• Travel

    Travel Inspiration – Cambodia

         Life is still pretty busy since moving back to Hong Kong – I’ve more or less spent all week either in work or apartment hunting, so I’m going to wait to write a post about settling in again…

  • Travel

    Discovering Phnom Penh | Cambodia

         So this post is actually out of order in relation to my other Cambodia posts, which are already published, since Phnom Penh was actually my first destination in the country. However, I left it until last as we…

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    Beach Life on Koh Rong | Cambodia

         Well getting from Battambang to Koh Rong was a mission and a half. I mean, I knew this when we made our travel plans, but actually executing them was exhausting. We took Mekong Express buses, having read online…

  • Travel

    The Countryside of Battambang | Cambodia

         Destination number two on our Cambodian adventure was a bus ride away, to Battambang, the country’s second largest city. We had already bought the tickets, and arranged to be picked up from the hotel. I don’t know the…

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    Exploring Angkor Wat | Cambodia

         So the first official stop on my Cambodian trip was Phnom Penh, but as we’re spending another night there at the end of this trip, I thought I’d leave it all for one post later on. The next…

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    A-Z of East & South East Asia

         I’ve written several travel themed A-Z posts over the last few years, including my current home city Edinburgh, my home country of Scotland, and my temporary home in Asia, Hong Kong. This time I’m widening the scope quite…

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    Ubud | Bali Part 2

         After a peaceful couple of days by the beach in Pemuteran, there was only one night left of my group tour, which concluded in Ubud, in the heart of Bali. Aside from the beaches in the south, this…

  • Life,  Travel

    Dear Future Travellers

         This is a letter to anyone considering travelling further afield or for an extended amount of time, or even those considering moving abroad. This is a letter to say do it. It will be one of the most…

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    Celebrating Chinese New Year

         Last year I sort of missed out on Chinese New Year, as I was on holiday in Cambodia at the time. And while they still celebrate the Lunar New Year there, we didn’t go to any sort of…

  • Life

    2016: Year in Review

         Well, here we are again! New Year’s Eve, 2016. I think we can all agree that 2016 has been a tumultuous year for the world, and we’re all going to have to do our part to improve things…