bangkok
Wat Arun, The Temple of The Dawn or Wat Arun Ratchawararam Ratchawaramahawihan stands on the west bank of the Chao Phraya ...
Dusit Zoo – Bangkok Zoo
I’ve mentioned Dusit zoo before as a great place to take children in Bangkok, we went for a return visit ...
Kek Lok Si Temple Penang (Malaysia)
Kek Lok Si Temple is the largest Buddhist temple in this region of Malaysia, and is one of the best ...