Vietnam had a number of motorbike firsts! It was the first time I’d ridden a fully manual bike having previously always rented either an automatic or, more recently in Laos, a semi-manual bike where we had gears to change but no clutch. This time we were riding “proper”...
Normally I travel to a country with no expectations. Myanmar (or Burma) was a little different for some reason. I was so super excited to visit and to be fair, it took me a little while to get into things. It wasn’t quite as isolated as I was expecting, a little more Western too. And a...
Before I had visited Thailand, my immediate association with the country was its famous beaches in the south. Having spent close on 6 weeks in this awesome country, I can confirm that many of these are indeed truly spectacular but I now appreciate how much more the country has to offer and I...
After some amazing diving in the Middle East, the bug had firmly re-bitten and I smashed the budget diving at a number of locations round Indonesia during my month Read More
After a completely unanticipated, and absolutely phenomenal, two months in the Middle East, I headed back east to spend a month in Indonesia before the
After hearing so much about Angkor Wat, it was quite surreal to visit. While Angkor Wat, the main temple, is of course incredibly beautiful and impressive, my favourites were definitely the Bayon and Jungle Temples. The Bayon is decorated with 216 enormous, smiling faces, each of which has...