After three days of travelling we arrived safely in Chiang Mai, a fantastic city full of lots of fun opportunities. Our first adventure arose from a simple conversation with a lovely guy who told us about a seven hundred kilometre circular route starting and finishing in Chiang Mai, travelling through the mountains of Northern Thailand close to the Burmese border. He said it was well worth doing if we had the time, so we set off. There was very little traffic, no endless lines of coaches to overtake, no hassles, just an opportunity to ride the bike all day long on some of the best roads imaginable. We had so much fun over the four days, stopping off whenever we wanted, visiting small villages and chatting with the locals. It felt great to be free from ... read more

When will we ever learn - they will tell us whatever we want to hear in order to get our money!!!!!! We were leaving Sihanoukville for Siem Reap on another night bus. The journey was to take 10 hours so we wanted to make sure we were on a sleeper bus. We asked; they said yes. We asked for photos, written confirmation, price comparisons to the regular buses; it was a sure thing this was a sleeper bus! But when we arrived to the bus station in town there was a regular, run of the mill bus. It was the most uncomfortable 10 hour journey we have ever had. We didn't get a wink of sleep. To make it worse, when we arrived in Siem Reap at 5am, the hotel pick up we had organised didn't ... read more

Since our last blog entry, we have been relaxing on beaches, lying in hammocks, eating like kings and soaking up the rays. Life is great! We met a lovely Danish couple in Hoi An and have been travelling with them since. Deciding to head off to a little secluded resort for some chill out time, we found the perfect location - Jungle Beach! Although the taxi ride there was a little terrifying, down dirt roads that were barely passable and through some of the poorest villages we've experienced, we landed in what can only be described as paradise; our own bungalow facing the beach with hammocks on our doorstep. It's hard to describe Jungle Beach; it's like nowhere we've been. The place consists of a big garden with all sorts of exotic trees and plants and ... read more

The adventures begin! After one failed attempt of landing in Singapore, a threatened reroute to Kuala Lumpur and some scary turbulence, we are here, safe and well, in Hanoi. The city is crazy busy and the drivers are insane; trying to cross the road is a task in itself! The heat is unbelievable; it’s like living in a permanent sauna. This doesn't come without some incredible thunderstorms, rain that's so hard it almost hurts! And amongst all this madness are beautiful lakes and gorgeous parks to walk around and escape to for a couple of hours. Two days in Hanoi was enough for us. We were ready to leave the hectic city behind in search for something a little quieter, so we set off for Ha Long Bay. The weather was gorgeous, not a cloud in ... read more