Siem and Reap – What To Do Besides Angkor Wat Although it was tough to say goodbye we knew we eventually had to leave Otres Beach and make our way through the rest of the beautiful country of Cambodia. Specifically, heading straight to Phnom Penh to spend a night and check out some memorials around…
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Foody Friday – The Pad Thai Diet
Forget Thailand, when I’m back home in Canada I often get a craving for Pad Thai from the local Thai Cuisine – but in Thailand it’s a whole different story. There are literally days when I will pack down a solid 4 helpings of this delicious dish in the span of about 6 hours. Pad…
Cambodia: Why You’ll Never Leave Otres
Spending 2 months on a motorcycle and a scooter can be pretty enduring. You become very used to constant movement, spending only a few days in any one place and always keeping your eye on the map to pick your next destination. In Bali, there were so many options that kept us moving. In Vietnam,…
What’s In Your Backpack – Keep a Journal
When you decide to take that leap to book a plane ticket and venture off towards a new place and a new environment, it’s so easy to get caught in the chaos and pure visceral experience of it all, that it seems to sometimes fade away in a blur. Sure you’ve got you Iphone or…
Scruff – Flo’s Mane
When it’s about 3am and you’re wandering around Otres Beach in Cambodia looking for something to quench that thirst, anyone who’s anyone knows anything heads to the little mushroom hut of Shin. During the day this little place serves up delicious sashimi and sushi and at night it serves as the last stop on a…
Tuesdays Travel Tip – Settle In
Let’s face it, for the majority of people travelling (especially South East Asia) you’re on the move a lot. Whether you’re doing the loop from Northern Thailand à Laos à Vietnam à Cambodia à Southern Thailand, or you’re island hopping in Indonesia or the Philippines there’s an ever-growing sense of FOMO – a word I…
Vietnam By Motorcycle – Nha Trang to Dalat: The Most Scenic Road I’ve Ever Taken
Although the strong Russian influx can make for a good time in Nha Trang we’d stayed longer than anticipated and it was time again to hit the road. Cloudy skies and rainy afternoons had made up the last few days so waking up to a bright sun and blue sky I knew it was a…
Vietnam by Motorcycle – Hue we go to Hoi An
After 500,000d in bike repairs and a day of walking through the city of Hue’s historic sights we decided we’d again revert to our rubber tramp ways. Pulling out beneath the Imperial Enclosure gates we departed from Hue at about 9am, preparing for a full day on the road and to come upon the legendary…
Vietnam By Motorcycle – Huế We Go
Day 7 After two incredible days in Phong Nha it was again time to set our sights on the next destination, the historical city of Hue. We’d met a cool Scottish couple in Hanoi and for the first time we were in the same location so we figured we might as well ride as a…
Vietnam by Motorcycle – Fun in Phong Nha
Day 4 We’d planned on making it to Phong Nha in 2 days from Ninh Binh, however, after a solid 3-day trek we rounded the corner on the Ho Chi Minh Highway and saw the small town of Phong Nha. We really hadn’t heard too much about this place besides the fact that it was…
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