1. Getting mugged in Paris We got up bright and early (as dictated by our 9 month old who apparently really wanted to watch the sunrise over the Eiffel Tower) and made our way to the tourist landmarks of Paris. The moment we emerged from the subway, we were surrounded by a group of teenagers […]
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After reading many subpar reviews about the tourist overpopulation in Kuta, we decided to stay in a less popular, but highly recommended area of Bail – Kerobokan. We got very lucky with our host at Dana Guesthouse who took us on a very cheap, full day, private tour around Bali, along with one other couple. It took […]
Read more >From Koh Phi Phi, we made our way to Krabi Town. Since we only had one day to spend in Krabi, we decided to try out the famous rock climbing place in Railay park. The guesthouse we stayed at – Gafiyah Guesthouse – helped us organize a climbing trip with King Climbers, and while we were […]
Read more >On our second day in Koh Phi Phi we had a bit of rain in the morning. Good thing we had to check out of the most remote hostel ever and find another place to stay. The rest of the day was actually pretty clear, and surprisingly the streets were completely dry by mid afternoon […]
Read more >From Phuket we took a ferry to the famous Koh Phi Phi. There are plenty of services that run ferries from Phuket Koh Phi Phi Krabi and conveniently sell open tickets for any time, any day. Going through an agent for this is useless – the public transport is perfectly fine and probably the cheapest […]
Read more >After a long overnight train from Bangkok to Surat Thani (~1200BHT, and about 12 hrs), where a vendor sang “Singha Beer, Singha Beer, Singa all the way!” to the tune of Jingle Bells .. all the way.. and a few more busses and scams, we finally ended up in Phuket. Which might as well be […]
Read more >Bangkok wasn’t ALL bad. We ended up visiting the Grand Palace, even though our scammers from the previous day had convinced us that it is closed and we can’t even get near it As well as the biggest lying down Golden Buddah We got to visit the Lebua at State Tower Hotel, where the Hangover […]
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Well.. “One Night in Bangkok” turned into “Three Nights in Bangkok Because All Trains Were Booked”. If you’re going to Bangkok, really do try to have your ticket out ready in advance.Also, have a good understanding of the ballpark prices you should be paying tuk-tuks and taxis. I’m sure our first Bangkok taxi driver is […]
Read more >Getting through the Thailand border is a pretty complicated process and takes almost full day. There are lots of scam artists on either side of the border trying to convince tourists they need to get a special overpriced visa or try to sell fake visas and fake bus tickets. Canadians don’t need visas, so we […]
Read more >Siem Reap is like a whole other country after Phnom Penh. The amount of tourists is through the roof in comparison. It feels like the main industry is tourism – people toppling over each other to go see the Angkor temples. They have 1, 3, and 5 day passes to see all the temples in […]
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