LauraandDean

Langkawi - When booking the journey to Langkawi, it seemed relatively simple. Most places said 'bus & ferry'. Easy enough we thought. 3 buses and a ride on the back of a truck crammed full of people and their belongings, we weren't feeling hopeful. Anyway after an exhausting trip we were finally there. We checked into our 'hotel' which also didn't give the greatest first impression. Pretty sure the room hadn't even been looked at in weeks. Nevertheless we settled in fine. Although Langkawi is an island, we'd spent the last month in Thailand relaxing so we were ready to start exploring again. Our first day we decided to go up to Panorama which is a sort of leisure park which main attraction is a cable car and bridge that gives panoramic views of Langkawi. We ... read more

Phnom Penh - The quickest flight I have ever been on and think I will ever be on. We'd barely taken off when the announcement came on that we were beginning our descent into Phnom Penh, the seat belt sign didn't even go off! A mere 30 minute journey and we were in Cambodia. To our dismay (deans more than mine) we had to pay for our visa into the country, 30 dollars each which I had missed in my research.. Not a good start! We then had to pay an extra 2 dollars each as we didn't have a photo. As we waited for deans bag to turn up we eventually realised it had fallen off the conveyer belt. I enjoyed watching as dean struggled his way around the back of the belt to retrieve ... read more

Dubai - Arriving in the evening to Dubai we were blissfully unaware of how horrendous the weather would be over the 2 days we were there. An overcast day to begin which was spent showing Dean how to use the water taxi down the marina and a mooch around the marina mall. It was all business as we both had work meetings followed by an evening at Dads favourite Spanish meal deal place El Sur - 6 tapas each and all you can drink sangria, wine and beer. Not a great idea for me getting up for a 9am meeting.. Rain I can only describe as torrential followed the next day, running to and from taxis and witnessing multiple breakdowns on the flooded roads meaning Dad was home early from work and a cancelled meeting for ... read more