Category Archives: Best of the Blog

Christmas 2016

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Lou

The landscape that surrounds Yangshuo is as extraordinary as its reputation suggests. It would be completely flat, except for the hundreds of limestone karsts scattered across the area: huge mounds of white and orange rock protruding from the ground. There … Continue reading →

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Anlong Veng to Siem Reap

Posted on September 2, 2016 by Lou

It is 126km (over 80 miles) from Anlong Veng to Siem Reap, if you take the short cut through Angkor Wat. What we didn’t realise until later, was that you were unable to take this shortcut that we had in … Continue reading →

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Sra Aem to Anlong Veng

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Lou

Feeling thoroughly refreshed after our amazing night in the grandest hotel yet, we set off on our penultimate day in high spirits. As was becoming regular tradition we sat and ate barbequed pork on rice with pickled veg for breakfast … Continue reading →

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Kulin to Sra Aem

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Lou

As with the other mornings, we set off in good time, but unlike yesterday, we decided to stop for a proper breakfast, rather than survive on sugar all morning, and we were so glad we had! Unlike the other days … Continue reading →

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Svay Leu to Kulin (Kulean)

Posted on August 29, 2016 by Lou

Despite our night in a grim “hotel” both Fi and I slept reasonably well, and thankfully, we seemed to escape the bed bugs, a genuine concern in a place so dirty. We set off early, as much to get out … Continue reading →

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Siem Reap to Svay Leu

Posted on August 28, 2016 by Lou

Fi (my sister) and I set off from Siem Reap at 8.30am on Tuesday morning. We were carrying a small rucksack each with a couple of changes of clothes, some toiletries, a few spare inner tubes and a pack of cards … Continue reading →

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A Motorbike Tour

Posted on May 24, 2016 by Lou

I rolled (quite literally) into the very edge of Sapa town in the north of Vietnam completely bedraggled and close to tears. This was not how I had imagined our arrival to our final destination. Just moments before my bike’s … Continue reading →

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The Little Things

Posted on April 2, 2016 by Lou

Living in the village, beyond anything else, feels incredibly normal. Yet there are a thousand small things that make living here a totally different experience to any that I have had before. Buildings here might only have a floor and … Continue reading →

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A few photos.

Posted on March 10, 2016 by Lou

     

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Inspiration Along the Way

Posted on January 2, 2016 by Lou

My journey from the UK to here would not have been the same if it was not for the people I have met along the way. Of course there are hundreds of people out there who are amazing and inspiring. … Continue reading →

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