Looks can be deceiving! After leaving the wonderful Koh Ta Kiev island we set off for the mainland aboard the speed boat. I felt funny all morning and not myself at all. I had a headache and no energy, never the less we were due to meet Brad and Jake and we couldn't wait to see them after 2 months of being apart! We made our way to the guesthouse they recommended and were also staying at. Heading deep into Sihanoukville past the bars and beach I was starting to...

The island Whilst travelling you pick up lots of tips and stories on where to go and what to do, what to eat, where to sleep, telephone numbers for this, websites for that. Sometimes it's over whelming information over load, or sometimes it's just not to our taste. But this one time we were told about an island off the coast of Cambodia and we were not let down. On the advise of our friends this island took some planning. Contrary to our usual just turn up s...

The doctor. Leaving Vietnam and crossing the boarder into Cambodia via bus has got to be the strangest border crossing yet. We took the boat from Phu Quoc to Haad Tien, where we were transferred via mini bus to the bus station. The bus station being a cafe with a little tiny angry woman in charge. They say owners are like there dogs, well I'm pretty sure she had a pet Rottweiler. She barked orders at everyone and was demanding the border crossing money to be ...

Our holiday within a holiday. We were picked up at around 7.30am by Phat Tyre ventures from our hotel in Dalat in a 4 by 4. We had a really lovely guide named Bo who was training for the first road bike competition ever to be held in Vietnam in March. He told us we were picking up another 2 people and as usual I was doing my silent prayers hoping for someone old or over weight. Strike! An old couple who appeared to be in there 60's got in the car. Immediately ...

Hai van pass to Da Nang We climbed onto the back of Chucky's friends motorbikes, with our bags each strapped to the back it was like sitting on a comfy sofa with a back rest. We were waved off by Chucky and Cindy and shortly after crossing the bridge from the village we were on Hai Van Pass. The same coastal road used on the top gear Vietnam special Hai Van pass means 'Road in the clouds'. For the first 30 minutes we were climbing the mountain, whinding up an...