24 Hours from Kratie to Vientiane We had booked a combo ticket in Kratie, Cambodia, that would apparently take us through the border and all the way up to Vientiane, the capital of Laos. We didn’t have much confidence in

Cambodia – Temple-hopping
The Monsoon Season Arrives in Cambodia We had to choose our mode of transport to Siem Reap and opted for a taxi, which was a lot quicker. A couple of Japanese guys were also heading that way, so we teamed

Bangkok-Happy New Year!
Jim Thompson’s House, Bangkok Flights to Phnom Penh from London cost substantially more than flights to Bangkok. Consequently, we decided to fly to Bangkok and catch a train down to the Thai-Cambodian border. We had a couple of days in

An Exotic Escape to Marrakech
An Unexpected Taxi Ride Having purchased four incredibly cheap Easy Jet tickets, we were off to exotic Marrakech for a few days with our friends Anton and Ian. It was February when we flew into the fabulously warm land of

48 Hours in Snowy Amsterdam
A Chilly Day by the Canals We took the train from the airport to the heart of the Amsterdam, where we checked into Hotel Ben. Our tiny room was situated at the top of the very tall, narrow building. Luckily,