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...
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...
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...
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...
Experience everything British in the Cameron highlands – tea, strawberries and the cool weather
On our minibus journey to the Cameron Highlands the landscape started changing as we were heading 5000ft above sea level. Tea plantations dotted all over the rolling hills with wild trees sprawled across in the background. Nearby tents were...
Our 7 Months SouthEast Asia Backpacking Itinerary
The hardest part of this whole backpacking trip was planning an itinerary. With an itinerary roughy planned out, we could go ahead to start planning the rest of our trip such as travel insurance, vaccinations, accommodation, mode of transport etc With so many countries...
How I Saved £8,436 in 1 Year for my Backpacking Trip
‘Money, money, money!’ Let’s face it travelling is not cheap. At the time of writing this (2nd February 2015) I have spent £2027.80 and I haven’t even enjoyed one bit of the trip yet. I’ve spent my money on flights,...
Welcome To Our Adventure
“We are going to do it, we are going to travel and we are doing it together.” This is the place to hear all about our 7 month adventure. We are galavanting and munching our way through 10 countries. Yes...