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 …
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