To many, Vietnam is a war and not a country. Derek and I spent at least one long evening discussing this sentence, trying to establish just where the invisible “line” might be between people who see it as a war, and those who see it as a country. We never really landed on an answer, but … [Read more…]
We had a long travel day ahead of us, not because the distance between Koh Rong and Phnom Penh is great, but rather because of the slow cruise back to the mainland coupled with the busy traffic on the country’s roads. The bus ride was rather interesting. Driving out of Sihanoukville, we drove behind a … [Read more…]
“STOP!” There used to be a time when there were only two acceptable responses to that order. You either went; “…Hammer time!” or “…collaborate and listen”. It was only until we set foot on Cambodia’s beaches that we realised the word “stop” was enough. Throughout our travels over the last few months there wasn’t much time … [Read more…]
We only had a short hop over the border ahead of us today into Cambodia and Siem Reap – the gateway to Angkor Wat and surrounding temples. We were both beyond excited to see this incredible place. Fortunately our hotel included airport pick-up and it was wonderful not having the hassle of finding our own … [Read more…]
Having the lights on all night does not make for the most restful sleep, but we only woke up at 10am so it couldn’t have been that bad. We set out to do some sightseeing around Bangkok. If there is one thing that annoys me more than anything else, it is being taken for a … [Read more…]
(…or so we thought) After the ease of Malaysia and the convenience of having our own driver in India, it proved quite a mission to find our hotel in Bangkok. The hotel was, rather annoyingly, on the “wrong” side of the river, a location that was carefully selected as it was close to the train … [Read more…]
Borneo has already treated us to some of the most incredible wildlife, but we had one final treat before leaving this beautiful part of the world – Orangutans! Orangutans are endemic to the island of Borneo and are also on the endangered list. Fortunately there is an Orangutan Sanctuary, started in 1964, for orphaned, injured … [Read more…]
The second part of our short time in Borneo would be spent on a very small island called Seligan Island, just off the coast of Sabah. Known as Turtle Island, as the name suggests, it is one of three islands in the region where Hawksbill Turtles and Green Sea Turtles come to nest. Our guide, … [Read more…]
Of the various flights and journeys we have planned during our travels through Asia, there is really only one or two that are likely to be quite tiring. One is the flight from Vietnam to Japan in April; the other was ahead of us – the flight, or rather flights, from India to Borneo. Our first … [Read more…]
We made our way to Sariska Nature Reserve after spending a couple of hours at Amber Fort. This was our one last hope to see tigers in the wild in India. Unfortunately, in 2007 it was reported by undercover journalists that there were no tigers left in this park. They had all been poached. Since then the … [Read more…]