Nov 1, 2018 | South East Asia
We spent a few days exploring Hanoi – the capital city of Vietnam. The population is 7 million and there are 5 million scooters! The Old Quarter is where all the bars and restaurants are. It’s a maze of narrow streets. There were originally 36 streets...
Nov 1, 2018 | South East Asia
We took an idyllic overnight luxury cruise in Halong Bay to see the famous limestone karsts. Well actually we went to Lan Ha Bay as Halong Bay is now very busy and dirty apparently. Halong Bay is a UNESCO World Heritage site and must have been the inspiration for some...
Oct 27, 2018 | South East Asia
After Angkor, we flew to Danang, Vietnam – the airport for Hoi An where we were supposed to go in January when we came home. Hoi An was one of the most important ports in South East Asia at one time. It was a meeting point for traders from China, Japan, India,...
Oct 21, 2018 | South East Asia
We took a two day guided tour of some of the temples. One day was Angkor Wat, Ta Promh (aka “Tomb Raider temple”), and Angkor Thom. At the centre of the Angkor Thom complex is the Bayon “Faces” temple. The other day we did the outer circuit of...
Oct 18, 2018 | South East Asia
After nine months we have resumed our travelling back in SE Asia. We have prioritised the trip in case we have to come home early again. We restarted in Cambodia to visit Angkor Wat first. We began with a couple of nights in the capital Phnom Penh. Crazy city. We had...
Jan 24, 2018 | South East Asia, Uncategorized
We have returned to the UK as Michelle’s dad is seriously ill in hospital in Wales. We will resume as soon as possible.
