Peninsular Malaysia
Peninsula Malaysia had never really appealed to us. Other countries in Asia had always seemed more different, exotic and fascinating but the ability to travel from Thailand by train, and an overnight train at that, was just too great an opportunity to miss.
The ruins of Sukhothai & Ayutthaya
A brief tour round Thailand’s premier archaelogical sites
Travels in northern Thailand
A criss-cross excursion through the delights of the north
The Temples of Angkor
A few days exploring the wondrous temples of Angkor
Salt pans and pepper farms in Kampot
A revisit of Cambodia, our first backpacking adventure together 20 years earlier
Hoi An, Hue & Phu Quoc
Good times and less good times in our last weeks in Vietnam….
Da Bac and Pu Luong villages
We escape Hanoi for a wonderful week in the north-western Vietnamese countryside
The Mekong Delta
Our first few days back in steamy Vietnam after a long absence…..
Up to Jiufen & down to Tainan
Colourful temples and atmospheric old streets for our last few days in Taiwan…
Taipei
Our first week in Taiwan swimming in a sea of other people…..