2 Months to Departure I hate wasting money on flights! I’d rather skimp a bit on flying and use the saved dollars on actually holidaying. However, despite being a penny-pincher, since I have been living in Oz, when I searched online for the lowest priced flights back to the UK, without fail I would always skip over the 2 cheapest airlines. The Chinese ones! Their terrible reputation preceded them: No … Continue reading
Sadly, as we only had 9 days in South Vietnam, we couldn’t venture too far from Ho Chi Mingh City. After consulting the holy grail of travel guides and examining a map, we decided our best option was Mui Ne Beach. Against my better judgement I had booked the bus to Mui Ne through the same company that arranged our Mekong Delta trip. Hence another chaotic start: not getting picked up where the travel … Continue reading
I had an amazing time with Gele’s family, it was a very special experience that I will treasure forever. The journey back to Kathmandu involved a one day trek and then a day on the dreaded public transport. The walk was pretty uneventful after all my previous adventures. It was a just lovely day’s walk in the Himalayas. The most exciting thing that happened was coming across a troop of … Continue reading
The last 11 days I have been miles and miles away from civilisation, wandering the beautiful Himalayas and visiting my friend Gele’s family. Most of the time there hasn’t been electricity, though the Internet to write my blog. I therefore resorted to old fashion pen and paper, so now over the next few weeks I will type up my adventures in Nepal. Christmas Eve’s Epic Bus Journey I arrived in Nepal … Continue reading
