Exploring Beijing Beijing was our first stop in our month-long stay in China. It was going to be the start of our tour with Travel China Guide. We wanted to get a feel for Beijing on our own so arrived a couple of days before the tour was to start. This would also give us […]
Travel Survival in China Preparing for China is no easy task. No amount of preparing though would get us ‘China Smart’. Some of the hurdles we came up against could only have been learned with ‘on the job training’. Beijing was to be our first ‘Port of Call’ on our month-long stay in China. Our […]
Relaxed Riverside Town of Kampot Kampot as a destination caught our attention when looking for our next place to visit. Kampot’s main attraction is its relaxing riverside setting. Their economy is based on salt and pepper production, fishing and fruit growing (particularly Durian). They even have a Durian monument sitting loud and proud in the […]
Siem Reap to Kampot Because of our limited time in Cambodia we decided that our next destination would be Kampot in the south. Kampot is located in the far south east of Cambodia, close to the border with Vietnam. To get there we decided to take the overnight sleeper bus which would take us to […]
First Year Anniversary Our first year anniversary has ticked over. It is so hard to believe that a year ago we made the biggest move of our lives. Life as we knew it had changed forever. With no home and all our worldly belongings packed away in a 7×3 metre storage unit we set off […]
New Rod Fai Bangkok Night Market There are so many Bangkok Night Markets to choose from. Scott’s first attempt at a blog, so be kind. One of the highlights of SE Asian countries is the night markets. It’s an ideal opportunity to try local cuisines or barter for those cheap goods. There are a lot […]
Health Checks Available in Bangkok Now there are certain things you have to take into account when long term travelling. Things that you take for granted when you’ve been living in one country all your life. Health checks are one of those privileges that we have in New Zealand. Everyone has heard about the cheap […]
A Stopover in Da Nang We had two nights from when our House Sit finished and flying out to Bangkok, Thailand. As we were halfway between Hoi An and Da Nang, we opted for a couple of nights in the city. We stayed at a boutique hotel called John Boutique Villa Apartments. It is quite […]
Revisiting Hue – The Old Ancient Capital As this was our second visit to Hue, we wanted to spend a couple of nights to either revisit or capture some of the city we missed the first time around. Now there is so much more to see than what we visited so do your research to […]
Ninh Binh or Tam Coc or Trang An Dilema – Ninh Binh is a province south of Hanoi and it is also a city. Do we stay in the city or do we stay around 7km out in either Tam Coc or Trang An. After researching, we decided on Tam Coc. We are so glad […]