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Finding the perfect perfume in Singapore

We’d landed in Singapore, our 6th country and 28th place on our 90 day travels around southeast Asia We immediately … More

backpacking, origins of the singapore sling, perfumers, perfumes, Travel, two days in Singapore

What to do in Mandalay

The lay of the land can be a great tell about a people just like a first view of Myanmar … More

backpacking, Burma, Mandalay jade market, Mandalay U bein bridge, Myanmar, Travel

Getting over a fever in central Vietnam

We’re now half-way through our 90 days backpacking in south east Asia and we had just arrived in central Vietnam … More

backpacking, getting ill while travelling, heyloons, Travel, travel blogger, Vietnam

Visit the Saigon Opera House

Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam There are many tourist activities to do in Ho Chi Minh City but we … More

backpacking, Ho Chi Minh City, Saigon opera house, South East Asia, Travel

Goodbye Laos, you beauty

In the south of Laos, we climbed a World Heritage Site called Wat Phu and relaxed on river islands in … More

backpacking, Don Det, Don Khong, how to apply for world heritage site listing, Laos, Travel, Vat Phou, Wat Phu

On our way down south in Laos

A beery game of boules, realising the growing pains of middle-aged backpacking and a flight to the deep south of … More

backpacking, heyloons, playing boules in Laos, Savannakhet, Travel

Luang Prabang in Laos: the jewel on the Mekong River

We arrived at a picturesque town of French colonial architecture, swam in clear blue waterfalls, ate local food in night … More

backpacking, flight chiang Mai to Luang Prabang, mount Phousi, Tad Kuang Si waterfall, Travel, what to see in Luang Prabang

Replanning our route, re-routing our plan

A Street cafe breakfast of omelettes and rice | Chiang Mai | Northern Thailand This post is part of the … More

backpacking, planning a route, Travel

I’m backpacking around South East Asia for 90 Days

When a rare opportunity for extended travel arrives, you just have to grab it with both hands I’m going backpacking … More

backpacking, Backpacking in South East Asia, Burma, hiking, hosteling, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, South East Asia, Thailand, Travel, Vietnam

Jodhpur: In the shadow of the clock tower

We’re in the desert in the middle of the dry season and we got a rainstorm. Someone knew the British … More

Adventure, backpacking, India, jodhpur, Travel

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