An Exotic Ending

Monday 21st & Tuesday 22nd October 2019 Cambodia So today we are leaving Cambodia our journey is almost coming to an end. We head out for a stroll to soak up the ambience of Siem Reap and all things Cambodian for one last time…I love it here! It is so much less touristy here which…

Kampong Plouk Floating & Stilted Village

Sunday 20th October 2019 Siem Reap, Cambodia Today we were heading to Kampong Plouk, the largest floating village in Siem Reap province. We had hired a guide yesterday named Bun to walk and talk us around the temples which gave us some in-depth information. Bun was a young local guy from the countryside. As the…

Angkor Wat

Saturday 19th October 2019 Angkor Wat, Cambodia Today we were heading to Angkor Wat. Ankor Wat Temple is one of the seven greatest architectural wonders of the world and was built in between the 9th-13th Century. As one of the most important archaeological sites in South-East Asia, this 159sq mile UNESCO site is not only…

Siem Reap

Friday 18th October 2019 Siem Reap, Cambodia Today we were leaving Phnom Penh….some pictures below:- Views from the Mekong River Prime Minister’s House Buddha’s Temple Rooftop View Street heading to our hotel Park Area Sunset view Part of the Royal Palace We were heading to Seim Reap by bus, on a much better bus than…

The Killing Fields & S-21

Thursday 17th October 2019 The Killing Fields & S-21, Cambodia The Khmer Rouge took control of the Cambodian government in 1975-1979, with a goal of turning the country into a communist agrarian utopia. In reality they emptied the cities and evacuated millions of people to labour camps where they were starved and abused and claimed…

Vietnam to Cambodia

Wednesday 16th October 2019 Phnom Penh, Cambodia Today we are taking a long bus ride to Phnom Penh the capital of Cambodia, which should take around 7.5 hours. We wanted to experience the local bus ride and see what border control looked like, it may be interesting! What we did experience was a 7.5 hour…

Cu Chi Tunnels

Tuesday 15th October 2019 Cu Chi Forest, Outskirts of Ho Chi Minh Today we were driving to Cu Chi located 60km from HCM City to discover the hidden underground world of Vietnam’s complicated network of tunnels. I had been wanting to visit these for quite some time now. As we began our journey we travelled…

Mekong Delta

Monday 14th October 2019 Mekong Delta, Ho Chi Minh We took a scenic journey along the National Highway bordered by green rice fields. We passed through a village called My Tho, which holds the Vinh Trang Pagoda so we stopped to check it out. From here we were heading to the Mekong Delta. I’ve been…

Ho Chi Minh City

Sunday 13th October 2019 Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) Today we are catching a flight and heading to Ho Chi Minh City. Ho Chi Minh City, which is still known as Saigon by the Vietnamese, is a blend of the old and the new. Its a buzzing modern metropolis, with a scattering of Colonial buildings and…

Hoi An – Day 3

Saturday 12th October 2019 My Son, Hoi An One of the great things about Vietnam is the fact that this part of the world has an incredibly rich history. Your never too far away from some amazing ruins. More than 1,600 years ago, the Cham people of Vietnam began the construction on dozens of Hindu…