1 Comment A cancelled hotel, a six-hour bus ride, sleazy streets, and a surprisingly perfect sunset. Our brutally honest first day in Phnom Penh.
Monthly archives: January 2026
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10 Comments A slow travel diary from Siem Reap featuring a 22-kilometre flip-flop walk down a Cambodian motorway, real local markets, and a sobering visit to the War Museum.
The Day Craig Went Full Forest Gump (Cambodian Edition): A ...
8 Comments A slow travel diary from Siem Reap featuring the Kulen Elephant Sanctuary, emotional ambushes by elephants, marital diplomacy, and a spectacularly pointless hunt for the bus station.
Coffee, Elephants, and Accidentally Feeling Something
17 Comments A reflective motorbike journey from Siem Reap to Tonle Sap Lake. Stilt villages, low water season, quiet resilience, and a reminder of what really matters.
Tonle Sap on Two Wheels: Life, Poverty, and Quiet Resilience ...
10 Comments Exploring Angkor Wat by moped: sunrise temples, jungle ruins, oscillating to stay warm, and plenty of chaos. A slow travel diary from Siem Reap, Cambodia.
Exploring Angkor Wat by Moped
10 Comments A slow travel diary from Siem Reap, Cambodia. Riverside evenings, Khmer food, neon chaos, and the quieter everyday life that makes settling in feel effortless.
Siem Reap: Brunch, Riel, and Noodle Dreams
5 Comments Our first day in Cambodia begins with Bangkok airport chaos and ends in ginger tea calm. A warm, funny arrival in Siem Reap.
Bangkok to Cambodia: Ginger Tea, Paperwork Panic and Concrete Drain ...
3 Comments Our final day in Bangkok spent wandering aimlessly, discovering hidden temples, awful cake, Iconsiam surprises and the best 75p sunset ferry on the river.
Powered by Sandals, Sunsets and Giant Sausage Dogs
10 Comments A dry, honest travel diary of a day in Bangkok - from the crowded grand Palace to river taxis, Siam Icon, poolside naps and Khao San Road chaos.
The Grand Palace: Gold, Crowds and a River Escape
4 Comments Wander Bangkok's Chinatown on foot - smoky streets, hanging pig noses, packed alleys, river boats and the joy of getting lost together in Yaowarat.
Out of Sync but Right at Home: Wandering Bangkok’s Chinatown
10 Comments Wandering Bankkok - temples, monks, street food, sunset drinks and a return to Khao San Road that wasn't quite as remembered.
Bangkok: Mushrooms, Monks & Mild Chaos
10 Comments Our first day in Thailand - from a late flight out of Manchester to landing in Bangkok, chaos, heat, Grab taxis and a cold beer by the river.
Somewhere over the English Chanel, a New Chapter Began
20 Comments Leaving Manchester Airport for Bangkok after loss, laughter and bacon butties. A witty, honest blog about starting again in your 50s