Bangkok – Kanchanaburi – Chiang Mai This will be a short and sweet blog. We had two weeks in Thailand (because you only get 15 days when crossing a land border) that were spent in three different cities. We made crazy memories in Bangkok, got up close and personal with tigers in Kanchanaburi and brought in a new year in Chiang Mai. While our time was limited, we spent it wisely and saw some really fabulous parts of a country we would love to return to on another trip. There is so much to see in Thailand! The north is mountainous and scenic while the south has arguably the biggest party scene in the world. Full moon parties are absolutely bonkers! One day we might get to experience more but for now we got a wee ... read more

That's right. It's been six months. We have been travelling for over half a year. Say whaaaaaat? What an adventure it has been and now it's a completely new year – 2013. That number doesn't seem real, isn't 2013 supposed to be, like, the future? Where is my flying electric car? What a rip-off... Well now that that minor anxiety attack is complete let's discuss the last month of insanity before I tell you all about my plans for 2013. This last month was FULL of new people, new travel buddies and new friendships. I had a chance to get to know Ty's friend Jaf a lot better (he's a total sweetie pie), I got to travel with one of my best friends Paul and I got to meet so many other cool people. Dan and ... read more

Getting to Kanchanaburi from Bangkok was a piece of cake. We caught a $3 cab to the bus station, bought our bus tickets upon arrival and 3 hours later were in Kanchanaburi. This is another city that Tyler visited last time he was in Thailand so he knew which area we wanted to go to. We ended up staying at the exact same guesthouse he did last time. It had rafts of rooms floating on the Kwai River that were cheap, basic and perfect for our limited needs. As usual, the first thing we did was wander around our part of town to see what it was like. It seemed really quaint, friendly and pretty; it was also full of expats. There were plenty of older Aussie's and Brit's all over the place either for a ... read more

Phnom Penh – Koh Tonsay (Rabbit Island) – Kampot – Sihanoukville (Serendipity Beach) – Sihanoukville (Serendipity Beach) – Phnom Penh – Siem Reap Before we started our adventure we knew every country would be different but also thought South-East Asia would have a similar vibe all over. Going from Vietnam into Cambodia we discovered immediately how wrong this perception was. The Cambodian's are extremely friendly people; to the point where when we turned down a tuk-tuk driver the response was often “Okay, thank you. Have a nice day.”. We were also surprised at how much English there was, more than we have come across anywhere else. There were surprises around every corner (as usual) but here is a breakdown of our time in Cambodia before we get more into the culture. As soon as we got ... read more

A couple of months ago Tyler told me that most of Asia doesn't celebrate Christmas. Of course, this makes sense because the majority of the population are Buddhist, Hindu or Muslim. The fact that they didn't celebrate Christmas was still extremely hard for me to comprehend. Christmas is one of my favourite times of year. When I was little, I was obviously excited for Santa to come but as I grew older I came to cherish the times I spent with my family. My amazing family. This Christmas is very different. I'm on the other side of the world for the first time in my life and being away from my family and friends is really hard. Normally I would wake up at my parents house on Christmas morning (because even after I moved out last ... read more