Finally arrived in Chiang Mai, it took me 23 hours and it may seem a bit sadistic but it was pretty cool, mainly as there were a lot of new experiences thrown in. It's funny as these type of journeys are now second nature, pretty hard to believe that i used to get frustrated with an 8 hour journey to the Canaries in the comfort of a plane, with the luxury of a tapa n vino in Madrid?. Well i left Siem Reap first thing yesterday with very fond memories, the last b...

It's day 2 in Siem Reap, god knows how i made it onto the bus to get here, a bit of advise, if you have a 'happy pizza' make sure it's a small one and not 'extra happy'. Took the journey up here with the guys from Phnon Penh, although i spent the entire journey asleep which was a bonus!. Again we searched the area for somewhere to stay, just as difficult as Phnom, lot's of cheap cr-p and the better places full up. The tuk tuk driver made a recommendation, after ...

Day 2 Camobia - Phnom Penh Today has been my sightseeing day and it deserves a seperate blog due the difficult places i have visited, namely S-21 and the killing fields. I went touring with Chicago Mark, we got a tuk tuk for the day, it saves a bit of money and gives you the freedom to do your own itinerary at your own pace. We kicked off early and headed for the Tuol Sleng museum (s-21), it's very graphic and eerie but you really need to get the story of the ...

Well the heat has certainly been cranked up since arriving in Cambodia - and what a journey it was. I have now covered over 3500 Km overland and too may modes of transport to count - train, bus (mini, sleeper, local), motorbike, pushbike, boat (various types), tuk tuk, blah blah....... Anyway, to Cambodia i decided to take a tour on the Mekokg Delta and get the boat over the border instead of the 6 hour bus ride. It was an early start and i felt rough as, my stu...

Almost completed my two days in Hi Chi Minh (Saigon) it's as hectic as people say but another great city with a real buzz to it. I arrived at 06.30 yesterday morning after another night of being thrown around the sleeper bus (beats me how they can call it a 'sleeper'). I was on the top bunk again and it felt like i was in a washing machine and i felt every pot hole and bump in the road and believe me there are a lot ! It's pretty busy around Pham Ngu Lao and n...