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Gay Bars and Beaches in Mykonos
By August 23, 2013 0 Comments Read More →

Gay Bars and Beaches in Mykonos

Gay Mykonos and a few other sights In our last blog we talked about how difficult it is to visit this island on a budget.  We decided not long after arrival that we would throw caution to the wind and ease open our purse strings for a fun packed time here instead of trying to […]

Posted in: Greece
Bypass Brunei its Boring
By September 17, 2012 42 Comments Read More →

Bypass Brunei its Boring

Getting from Kuching to Brunei by Bus After a wonderful week exploring Sarawak and all it has to offer we were ready to make a move.  Our original  plan had been to get to Brunei before dropping in at Kota Kinabalu (KK) and tackling the highest mountain in Malaysia on a two day trek.  Alas my injury […]

Posted in: Brunei
Flashpacking Family Holiday

Flashpacking Family Holiday

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 […]

Posted in: Thailand
Flashpacking thoughts from Cambodia

Flashpacking thoughts from Cambodia

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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Siem Reap and Angkor Wat Temples

Siem Reap and Angkor Wat Temples

From Sihanoukville we decided that another 12 hour bus marathon may be a little too much for our relaxed state of mind, so we decided to break the journey up with a visit back to Phnom Penh for an evening en route  to Siem Reap. The journey was again by coach and was labelled at about […]

Posted in: Cambodia