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March 27, 2015  by Lisa

Getting scammed – The cancelled bus scam

This post is the third instalment in a series of posts about scams we encountered in Asia. We came across the cancelled bus scam in Kanchanaburi, Thailand. We suspect this scam is found across Asia so hopefully by reading this post you can avoid being scammed. The cancelled bus scam We are budget travellers so we […]

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March 10, 2015  by Jake

Getting Scammed – The Bangkok Tuk Tuk Scam

We (embarrassingly) got caught out by the Bangkok tuk tuk scam twice when we first arrived in Bangkok. It seems that almost all first time travellers get caught out on this one though so perhaps we shouldn’t feel too bad.

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The powdered milk scam
February 24, 2015  by Lisa

Getting scammed – The powdered milk scam

During our time in Asia we came across various scams, some we fell for and some we didn’t. We didn’t get caught out by this scam but we easily could have. This is the first post of a short series of posts on scams you might encounter while travelling in Asia. We hope reading about our […]

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About YourOwnTrail

Jake and Lisa


YourOwnTrail is a travel blog by Jake and Lisa. We gave up our jobs, sold our possessions and went on an adventure. We visited Thailand, Cambodia, Malaysia, Borneo, Singapore, Australia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Paris and Italy. This is our place to document our experiences, give advice and connect with others planning on doing the same thing.

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We have officially moved to Edinburgh! We will be taking a small break while we get things organised but we still have lots to write about from our travels.

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