Having visited Angkor Wat, the day before, we had a day to relax. We headed into Siem Reap town and went to the cinema to see Moana. A very good film and little did we know at the time but we would learn a lot more about the Pacific Islanders migration and myths when we…
On to Siem Reap and Angkor Wat
After Hoi An, Angkor Wat was up next! Our flight from Da Nang to Siem Reap was short. Compared to Vietnam, the visa on arrival process was a lot quicker and we soon had our baggage. The Overflow Guesthouse had sent a Tuk Tuk driver to collect us from the airport. A smiling man wearing…
Lazy Days in Hoi An
Our overnight train from Hanoi pulled into Da Nang a couple of hours late. The driver that our guesthouse had sent to collect us was still patiently waiting for us. After fourty minutes, we were in Hoi An at the Unity Villa Guesthouse. The guesthouse was a little bit out from the historic centre of Hoi…
Hanoi and Ha Long Bay
Hanoi Whenever we fly to a new destination we try to land during the day. Hanoi was an exception as they only had evening flights from Laos. We landed around 8pm but didn’t think that the visa on arrival process would take an hour and a half. It was a further forty minutes to the…
We Fell in Love With Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang We were dropped off by the Mekong River in Luang Prabang. Our ride from Vang Vieng was over and we had a short walk up a narrow street to our guesthouse – Manichan Guesthouse. The family room we had booked consisted of a king size bed and a single. An adult would have…
Vientiane to Vang Vieng
After four nights in Bangkok we took the short flight to Vientiane in Laos. Filling in the forms for a visa on arrival took a little time but before long we were through immigration. After changing our Thai Bhat into Laos Kip, we took a taxi to the Phonepaseuth Guesthouse. Vientiane After checking in to…
Mourning Period in Bangkok
We landed in Bangkok to a sombre mood. While we were in Indonesia the Thai King, Bhumibol Adulyadej, had sadly passed away. He was much loved and a year’s mourning period had been declared. We were arriving during the first 30-day period of this and the people were either wearing black or white in respect….
Walking With the Komodo Dragon
We hadn’t had much of a good night’s sleep after the first day of our Komodo Dragon adventure when the engines of the boat started up. Trying to ignore the noise we lay in bed for a little longer as the boat set off towards Komodo Island but we knew we would never get back…
Starting Our Komodo Adventure
The propeller plane took an hour and a half from Bali to Labuan Bajo on the west coast of Flores island. The kids were made a fuss of at the tiny domestic airport. We had booked a one night stay at the Exotic Komodo Hotel before our three-day boat trip. The hotel was quite literally…
Not Feeling Ubud
To break up the three-hour trip to Ubud from Pemuteran we stopped off at Pula Ulun Danu Beratan. Our daughter was beginning to feel sick after the car weaved its way around the mountains so it was a welcome break. The lakeside temple was quite stunning and we spend a while walking around the grounds…