After my time in Cambodia, and with only a few weeks of my whole trip left, Thailand beckoned! I was curious as to how I would find Thailand, especially after spending so much time in less-developed and less-westernised Cambodia and Vietnam. I arrived in Bangkok after a crazily long and uncomfortable overnight bus journey from Siem Reap across the border but knowing I only had a day and a half spare for Bangkok I set out right away to explore as much as I could!...

I had always, since I was young, had Cambodia in my mind as a place I really wanted to see though I could never say why in particular! It turns out this instinct was correct and Cambodia really is the most amazing and beautiful country to visit! For 2 out of my 3 weeks I spent in Cambodia I took on the role of volunteer, teacher and resident of Phnom Penh as opposed to that of a traveller and tourist, and as a result my experience of Cambodia was very differen...

The old quarter of Hanoi where I stayed was a maze of street vendors and street food and you quickly learnt that crossing a road in Hanoi was just a case of looking directly ahead and walking out into the traffic hoping the traffic would flow around you, which miraculously it did. Waiting for a gap in the traffic could turn into hours, days, weeks at the side of the road! I loved Hanoi with all its old world charm, friendly people, nooks and crannies of side st...

This blog post is just going to be a short one to round up just my 3 days in KL, a city of such huge contrasts! I felt it really deserved a post all of its own as it is hard to marry Kuala Lumpur and Malaysia in together with Vietnam, the experiences from the two countries being so distinct and unique! Kuala Lumpur was a fast frenetic introduction to Asia, with a coming together of its myriad of Malay Chinese, Indian, and Arab cultures. From one side you see t...