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Preah Vihear - I had never heard of this area. It's the site of a magnificent temple that the Thai and Cambodians have been fighting over for a very long time. We bought tickets for a 4WD trip up the mountain. This was about $20 for us all to pile in the back of a HiLux, or the like and travel up this road. Sreyda had previously bought items such as noodles, cigarettes and water. We were wondering what these were for. As we travelled up the road, we distributed the food etc to the soldiers that were on the frontline. Army is not well paid in Cambodia, and these soldiers were very grateful for the food that we took with us. It was a little confronting (again) to witness this. At the top of the ... read more

In just over a week my trusty companions and I will be jetting our way to Singapore. I can't thank Mr Owen, from Paleriders enought for the assistance he's provided over the last couple of months as we ready ourselves for the trip. The travel agent was insistent that we get all the visas via them -pfft, closer investigation has revealed we can get the visas on entry - effectively saving hundreds of $$$. We just need to make sure that we have plenty of passport sized photos. This will also be the case for Laos. We are taking a combination of US and AU$. I'm stashing some Singapore dollars as well. I ordered these through Travelex.com.au online. Slightly lower exchange rate, but no commission, and I get to pick the cash up at the Travelex ... read more

Weeks are passing by as Delvene, Sarie and I get ready to head off to Cambodia. There's no secret that it's been one of those trips I have wanted to make. I am especially excited by the prospect of going to Siem Reap and experiencing Angkor Wat. The wonders of Facebook has conntected my to a school friend who is lives in Cambodia, so what started out as just a message to get some local information has now turned into the prospect of a wonderful holiday to experience Cambodia and Laos. There's much to organise including details around money, immunisations and visas. Fortunately with someone acutally on the ground at the other end we have been able to secure some accommodation, and flights purchased at local prices - not the pricey rates advertised to tourists. While ... read more

After a shocking 12 months which saw us NOT get to Lake Eyre and a couple of other hiccups, I surprised Peter with a quick week getaway in Bali. HAving been to Bali December 2011 and thoroughly enjoyed Seminyak, I thought we should try some other part of Bali to even the balance. We headed off from Brisbane - Denpasar on board a small Virgin plane, it was a long flight to say the least. A bit on the cramped sided and the 6 hours went past very slowly. On arrival into tropical Bali, despite being quite exhaused at midnight, we were met by our driver and headed off to Pat Mase Villas in Jimbaran Beach. The trip from the airport to the Villas took about 30 mins. We engaged the driver and guide for a ... read more

This has been at trip that we have both been looking forward to for ages. On the bucket list of camping expeditions this is definately one that must be done - the other being the Bungle Bungles. We have been busy researching exactly how to execute this trip. Thinking that the route will be Mackay - Longreach Longreach - Birdsville Birdsville - Marree (SA). Just realised three interesting facts 1 - Lake Eyre is in SA, just outside the Qld border, and the rain that falls to the west of Mackay will evenutally make it's way all the way down to the Channel Country and eventually into Lake Eyre 2 - The Dig Tree is in NSW and it's possible to make a dog leg enroute to actually visit Cooper Creek and see the Dig Tree ... read more