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 ...
The Monster of Concrete, Vientiane
The Monster of Concrete is a nickname given to a large concrete monument in Vientiane, Laos. It is correctly known ...
COPE Visitor Centre Vientiane Laos. Essential Visit.
COPE Vientiane is a non-profit organisation in Laos which provides prosthetic limbs, mobility assistance and rehabilitation for Lao people who ...
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 Night Market and Day Markets
Gorgeous little Luang Prabang in Laos is quite the tourist hot spot these days yet still retains its sleepy Laos ...
Getting To Luang Prabang From Vang Vieng, by Bus or Mini Bus
If you boarded your bus, took your assigned seat and looked up to see this over your head, would you ...
Food in Laos and Luang Prabang
Laos Food, What You Will Find Food in Laos is incredibly diverse, you will be able to find a dish ...
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. Tubing, Kayaking & Caving
We’ve been in Vang Vieng, Laos for 5 nights now and we’re loving it. It’s raining, a lot, but it ...
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 ...
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 ...
We Love Bangkok!
It’s great to be in Bangkok again! I fell in love with Bangkok as a solo traveller back in 1999 ...
Penang Huge Spiders. Photo of the Week.
I thought this photo of huge spiders came out pretty well, so I’m making it photo of the week. This ...
Fort Cornwallis, Penang
Fort Cornwallis is a historic fort and tourist attraction on Penang Island, part of the state of Penang, in Malaysia. ...
Freaking out in Malaysia
Malaysia is in the middle of an environmental catastrophe. If you read my last post, things we didn’t like about ...
What We Don’t Like About Kuala Lumpur – Negatives
Kuala Lumpur isn’t perfect. We’ve had a great time, seen some cool and interesting things, enjoyed excellent cheap and free ...
South Indian Food in Malaysia
I love India and I love Indian food, South Indian in particular, it’s light, fresh and usually vegetarian. Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ...
Kuala Lumpur – Visiting Chinatown
Yesterday we checked out modern Kuala Lumpur, today we stepped back in time. Chinatown is on our doorstep, just a ...
Kuala Lumpur, Roller Coaster in a Mall and Indoor Archery
Boy it’s hot in Kuala Lumpur! But somehow it’s quite a pleasant hot, the sun isn’t beating down on us ...
Ayutthaya Travel Blog
Ayuthaya (also spelt Ayutthaya or Ayudhya) was the second capital of old Siam (1360-1767) after Sukhothai. This ancient city to ...
Kopi Luwak. Civet Poop Coffee
Kopi Luwak or Luwak Coffee is often described as the most expensive coffee in the world, prized for it’s mellow ...
Koh Samet Blog
Koh Samet (also known as Ko Samet or Ko Samed), is maybe the easiest of the Thai Islands to access ...