Day 44 – Flashpackers! Another bus, another day! A fond farewell to Seim Reap and onto a new adventure to Cambodia’s capital – Phnom Penh. This is a long un – 6 hours. But we enjoy them. Comfy with ‘sugary’ refreshments. Chance for Pete to work and me to ‘people […]
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Kanchanaburi 21 – 24 Feb 2024
Day 34 – Kanchanaburi Setting off for Kanachaburi today. Very excited to see the town, museums, and of course the location of the Bridge Over the River Kwai. Reasonable start to the day – loads of banana pancakes!!! – then a minibus from Bangkok station for 3 hours.
Read MorePhuket – Mai Khao 15 – 17 Feb 2024
Day 28 – Phuket – Mai Khao We spotted a local ‘bus’ the day before, to Mai Khao, which is a really quiet part of Phuket in the North. So we make our way to where we ‘think‘ it starts. We are in luck. Bundled in with the locals! Also […]
Read MorePhuket Old Town 13 – 14 Feb 2024
Day 26 – Phuket Old Town & Private Tour Our last morning on Koh Phi Phi. After a relaxing breakfast we headed for the ferry to take us to Phuket. We don’t have to wade out to this one, but one hell of a step on and off..you need to […]
Read MoreKo Phi Phi 9 – 12 Feb 2024
Day 22 – Koh Phi Phi Today we our heading to the island of Koh Phi Phi – famous for “The Beach” film and James Bond Island. Ferry /Speedboat at 8.30.. this time no drama!
Read MoreKoh Lanta – Khlong Dao Beach 5 – 8 Feb 2024
Day 18 – Khlong Dao Beach We ‘think’ we have a routine [update, we don’t] with another beautiful run on the beach, it is paradise here. Soon on a tuk-tuk to our new accommodation on Koh Lanta – “My Home Lantawadee”. We are upgraded to a Thai Villa!
Read MoreKoh Lanta – Klong Khong Beach 2 – 4 Feb 2024
Day 15 – Klong Khong Beach Great start to the day with early breakfast and head to the ferry and to our next island – Koh Lanta. Turns out the ferry is a large speedboat ???? – for 3 hours. It’s actually pleasant enough and goes really fast. (Funny that..being […]
Read MoreLangkawi 27 – 29 Jan 2024
Day 9 -Langkawi Island Off to Langkawi Island today – Grab taxi, and local ferry. Almost to plan, just tricky getting a grab that wanted to go outside of Georgetown and thought we will miss our ferry. Panic!!
Read MorePenang 25 – 26 Jan 2024
Day 7 – George Town, Penang Off on the luxury coach again to Penang. Another 5 hours that felt like 2, with food, tea, and a film. First view..sea!!!
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