On leaving Bucharest, our plan was to stop for a couple of nights in Sinaia before heading on to Brasov, and take the opportunity to do some walking in the mountains. Romanian trains may not be the fastest, but they are certainly cheap (less than €5 for an hour and half in first class), comfortable …
Continue reading Romania: Bears and Bad Weather (Bucharest to Brasov)
Despite being more accessible through low cost flights from all over Europe, Romania is still seen as a little bit of a "why?..." destination. That is, when I told people that Romania was the first destination we were travelling to as part of our year off, a good proportion's first question was "Why?". I won't …
Continue reading Bucharest, Romania: Contrasts, Churches and Communism
A short video from our couple of days in Bucharest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W2qiRAwmDKo&feature=youtu.be
Warning - Vegetarians and vegans probably won't like this post. Whilst we were travelling in Cambodia in June 2018, we heard about the untimely death of Anthony Bourdain. He inspired a whole movement of travellers to explore, see and, above all, taste the world and everything it has to offer. It was his early 2000s …
Continue reading A Trip Around Cambodia – Part 3: Food (the good, the bad, and the ugly)
Before our trip we were talking to someone who had recently been Cambodia and told him we were heading to a place called Banteay Chhmar, based on recommendations. Based on him having no idea where I was talking about, I assumed I was pronouncing it wrong. It soon became clear I was indeed pronouncing it …
Continue reading A Trip Around Cambodia – Part 2 : Banteay Chhmar and Siem Reap
With annual leave from work at a premium, it can be challenging to fit everything we want to do in a destination into a week or two. Cambodia posed this challenge, and in ten days we saw a lot but left feeling we had barely started seeing this amazing country. We travelled in June 2018, …
Continue reading A Trip Around Cambodia – Part 1 : Phnom Penh to Battambang
In January 2017, things were going pretty well. I'd started a new job only three months ago and was really enjoying it. But then, out of the blue, I was made redundant and put on three months gardening leave. Now, I am no gardener and the thought of three months hanging around the house was …
Continue reading How to survive gardening leave? A Thai Food Adventure
After spending our last few Christmas holidays in North America, there was something missing. Don't get me wrong - New York at Christmas time is like stepping into a Christmas movie. But this year, we didn't fancy "Miracle on 34th Street" but wanted to visit Narnia. Having heard about the famous IceHotel for a long …
