Three years ago, in the summer of 2017, I went on a backpacking trip across Southeast Asia with two friends. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done. This was my first extended trip. I was there for 2 months and I travelled to Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Indonesia, with two friends, Tasha […]
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Day 1 as a solo traveller in Penang I was full of mixed emotions of both nervousness and excitement when I boarded my flight from Langkawi to Penang, leaving my family behind for 3 days to travel solo. Having always travelled with other people, it was a new experience, but those few days in Penang
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On our last day in Koh Lanta, Tasha and I went for a morning swim at Long Beach. After returning to our locked bikes, we discovered that our phones (alongside Tasha’s wallet and camera) had been stolen. I don’t know what possessed me to take my phone with me to the beach that morning. I guess
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Tasha and I really enjoyed our few days on Koh Lanta. We loved the island life and the “vibe”. It was very easy to understand why some people come and never leave or keep coming back. We took full advantage of our past motorbike driving experience and rented scooters, which allowed us to explore the
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General Impressions of Cambodia So, the third stop in my SE Asia travels was Cambodia. At first sight, Cambodia was much less developed than Vietnam – the streets were visibly less clean and even the coach we took across the border was noticeably different to the Vietnamese buses (it wasn’t even a sleeper bus). It
Vietnam was absolutely amazing. The people were extremely friendly and had a strong sense of history and patriotism, and the food was incredible and cheap! Vietnam literally had everything – beaches, mountains, cities – there is literally no reason for anyone to ever leave. Hanoi As soon as we got to Hanoi it was like
As some of you may know, I spent my summer travelling through South East Asia, visiting Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, Thailand and Bali. The first 5 weeks I spent with my school friend Tasha and her family friend Neha. My first stop was Laos. This is a small developing country with a population of fewer than
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