Travel Blog | August 11, 2012 | 8 Comments
A Flashpacking Train Journey Train travel is always our preferred method of transport. So we booked ourselves onto the 14:45 from Bangkok to Butterworth, a 24hour train journey taking us south through Thailand, across the border at Padang Besar, and then into Malaysia for the final three to four hours of our journey. We have […]
Burma Travel Blog: A Flashpacking Experience
Travel Blog | August 4, 2012 | 28 Comments
Burma Travel Blog You may have read our previous blog posts relating to our recent tour of Burma. If you didn’t or haven’t got the time, this is a summary of what two ‘flashpackers’ thought of our Burma experience. We had a strange affair with Myanmar. It’s a bit like the first time I ate an olive, […]
Myanmar Travel: Inle Lake Reflections
Travel Blog | July 31, 2012 | 9 Comments
How to Get to Inle Lake We said a sad goodbye to Bagan, leaving behind the temples and horse carts, to set off by coach for our final destination in Burma, Inle Lake. Inle lake is located in Eastern Myanmar and is nestled between some impressive hills and mountains. On our 9 hour bus journey we travelled through […]
Bagan: Breathtaking and Beguiling
Travel Blog | July 28, 2012 | 6 Comments
How to get to Bagan? Boat & Bus Basics From Mandalay we had intended to reach Bagan by boat, sailing down the river for 12 or so hours, alas the low season meant this did not fit our itinerary. The fast boats only run in the peak season, so we were left at the mercy of […]
Mandalay Payas, Monks and Monasteries
Travel Blog | July 25, 2012 | 6 Comments
The Road out of Mandalay Our last Myanmar travel blog post covered the city of Mandalay, but a visit here has much more to offer the traveller. The surrounding religious sites and countryside add greatly to a visit to Myanmar’s last royal capital. So after you’ve had your fill of the bustling markets and delicious […]
Myanmar: From Yangon to Mandalay
Travel Blog | July 22, 2012 | 9 Comments
The Train Journey from Yangon to Mandalay Our first impressions of Myanmar Burma had been underwhelming. We couldn’t wait to leave Yangon and decided to take the train to Mandalay. The train is not a popular travel option for visitors to Burma, most fly or take a bus when touring around. Ask a local and […]
Myanmar: Arriving in Yangon Rangoon
Travel Blog | July 20, 2012 | 6 Comments
First Impressions of Burma: Yangon (Rangoon) We arrived in Yangon just over an hour after leaving the tarmac at Bangkok’s International Airport. It was a very early flight and John and I had managed only about three hours sleep after meeting an interesting Fillipino woman, in the bar at the airport hotel, who we ended […]
Travel Blog | July 7, 2012 | 0 Comments
Our admin days over we arrived at 9am at Bangkok Airport to collect our family (my twin sister Kay, my niece Karlie and her boyfriend Tal) from their 13hour flight. They arrived remarkably refreshed despite what they described as bumpy journey and some terrible in flight food. Don Muang and Nok Air to Koh Samui […]
Myanmar Visa in Bangkok and Some Travel Gadgets
Travel Blog | July 1, 2012 | 5 Comments
Thailand Border Visa Hassles After our wonderful lazy few nights in Battambang in Cambodia it was a bus journey back to Phnom Penh in order to catch our flight to Bangkok. We had intended to go overland direct from Battambang into Thailand but the 15 day visa limit on land crossings; and an extortionate charge […]
Flashpacking thoughts from Cambodia
Travel Blog | June 23, 2012 | 0 Comments
Cambodia Final Thoughts We cannot start a travel blog post about Cambodia without first mentioning the people. We spent a month in Cambodia, and everybody we met here was charming and friendly. I would say this is the most friendly and happy place we have come across on our travels. From the children in […]
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A delay in this post has been caused by very slow internet connections throughout the last part of our travels in the Philippines. Apologies. However, it now means you have a fun packed bumper blog of travel frustrations, cute monkeys, the chocolate hills and a small slightly disappointing beach. Weather Retreat Given the weather we […]
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