Malaysia Travel Blog
This Malaysia travel blog page started over 12 years ago, when we first visited Malaysia, we’ve returned dozens of times, ...
Best Asian Beaches to Explore With The Family
Asia is full of brilliant, sun-drenched beaches that all the family can enjoy. If you’re committed travel-lovers looking for a ...
Cambodian Cooking Class
One of the many wonderful things about travelling the world is discovering new dishes and cooking methods. The ultimate way ...
What do they eat in Cambodia?
I posted today about our cookery course in Battambang, Cambodia. It was a fabulous experience. As part of the tour ...
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 ...
Kampot Cambodia
I’ve never experienced internet as bad and as unpredictable as here in Kampot Cambodia, anywhere (this was before our last ...
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 ...
A Challenging Week in Siem Reap Cambodia
Our week in Siem Reap, Cambodia had its ups and downs. A family travel rollercoaster, dazzling highs and anxious, dark ...
Is Silom a Good Place to Stay in Bangkok
Silom is an area of Bangkok Thailand around Silom Road, a major road that runs from near the river to ...
Bangkok to Siem Reap, Bus, Train, Plane or Mini Bus?
There are multiple ways to get from Bangkok to Siem Reap, and cross the Thailand/Cambodia border. You can catch a ...
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 ...
Luang Prabang, Laos (Travel Blog)
Gorgeous Luang Prabang in Laos has been a tourist hot spot since the international airport was modernised and extended in ...
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 ...
Kuala Lumpur. Best Family Accommodation, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur is a wonderful city, in one moment ultra-slick and modern, the next ancient, traditional and cultured. Its a ...
Legoland Malaysia Review. Totally Awesome!
Legoland Malaysia is outside Johor Bahru in Malaysia. It is just north of Singapore, in the far south of Malaysia south ...
Hotels Near Legoland Malaysia Johor Baru
By popular demand, here are our experiences of hotels near Legoland Malaysia Johor Bahru. We had a really good time ...
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 ...
Malacca Travel Blog. First Impressions.
Malacca is a strange place. Arriving on the bus from Kuala Lumpur, on motorways that could easily have been in ...
Costs of Staying on Ko Phangan, Haad Salad
We were on Ko Phangan for 6 weeks, looking back, it was a blissful, perfect time, other than my husband’s ...
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 ...
Victory Gate, The Monster of Concrete in Vientiane
The Monster of Concrete is a nickname given to a large concrete monument in Vientiane, Laos. It is correctly known ...
Travel Vaccinations in Kuala Lumpur
This is for anyone out there, like me, who is stressing about travel vaccinations. The crazy cost of them in ...
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 ...
Our Laos Budget. We’re spending $40/day, sort of..
I keep quoting this figure of $41/day as our budget, that’s actually a lie, our budget for Laos is working ...
Luang Prabang Markets (Morning, Day & Night Markets
Gorgeous little Luang Prabang in Laos is quite the tourist hot spot these days since the arrival of the airport ...
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 ...
Food in Laos (Beginner’s Guide)
Laos isn’t a standout foodie destination in the way that some other Southeast Asian countries are. In Laos, you’ll find ...
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? ...
Bangkok to Kanchanaburi. By Train, Bus or Road
Your options for getting from Bangkok to Kanchanaburi include train, bus, taxi and minibus. There is no airport in Kanchanaburi, you ...
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 ...