Located on the River Mekong in northeastern Cambodia is the small, sleepy town of Kratie (pronounced Kra-cheh). Like Kampong Cham this is another riverside town that seldom makes it onto Cambodia travel itineraries. People more often pass through it, or overnight…
Situated on the River Mekong in eastern Cambodia is the quaint, sleepy riverside town of Kampong Cham. This charming laid-back town rarely makes it onto Cambodia travel itineraries and if it does it’s often just to break up the journey…
Siem Reap in Cambodia is as flat as a pancake, but 40 km to the North East of Angkor Wat, in Svay Leu District is Phnom Kulen National Park. The small regular shaped plateau of the Phnom Kulen mountain range protrudes…
The beaches and islands of Cambodia are all found on the coast of, or in the bright blue sea of the Gulf of Thailand. Over the course of 12 years of visits and living in the country, Andy and I…
About five years ago I spent 3 weeks travelling solo around Sri Lanka during which time I saw alot of this wonderful country. One place that didn’t make it onto our Sri Lanka itinerary was Tangalle so I’m really pleased…
When I decided to visit Vietnam one of the main things on my to-do list, as it is for most visitors, was a Ha Long Bay tour. The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Halong Bay in the Gulf of Tonkin…
The first stop on our trip to India was Mumbai. I’d conducted some research before arriving on what to see and do and had found other travel blogs and TripAdvisor great resources. However, although useful, many were out of date so…
Happy Khmer New Year, Happy Cambodian New Year, ‘Soursdey Chnam Thmey’! We love joining in local festivals when we travel, and during our time living in Cambodia we were lucky enough to experience Khmer New Year in Siem Reap. From…
Getting a visa for Cambodia ‘The Kingdom of Wonder’ is one of the most straightforward immigration processes we’ve experienced so far when travelling. UK citizens and many other nationalities can get a 30-day Cambodia visa on arrival (VOA). It should…
The mountainous jungle-covered Koh Kood island (often spelt ”Koh Kut”) is found in the eastern Gulf of Thailand. It’s located to the south of Koh Chang and Koh Mak, about 50 km west of the mainlands of Thailand and Cambodia.…