After a fantastic five days with Jing and Li in Macau our trip was coming to an end. We still had one full day in Hong Kong before catching our flight to London and thereby ending our amazing honeymoon.
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Macau: Where the Chinese come to throw away money
After an amazing five weeks backpacking in Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos, we now moved on to the next stage of our honeymoon, which meant a lot to Raquel, as we were headed for Macau, home to one of Raquel’s bridesmaids, which could not make it to our wedding. So instead of wondering what could have … Continue reading »
Laos… The Epilogue
For Raquel and I, Laos was an unknown beast. We had very little I idea of what awaited us before we went, with the exception of the very little we read of the country.
Theatre… Luang Prabang style
One of the last things we did in Luang Prabang was go to the theatre. Yes. The theatre. It was billed as a traditional Lao play, with stories from its mythology acted out by locals.
When Tourists Ruin a Good Experience – Luang Prabang’s Alms Giving Farce
Laung Prabang being a Buddhist city has one particular attraction, which has everything to do with the religion, but has been destroyed by tourism: Alms giving to the monks.
Elephant Riding in Tad Se and Overrated Caves at Pak Ou
Luang Prabang has two main waterfalls to visit, one being the bigger Kuang Si waterfall, which we had seen, and the other the Tad Se waterfall that was smaller, but they had elephants, which you could take for a ride around the area.
A Stunning Sunset from Land and from Water in Luang Prabang
After three days of an exhausting (but simply amazing and incredible) we were in no mood to anything strenuous and considering that we had fallen in love with Luang Prabang, we decided to stay until the end of this leg of our trip and just relax and do nothing more.
The Rough and Tumble Part of the Honeymoon Part 2– Three Days of Trekking in Laos
We woke up around 6:30am and were dry, which was a relief, however being awake this early in the morning was not my favourite thing, but oh well when in Rome, live like the Romans. Everyone was up and about going about their early morning business and as soon as the kids caught wind of … Continue reading »
The Rough and Tumble Part of the Honeymoon Part 1– Three Days of Trekking in Laos
I like a good trek or camping experience and Raquel is no different having served in the scouts for years, it is because of the this that we jumped at the chance of doing the trek in Sapa, Vietnam. However due to the lack of, authenticity of that trek, we were constantly on the lookout … Continue reading »
Chasing tourists to go visit the Kuang Si waterfall
If there was one thing we were certain of in Luang Prabang, it was waterfalls. Throughout our trip, everyone we had met that had already been to Laos, had told us about the amazing waterfalls around Luang Prabang.
Temple Running in Luang Prabang
After a day of recuperation and relaxation on our first full day in Luang Prabang, we were ready for exploring. Luang Prabang is known for its numerous Buddhist temples, so we today was going was to be a temple day!
Looking for the ultimate trek in Luang Prabang
After an uncomfortable night from the iffy food, I (and so was Raquel) awoke to our upstairs neighbours making a lot of noise. When I say a lot, I mean enough to wake us up at 6am with jumping, speaking very loudly and even a spot of singing. The walls of the hotel were thin, … Continue reading »
The awkward moment when Siem Reap airport security flirts with you on your first month wedding anniversary
Our last day in Cambodia was the 1st of October, which coincidentally was also our first month wedding anniversary! (Don’t worry we don’t celebrate every single kind of anniversary under the sun, so there won’t be more of these). We thought it was pretty cool that we would be spending our first month anniversary in … Continue reading »
Cambodia… The Epilogue
Cambodia from the get go was all about Angkor for us, so much so that at times we completely forgot about where we actually were. This was after all Cambodia, home to a people that have been through so much at the hand of the humanity’s most ruthless dictators.
Unexplored Eastern Cambodia remains unexplored…
Before coming on this trip I had the idea of doing a whole lot more in Cambodia than just Angkor Wat. Our plans centered on heading towards eastern Cambodia to the Mekong and spending four or five days in that region, trekking and/or taking a ferry or boat up the river towards Laos.
Siem Reap: City of night markets and not cheap enough prostitutes
Siem Reap being the base for the Angkor Temples, caters for all types of tourists, budget, luxury and everything in between and because of this the city ends up being over touristy in many aspects, food being one of them. This city reminded me so much of Aguas Calientes in Peru, the base town for … Continue reading »
An Angkor Sunrise with overzealous photographers
Having missed out on the sunrise at Angkor Wat on our second day, we made the effort of going on our last regardless of what the weather was like and when we got up, it was drizzling ever so slightly. We decided to risk it anyway, considering it was our last day, and met up … Continue reading »
“Wait, haven’t I seen these before??” The start of temple fatigue in Angkor
Our second day around the Angkor Temples was suppose to start with an opportunity to catch a sunrise over Angkor Wat, but when our alarm went off at the ungodly hour of 4:30 am, I realized it was raining and the our sunrise was cancelled. I trudged back to bed and we only woke up … Continue reading »
Not so much Tomb Raiders, more like Tomb visitors with camera at Ta Phrom
One of the main reasons I became aware of the Angkor ruins, was due to a certain busty British gal, Lara Croft, traipsing around ruins in Cambodia. Yes, Tomb Raider was how I discover the Angkor Ruins… I am ashamed, very ashamed. Though for all my shame, I’m not the only one, so much so … Continue reading »
Angkor Wat’s forgotten brother, Angkor Thom and Beyond
Before going Cambodia, I was only aware of Angkor Wat, but once I started doing my research I discovered there was much more to the area than just Angkor Wat. Right next to Angkor Wat is Angkor Thom, which translates to “Great City” in Khmer, was the last capital of the Khmer Empire and covers … Continue reading »
