Kat Larsen

Singapore We arrived in Singapore late and made our way to Mt Emily guest house. The first night all 5 of us crammed into one small room, it was fun! We enjoyed shopping down Orchard Road and I was so stocked to find all the London shops that I love. Mum and Dad introduced us to Moss Burger a place that does yummy variations of burgers including a salad burger and a rice burger. We all enjoyed it and thought it would do really well in New Zealand. It been so handy having Scott living in Singapore because he knows all the good places to eat at good prices. We all really enjoyed eating out at Newton which was an outdoor space full of different eateries and you get to have a try of many. Once ... read more

Marinated snake and scorpion vodka any one? Or choose from the many fish swimming around in buckets in the local market? The market is fascinating and so colourful with flowers, masks, food and people driving down the lanes on their motorbikes. One lady allowed us to try her Vietnamese basket and hat if we brought some pineapple for 50.000 dong. It was fun but I wouldn’t quit my day job! We chose to stay in the old town with its labyrinthine streets and allies which are too small for cars. The area is bustling with activity and it was nice to sit and watch or wonder around, we ended up staying a total for four nights which was more than enough. Our accommodation had everything we needed and was for 16 US a night, which was ... read more

Hoi An definatly has charm about it, as soon as I got here I fell in Love with the historical old town. Hoi An is a beautiful small town with so, so many tailors and a French look about it. We have also noticed more of a Chinese influence now were heading further North. We have enjoyed walking around the small town, especially in the old town as motorbikes are banned, so it’s relaxing walking around knowing you’re not going to be run over. We were going to hire bikes for a day but out of the old town we witnessed a bike crash and decided not to risk it. I have been really impressed with all the art galleries around the old town and I can’t help but think it would be nice to own ... read more

Mui Ne Was such a lovely place we spent four nights relaxing and taking small day trips to exciting places around the small town. Mui Ne has its own micro climate so we enjoyed good weather every day. One of the highlights was hiring a motorbike for a day and driving along the coast, it was beautiful we also made it to the giant sand dunes something Mui Ne is famous for. Little kids on the side of the road were trying to give us plastic boards to slide down but we refused, one little girl was so cute and we had a conversation then she helped me put on my helmet. She had really good English but didn’t attend school. We enjoyed swimming in the beach which had some nice waves, and in our guest ... read more

Phnom Penh We made our way to the Royal palace especially to see the Silver Pagoda which is a floor covered with over 5000 silver tiles weighing 1kg each. The funny thing was we walked around the Royal Palace in and out of the different areas only to question a bit later which room was the Silver Pagoda. We worked out that half the floor was covered by carpets to protect the silver so we didn’t even notice we were standing on silver floor tiles. We have been doing a lot of walking around the city passing street stalls selling fried bugs and crickets, babies being driven around by their parents on motorbikes. There are Cyclos which are like wheel chairs with bikes behind them skinny men peddling as fast as they can through chaotic traffic. ... read more