Kuala Lumpur
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We have a two day stopover in Kuala Lumpur. On the first day we walk from KL Sentral to Chow Kit. It's a long but pleasant walk that takes us from the Indian dominated Brickfields through to ChineseLeggi altro
We have a two day stopover in Kuala Lumpur. On the first day we walk from KL Sentral to Chow Kit. It's a long but pleasant walk that takes us from the Indian dominated Brickfields through to ChineseLeggi altro
We’ve negotiated the visa on arrival desk (check your change carefully), walked through customs and used the wifi at Burger King to give us a chance to find our bearings and prepare for the usualLeggi altro
A mini bus from Mekong Express arrives just before 6:45am. It’s a battered and bruised van but the aircon is cranking and the driver negotiates the traffic slowly. We do loops of the city collectingLeggi altro
My cousin from Holland and her partner live here in Siem Riep so we catch up. I haven’t seen her in some years and it’s the first time we’ve met each other’s respective partners. They head offLeggi altro
Lake Tonle Sap is only a short drive from Siem Riep. A small ten-seater long boat took us from the edge of a canal all the way into the lake and onto a bigger boat (the Tara) for sunset dinner andLeggi altro
There are so many ways to see Angkor Wat. By bicycle. In a tour bus. On foot (more on that later). By tuk tuk. And there’s so many timeframes for a visit. The small tour. The grand tour. One day.Leggi altro
After a glorious afternoon nap we took my cousin and her partner to Bugs Cafe. The French owner explained the concept and helped us select some food. We opted for the large tasting platter and someLeggi altro
Today we got the true Cambodia experience: a bus ride that should have been three hours but turned into six. Not because there was traffic but because the bus company spent 2.5 hours trying to fillLeggi altro
Battambang city had a pretty riverside centre. There’s waterfront food tents. Women take a aerobics classes in the parks. Lean muscular young men do chin ups and acrobatics on a set of monkey barsLeggi altro
Our bamboo rail cart is loaded onto the track, the engine splutters to life and we are off. Slowly and genteelly at first then gathering speed until we are roaring along at about 40kph. Clickety clackLeggi altro