Myanmar Trip – A Stunning Place We Were Very Lucky To Go To.
November 26, 2023Myanmar Trip – December 2015 So, this Myanmar trip was before I started doing Travel Wanker posts, and it remains one of my favourite trips, which I am so grateful we got to do. As this is 8 years ago, I’m going mainly on the photos and the things they remind me of. What I…
Our Fantastic Sri Lanka Private Tour – March 2023
September 9, 2023For a while now, we had wanted to visit Sri Lanka. However, due to political unrest in the recent past, our government advised against it. But in March 2023, the situation had improved, and we finally booked our Sri Lanka trip – a private tour! This is the norm when travelling here. Basically, you, a…
Caribbean Cruise with TUI – Nov/Dec 2022 – The 40% Diesel Fail
July 1, 2023Our first cruise. A week Caribbean cruise with TUI, and we secured last-minute rooms, which were actually disabled access ones. We did the usual thing, got the train to Gatwick, and stayed at the Premier Inn. The check-in process was a piece of piss. You dropped off your bags; the next time you saw them…
Nottingham Craft Beer Weekend – Breweries, Pubs, Pints & Kegs
October 23, 2022Nottingham craft beer weekend – Sep 22 – We enjoyed many pints in pubs, IPA’s, stouts & craft ales in various breweries. Our own mini beer festival.
Santorini, Greece – Getting Away Between Covid Traffic Lights.
August 16, 2022This was a trip we took in September 2021. As I recall, this was when Covid had pretty much ‘done one’ in the UK, but travel restrictions remained a ballache when travelling abroad. I remember that the bullshit traffic light system was still in operation and was updated every 2 weeks. Some countries kept bouncing…
Costa Rica – Intrepid Travel Small Tour Group – My 50th Birthday
May 15, 2022So it is now April 2022 as I am writing this. We went to Costa Rica in March 2020 for my 50th birthday. Over two years ago now. Little did we know the utter shit storm that was about to take over the planet on our return. We arrived home on the 15th of March;…
Cambodia #4 – Phnom Penh, Royal Palace, S-21 & The Killing Fields
December 5, 2019Another long taxi ride (also with the 2 French girls) from Kampot to Phnom Penh (4 hours – $50) and we arrive… $25 a couple – that is mental! It is not even an easy drive. There is so much construction happening that we are weaving in & out of traffic & diversions all the…
Cambodia #3 – Kampot Pepper, No Crabs & Bokor National Park By Scooter
December 2, 2019After 3.5 hours drive in the taxi, we get dropped off at our hotel in Kampot – Mea Culpa This little 2-star hotel turned out to be one of our favourites – the owner/manager Ben was such a lovely guy & very accommodating, he lived there with his Cambodian wife & children. It was very…
Cambodia #2 – Koh Rong Samloem Island – Sun, Wind & Food
November 28, 2019Part #2 of our Cambodian journey was upon us. We were off for some chilled days on the island of Koh Rong Samloem (or Koh Rong Sanloem – even Google doesn’t seem to be sure!). We had our final breakfast in Siem Reap & caught a tuk-tuk for the 30-minute journey to the airport. An…
Cambodia #1- Siem Reap – Travel, Tours, Temples, Craft Beer & More Temples
November 23, 2019The trip starts with a taxi to Heathrow. All good. Disaster strikes when we find that terminal 2 does not have a Wetherspoons! – What the fuck!? We have a routine! Crisis averted when we discover London’s Pride which had a few craft beers on tap & served eggs benedict. We flew with Thai Airways…