Staying Put in Bangkok Our next house/cat sitting assignment is a 6 week stint in Bangkok. Staying in one place really gives us the chance to experience what it is like living in a community environment in SE Asia. It also gives us a chance to unpack the backpacks and live ‘normal’ for a while. […]
Langkawi the Jewel of Kedah Langkawi is made up of 104 islands in the Andaman Sea, only 30km off the mainland coast of northwestern Malaysia. The islands are a part of the state of Kedah which is adjacent to the Thai boarder (in fact the closest Thai islands are only 5kms away). The largest of […]
Sandakan on route to Turtle Island We left our little jungle haven to travel to Sandakan which is a city on the eastern side of Sabah, only 25km from Sepilok. Our main reason for overnighting here was to try and arrange for an overnight trip out to Turtle Island (or locally known as Selingan Island) […]
A Taste of Joo Chait It is an area steeped in history and some of these buildings and business’ have been in the family since the early 1920’s. We wanted to see what all the fuss was about so armed with an information pamphlet, we set out to discover what was in our area. Amazing […]
This Time it’s Different We stopped over in Kuala Lumpur nearly 4 years ago on our way back from Thailand as my birthday treat. Back then there was a limousine waiting for us at the airport to whisk us away to our 5 star hotel. From then on it was taxi’s, mini bus and private tours as well […]
Leaving Bangkok With our train, bus and ferry tickets booked through www.12goasia we were all set to go. We had to be out of our accommodation at midday and the train didn’t depart until 7.30pm so we had a lot of time to fill in. We made our way to the station, paid for luggage […]
The first time we were in Bangkok a few years ago we were like possums caught in headlights. It can be quite overwhelming for visitors so here are some tips that we followed this time around which made our visit way more enjoyable and stress free. Master The Transport System Stay off the roads as much […]
Can you do Bali on a budget – we came in under budget and had a blast.
Sindhu Night Market We visited the delicious and traditional Sindhu Night Food Market. The heat, the smoke, the smells and the sounds as a sensory overload – but not in an unpleasant way. As you all know, we love our food. It was a long, leisurely walk for us as we again walked the coastal […]
As we head to Sanur we celebrated our first month of travel and look back at what we have learnt as travellers rather than tourists