Southeast Asia

Travel in Southeast Asia

A collection of blog posts on travel in Southeast Asia.

Hoi An With Kids

Updated 06/06/2019 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Hoi An is a magical little town on the coast in central Vietnam and we enjoyed 6 months there with our kids. Famous for its UNESCO listed Old Town, tailors' shops and monthly full moon lantern festival, it also has long sandy beaches and 5 star resorts. It attracts family holiday makers in large numbers. They visibly out-number backpackers these days and a lot of families with … [Read more...]

Maeklong Railway Market from Bangkok

Updated 09/07/2019 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Maeklong railway market is really no distance at all from Bangkok, is easy to get to and well worth the trip. The Maeklong market itself is a fascinating warren of stalls many selling local seafood, but it's the trains passing through that most want to see. We've tried getting to Maeklong by local bus ( minibus) en-route to Amphawa and the floating markets of Samut Songkram and … [Read more...]

Kumquat Festival Hoi An & Tet

Updated 06/06/2019 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

The kumquats and flowers of Tet were just one of the highlights and interesting happenings during our 6 months living in Hoi An. Tet is a huge festival, Lunar New Year, and it was a privilege to be in Vietnam at this special time.Kumquats play a starring roll in the Tet festivities and Hoi An started getting in the mood for New Year around the time of The Kumquat … [Read more...]

Places to Visit in Singapore-Christmas Blog Special!

Updated 06/06/2019 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

We spent almost 2 weeks in Singapore at Christmas and split our time between a budget hostel near the Singapore River, a short walk from the marina, quays and Marina Bay Sands, and a more luxury Resorts World Hotel on Sentosa Island. We also took the opportunity to take a 3 day break to an island resort a ferry ride from Singapore so we really got the best of everything … [Read more...]

Telunas Resort Indonesia – Near Singapore

Updated 06/06/2019 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

We spent Christmas in Singapore. Of those 2 weeks the highlight was our 3 days staying at Telunas Resort on their private island site. Along with the Private Island's luxurious over-water villas we also had the chance to experience the fantastic family friendly facilities on the neighbouring Telunas Beach Resort site for a slightly different slice of island life.The 2 … [Read more...]

Tha Kha Floating Market and Maeklong Railway Market with Take Me Tour

Updated 06/06/2019 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

What an amazing month in Thailand! This is visit 22 and still Thailand surprises, delights and amazes, we never run out of new things to do and this morning a day tour from Bangkok was another highlight. We got ourselves a local guide, an expert in his home town to show us around and it was a fantastic day out. We've posted before about Amphawa and Damnoen Sudawek floating … [Read more...]

Places to Visit in Northern Thailand

Updated 06/06/2019 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Don't stop at Chiang Mai! We think Northern Thailand is one of the best parts and over the last couple of years we've been exploring the north by car whenever we get a chance. Below are some suggestions for places to visit in Northern Thailand.You can get north of Chiang Mai by bus or even fly, but self driving is a great option in the north of Thailand and an affordable … [Read more...]

Thailand Road Trip: Chiang Rai

Updated 06/06/2019 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Chiang Rai in Northern Thailand should be a lot higher on people's places to visit list than it is, we enjoyed 2 very full days staying in Chiang Rai on our Thailand road trip and highly recommend you make the journey just 3 hours ( roughly) from Chiang Mai to explore the temples, villages, forests and markets of the region. We hired a car and self-drove around Chiang Rai City … [Read more...]

Getting a New UK Passport in Bangkok Thailand

Updated 06/06/2019 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

Our younger son's UK passport was down to less than 6 months and we had absolutely no desire to head back to the UK to get it renewed. We were in Vietnam and about to travel to Malaysia so it had to be done on this side of the world and in the quickest way possible. For a child, overseas passport renewal looks even more troublesome than for adults, particularly for kids under … [Read more...]

The Hoi An Floods

Updated 06/06/2019 By Alyson Long. Any post on this site may contain affiliate links. If you use them, they cost you nothing extra. We make a small commission.

We've been seeing amazing images in galleries around town of picturesque Vietnamese women paddling canoes and sampans through Hoi An's incredibly ancient laneways but we didn't really expect to be here to experience the Hoi An floods for ourselves.The day before yesterday ( 3rd November) we heard that local officials announced the flood gates up-river from us would be … [Read more...]

« Previous Page

Southeast Asia

Travel in Southeast Asia

Tags