ANDREI - Just arrived in Siem Reap after a 12 hour bus ride from Ho Chi Minh City.  Relatively painless.  The roads weren't as bad as…

KERRY - After our 5 days of peace on the island it was back to the hussle and bussle of the city! And boy is this city busy - there are even more…

The tourist bus from Mui Ne dropped us down the road from Ho Chi Minh bus station (which is on a roundabout in the wide boulevard that is Phạm Ngũ…

Kerry - We decided we needed 5 days of pure indulgence and chill out time, and rather than heading to a touristy Thai island, we thought we would…

We spent 5 days at Cassia Cottage while staying on Phu Quoc Island and had a great time there! The hotel is run by a New Zealand guy called Jim and h…

Kerry - We arrived in Ho Chih Minh City after a 5 hr bus ride from Mui Ne. We were only here for one night, before we flew off to the island of Phu Q…

Kerry - We were just getting settled into the beach at Hanoi and then left, but more beach awaited us in Mui Ne. We took the night bus to get there…

ANDREI - Our Footprint guidebook describes Hoi An having a "tranquil riverside setting" with "much of historical interest in the town", and hav…

KERRY - After a lot of deliberation in Hanoi over taking the open tour bus through Vietnam we decided to book it. This is a ticket where by you p…

Housed in a French colonial building, i.e. 3 metres wide but goes up and back a long way! So be prepared for a lot of steps if you don't have a choi…

KERRY - On our return from Halong bay we checking back into our hotel and then went to see the famous water puppet theatre. This is very famous in Ha…

ANDREI - We'd heard mixed reports of trips to Halong Bay!  So we booked our 2 day, 1 night trip with trepidation!  We'd read that the activ…

We stayed here in Hanoi for 2 nights and had a comfortable stay. The staff were friendly and helpful, we booked our Halong bay trip through them as w…

ANDREI - Flying in to the north of Vietnam.  Hope the weather holds! KERRY - We flew into Vietnam from Vientiene on Laos Airlines - and they w…

ANDREI - A fun 10 and a half hour "VIP" bus journey from Luang Prabang to Vientiane (capital city of Laos) saw us arrive at 6:30pm and rather keen fo…

The lobby gives a slightly false impression of this guesthouse, since it's in an old colonial building with high ceilings. We went for a twin room…

ANDREI - We're rid of the boat trip, and finally in Luang Prabang, a rather likeable Laos town. Like most of Laos, this is a relatively quiet place …

A clean place, away from the main stretch but close enough to walk. We chanced upon this place after refusing the offers of the touts and walking of…

ANDREI - A brief interlude in our 2 day boat trip down the Mekong River.  Not the best of settlements, but has a number of bars and restaurant…

KERRY - So we had signed up to the Gibbon Experience in the wet season! A 3 day Trek into the Bokeo National Park. They do warn you what will be …

Great place to stay for one or two nights as you pass through into or out of Laos. The main thing was that our wood-decked double room was very clea…

ANDREI - So, it's good bye to Thailand and "Sabadee" to Laos!  Off to do the Gibbon Project tomorrow.Kerry - we took the bus at 8am to get t…

ANDREI - Kerry's words halfway throught the Inca Trail 2 years ago went something like "I'm NEVER going to do another trek again!".&nbs…

Kerry - on return from our trip to Kanchanaburi, we decide to head out for some drinks and entertainment in Patpong with some of the people we met on…

The big selling point of this place is the Thai lady who runs the place (Pissamorn Senthong, I think). She is an old hand and very experienced. Spe…

Kerry - We took the night train from Bangkok to Chiang Mai and it was a really comfotable way to travel .WE have since met people who did not have as…

Kerry - We decided to get out of Bangkok for a couple of days while our visas were being processed, so took a two day trip to the town of Kanchanabur…

ANDREI - The wedding organising is over!  A short, 3 and a half hour flight saw us arrive safely in Bangkok at 8pm local time.  I alw…

KERRY - So the day of the blessing arrived and all the planning and organising that we had done over the past few days, as well as the help from Andr…

ANDREI - It's been a couple of years since the last trip here, but Colombo remains the same - a central district of rising office blocks, enclose…

ANDREI - Farewell UK, for another trip.  This time, it's the honeymoon!