After breakfast at the aforementioned wonderful Smile Restaurant, we took a bus to Kratie. The bus left on time (whaaa?) and was a nice and short 4hr journey, with a distinct lack of Cambodian karaoke, instead we played some pslol (‘officially’ called PSVita but we have improved it) and took in the landscape whilst listening … More Dolphins, Turtles and Catfish in Kratie
Kampong Cham or Kompong Cham, that is the question. Honestly, we’re still not entirely sure :S The province is Kampong Cham, but whilst being here, the city has been referred to as both? Leaving Siem Reap we headed to the north of the country via Kampong Cham (as it will be referred to from now … More Kampong/Kompong Cham
It was a 7 hour bus ride from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap and the journey was pleasant and comfortable. We took the Giant Ibis, which was pretty cheap considering it was the most expensive option. It was meant to come with Wifi but that didn’t work for most of the journey, it would have … More Siem Reap & Angkor Temples
From Sukhothai we flew to Bangkok, to get a train to Kanchanaburi. Sukhothai airport was the most pretty, tiny airport either of us had ever seen, with a few lovely polished wooden buildings for you to sit and chill in after checking in (check-in was a desk in the open, where the staff outnumbered passengers … More The Death Railway – Kanchanaburi
Lesson number 1 for writing a travel blog is to update as you go, and not try and write about a place you were in 3 weeks ago. This isn’t a very long time, but whilst travelling you see, hear, smell, experience so many different things in even a day, that this pushes the memory … More Bras, Bicycles, Buddhism and Birds
Lego Nick arrived in Bangkok, extremely hot and sweaty, after an eleven and a half hour flight he had finally arrived! It had been nearly three weeks since he dropped Lego Steph off at Heathrow, Terminal 2 and he could not wait to see her smile. The flight was cold, very cold and for the … More The First Leg
So I am currently sitting at the gate, awaiting to be called to get on the plane and it is pretty damn exciting. Passport is in hand, Lianne La Havas is soothing my ears with her wonderful vocal stylings and basically I am ready for the adventure to begin. Lego Steph will be meeting me … More Lego Nick is on his way
So – we begin. Lego Steph has gone ahead of Lego Nick, to do a few weeks travelling with her friend Human Ana (bit sci-fi to be referring to her that way? I shall henceforth refer to her as Ana, but you in your minds, dear reader, please imagine her as a real live human … More Lego Steph Heads To Northern Thailand
So. It’s 22nd of June, and I (Steph) have set this up as nice surprise for Nick’s birthday, even though that is in August, and also we don’t travel til October. Forward planning, yo. This blog exists because Steph & Nick thought it might be fun to write a little blog while travelling. Also because … More Hello!
This Leg Of The Journey 