Manchester Airport is
December 28, 2022 in England ⋅ 🌧 6 °C
Waiting for our first flight ✈️ to Bahrain 🇧🇭, then onward to Bangkok.
First stop Bahrain 🇧🇭 International Ai
December 28, 2022 in Bahrain ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Next stop Bangkok
Finally arrived Bangkok International Ai
December 29, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Long journey from Manchester
Scorpion afternoon snack
December 29, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Enjoying a large bottle of Chang and deep-fried Scorpions.
Cand Bike Bangkok Tour
December 30, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 25 °C
Had three lovely hours cycling the back streets of Bangkok.
Fellow cyclists were from Austria 🇦🇹 & Canada 🇨🇦.
Tour organised by Cand Bike Bangkok Tours.
Morning Walking Tour Bangkok
December 31, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Many thanks to Swai for an informative two-hour morning walking tour of the old town in Bangkok.
A very eclectic mix of many nations and nationalities on the tour.
Great way to pass the morning andRead more
Nai Ek Roll Noodles
December 31, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Featured in the Michelin guide for street food in 2018 and 2019. See the enclosed image.
Great value lunch despite having to queue for 15 minutes for a table.
New Years Eve - Banyantree Hotel Bangkok
December 31, 2022 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
What a New Year's Eve. Unlimited drinks package on the 51st floor of the Banyantree Hotel in Bangkok.
Great night out, slightly sore head the next day.
Many thanks to our two new friends fromRead more
Don Mueang International Airport
January 2, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Early departure on Air Asia, flying to Da Nang in Vietnam 🇻🇳
This is our fourth airport in just under five days!
Looking forward to sitting on a beach ⛱️ 😎.
An Bang- Beach
January 2, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
Beautiful beaches in An Bang, only 4 kilometres from our hotel. Fantastic four-star hotel for only £21.00 per/night. 😎
Unfortunately, awful weather conditions mean we are leaving the area two daysRead more
Light House - Hoi An
January 3, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C
Arrived in Hoi An from Da Nang International Airport in Vietnam. Unfortunately, the local weather conditions are less than favourable for the next ten consecutive days. Twenty-one degrees, and rainyRead more
Da Nang to Pho Quoc Island
January 4, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 21 °C
As mentioned earlier, we are today running away from terrible weather see the above image.
However, the route to get to a beautiful Vietnamese island 🏝 is less than straightforward.
Fly one hourRead more
Long Beach on Pho Quoc
January 5, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Yesterday was our first day relaxing on a beach. Currently located on the southern Vietnamese island of Pho Quoc, our local beach is called Long Beach. The whole of Asia is experiencing unseasonalRead more
Cho Dem Night Market
January 5, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 27 °C
Last night we visited the local night Market, happy hour cocktails and every imaginable insect barbecued on a stick. Not sure how vegetarians manage in Vietnam.
Long Beach - Phu Quoc
January 6, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Another day relaxing on the beach. We are both enjoying some downtime. Planning to leave Vietnam next week, and head to a much smaller Cambodian island called Koh Rong Sanloem.
Hope you like ourRead more
3 Islands - An Thoi Archipelago
January 8, 2023, Gulf of Thailand ⋅ 🌧 26 °C
Visited three islands via boat, Gam Ghi, May Rut, and Mong Tay island.
Opportunity to snorkel and explore coral and local sea life.
Take a private tour boat as opposed to those offered by John'sRead more
Phu Quoc to Koh Rong Sanloem
January 11, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Yesterday we left Pho Quoc in Vietnam and via many modes of transport arrived in Koh Rong Sanloem in Cambodia.
Our ten-hour transport process was as follows; minibus, walked, fast ferry, minibus,Read more
Koh Rong Sanloem Island
January 12, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 27 °C
On our first day on the Cambodian island, it was raining all morning. Then sunshine in the afternoon.
Finished the day with cocktails and 😍 beautiful sunset.
M Pay Bay - Koh Rong Sanloem
January 14, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ 🌙 27 °C
Yesterday we had an afternoon of snorkelling, fishing, and watching the sunset in M Pay Bay. Unfortunately, neither I nor Mandy caught any fish.
Our current hotel (Sara Resort) is located on ScarisonRead more
Scarison Bay - Lazy Beach
January 16, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
We have two bays that are approximately 1.5km from Scarison Bay, accessed via paths inside the jungle. Sunset Beach is defiantly a much harder path and defiantly not to be attempted wearingRead more
Koh Rong Sanloem - Siem Reap
January 17, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Spent a total of six relaxing days on Koh Rong Sanloem. Our island departure was via a very fast speed boat travelling at a land speed of approximately 52km per hour,
The second mode of transport wasRead more
Bayon Bakery & Pastry School
January 19, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
Created in 2014, the Bayon Bakery and Pastry School offer complete and entirely free vocational training for about 20 young women in very precarious situations each year. By visiting the Coffee Shop,Read more
Angkor Wat Temple - Siem Reap
January 20, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We escaped the crowds, busy roads and the well-worn tourist trails of Angkor as we cycled the paths less travelled. Cycled 25kn of back roads and forest tracks for a different side of these majesticRead more
Bayon Temple - Siem Reap
January 20, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We escaped the crowds, busy roads and the well-worn tourist trails of Angkor as we cycled the paths less travelled. Cycled 25kn of back roads and forest tracks for a different side of these majesticRead more
Ta Prohm Temple - Siem Reap
January 20, 2023 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
We escaped the crowds, busy roads, and the well-worn tourist trails of Angkor as we cycled the paths less traveled. Cycled 25kn of back roads and forest tracks for a different side of these majesticRead more