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 & 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…
Puglia, Italy – Pasta, Pizza, Wine, Sourdough Bread & More Wine
October 9, 2019Another trip booked with ‘Untravelled Paths’ & another success. This time a 4 night trip to the Puglia region of Italy – The Dolce Vita Puglia Experience We flew from Luton to Bari with Wizz Air. It was very cheap, about £70 each return. It would have been even cheaper had Wizz not done their…