See trip index here,Vietnam index here and additional Vietnam photos here Our fiftieth day started early for a 6am tour to the DMZ. Yeah – I know we hate organised tours, but there is very little alternative to see the DMZ. Annoyingly, we got picked up at 6am, driven around…
See trip index here,Vietnam index here and additional Vietnam photos here Hanoi is still a city of chaos – not a place to come if you want a relaxing time. For new westerners street eating isn’t easy, most places don’t have menus or speak English and as Mel doesn’t eat…
See trip index here Vietnam index here and additional Vietnam photos here After an early start we got our bus to KL, quite a posh coach. Yet despite all the naff busses we’ve used, it was this posh one that kept breaking down… We did make the airport on time…
Malaysia Costs and Review See our general tip page here. Note the costs here do not include international flights, vaccines and insurance etc – this will be detailed at the end of the trip. Total per day MYR gbp MYR gbp Accommodation 630 £130.71 63 £13.07 Trains 8…
See trip index here and additional Malaysian photos here After a post new year lie in, for our last full day in Kuala Lumpur we ventured out by train to Batu Caves just north of the city – visible from KL tower. Getting there on the train was trivial and…
See trip index here and additional Malaysian photos here With a sad goodbye to Thailand (for now) we went to Krabi airport and flew AirAsia to Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia which turned out to be a quick and simple affair. Malaysia only appeared on our itinerary as a convenient joiner…
Happy new year from us both. Currently 1:23am and still about 30’C here! Just been to see the fireworks and party at Petronas towers. Sadly the DJ was dire, and the band awful, but the fireworks were ok with a good finale. Not much booze here for obvious reasons…. Leaving…
Southern Thailand Costs and Review See our general tip page here. Note the costs here do not include flights, vaccines and insurance etc – this will be detailed at the end of the trip. Total per day THB gbp THB gbp Accommodation 27300 £585.26 975 £20.90 Trains 1712…
See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here We are suitably impressed with our accommodation and hosts at Groovy Bungalows – nice to splash out for Christmas! Included in the room is a 100cc scooter, so we ventured out onto the Thai roads… The scooter is…
See trip index here and Southern Thailand index here. Additional pictures here Leaving Patong we headed to Koh Phi Phi (pronounced pee pee) for a night. Our expectations of Phi Phi were quite low as we heard it was over spoilt by tourists. The ferry over from Patong was a…