Mendoza is Argentina’s premiere wine region, and as such, there was no way that we were going to miss a short stopover to indulge in one of our favourite pastimes. Our flight back home departed from Santiago, so we knew that we had to make… Read More
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One night in Luang Prabang
The journey from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang was the most incredible bus trip we have taken so far. The terrain is impossibly mountainous, causing all traffic to crawl and wind, up, down and through the most dramatic landscape I have ever seen. Towering hills, plunging… Read More
The sleeping bus and a tale of woe
Our plan, after Saigon, was to travel up the coast of Vietnam, using an open bus ticket that would allow us to hop on and off the buses which go up and down the coast every day. After a bit of research into the reliability… Read More
That was Battambang
If Siem Reap is touristy, then Battambang is its antithesis. Cambodia’s second largest city (around 250,000 residents) is quiet, laid back, and has the feel of a small provincial town. The local economy is structured around rice, oranges and other food crops, and tourists are… Read More