We arrived in Phnom Penh after a long and very bumpy bus ride from Siem Reap. After miles of barren countryside, rice fields, tiny ramshackle villages and some hairy overtaking manoeuvres we rolled into the Capital around 5pm (8 hours after we’d set out). Phnom Penh is a bustling city, in many ways like a […]
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One of our main reasons for visiting Cambodia was to see the spectacular ruins of Angkor Wat. This ancient city, almost forgotten for centuries and swallowed by the jungle, is one of the most unique and fascinating historical sites in the world. If you’ve come to Cambodia and not gone to Angkor Wat you’ve really […]
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Kanchanaburi is a small province found to the west of Bangkok. It is perhaps most famous for the ‘Bridge over the River Kwai’ which is found at the north end of the town. However, it also has a number of other very good memorials which are well worth a visit. We really wanted to go here […]
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In preparation for our adventure I’ve picked up a couple of new toys (and sold a lot of stuff I didn’t need to finance them!) One of the first things I wanted was a decent camera, after all what’s the point of travelling half way around the world and not having some nice pictures to look back on once I’m done?
Read More ›I’m Jake Brown, a web designer from South Wales. I’ve always wanted to go travelling and having just turned 30 and realised it’s ‘now or never’ I’ve decided to take the plunge and go for it with my girlfriend Lisa. We’re pretty excited to finally start our adventure and hopefully we can give some useful […]
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