Kyoto used to be the capital city of Japan hundreds of years ago and so it hosts some of the best temples in the whole of the country as well as many festivals around the year, we were luck enough...
El Nido – Island hopping with amazing views thrown in for free
After visiting the main city on the island of Palawan, Puerto Princessa, we booked a ticket on a bus heading up to the top of the island bound for the tourist town of El Nido. El Nido is a tiny collection...
Halong Bay – Cruising and Kayaking
Once we had gone to experience the city and history of Saigon we decided that it would be nice to explore a little of the scenery in Vietnam. We’ve heard of Ha Long Bay from a few backpackers on...
Kampot & Kep in Cambodia – Pepper and Salt
Kampot is a small town on the edge of Cambodia, near the Vietnam border. It’s famous for its pepper, some of the best pepper in the world is grown here, apparently. Just outside Kampot is the smaller, sea-side, town of...
Siem Reap and Angkor Wat
Most people have heard of Angkot Wat, the amazing series of temples at Siem Reap in the north of Cambodia. Only recently opened to the public and massive in scale, Angkor Wat was once the capital city of the Khmer empire....
How to Get a Cambodian Visa
There’s a lot of discussion online about whether or not you should get a Cambodian Visa before you visit (e-visa), or get one on the border; it’s something me and Serena had disagreements about, with her wanting to get...
Chai Lai Orchid Resort, Chiang Mai, Thailand – Trekking with Elephants
If you like elephants, fruit and supporting human rights (and to be honest, who doesn’t?) then there’s no better way to spend a couple of days than Chai Lai Orchid Resort. Nestled in the Mae Wang mountains, an hour outside the...
Ipoh – Murals and Mining
From the Cameron Highlands we followed the windy road down off the hills and into the city of Ipoh, state capitol of Perak. We didn’t know much about this city coming into it and the little we did know...
Taman Negara – National Park of Malaysia
After our visit to the Perhentian Islands we decided to do something completely different and visit a forest. This could have been driven by the fact we both got sunburnt on the islands (“I don’t burn, anyway it’s overcast” – Serena...
PADI Open Water Course in Perhentian Islands
PADI Open Water Course in Perhentian Islands, Malaysia. During our time in the Perhentian Islands I have been doing my PADI Open Water Scuba Diving course. We decided to do this at the start of the course so that...