I had not travelled in South East Asia since 1995, just after I had met Yvonne in New Zealand. That year we explored in Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, and Thailand before moving onto Nepal and India. I have fond memories of our time here.
2023 is our first real unimpeded travel year since the start of the whole Covid thing. Spending almost a whole year in St Vincent and the Grenadines in 2022 was great, but left us with really itchy feet. [continue reading…]
We spent almost 2 long weeks in the following areas of Hanoi in March 2023. [continue reading…]
Luang Prabang is located in northern Laos in the countries mountainous region. Hazy, green limestone hills surround the city. [continue reading…]
Impressions of Angkor Wat
There is more to the Angkor Wat archaeological park than just the famous Angkor Wat Temple, a lot more!
We spent several days in Cambodia’s Capital before and after a trip to Angkor Wat.
We landed at the Phnom Penh International Airport at around midnight. It is always ‘interesting’ arriving in a new place during the middle of the night. The first thing that struck me looking out the window of our ‘overpriced’ taxi was how many of the high-rise office towers had absolutely no lights on. Were they abandoned or just conserving energy? They were in pitch black darkness.
For those who like to get around by foot, South East Asia can be a very frustrating place to visit.
It would seem that South East Asians have an extreme aversion to walking anywhere. [continue reading…]
Partaking in a Thai cuisine cooking class has been on our radar screen for a while now. It’s only been about 20 years.
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