Anyone would think I’m obsessed with buses It came to no suprise that my three hour “express bus” took over six hours but it did have limited wifi (woohoo!) and I was able to get some rest. I gave in to the Tuk Tuk drivers who pounced on me at the capital’s bus station and […]
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Fun in the floating bungalow: Kampot, Cambodia
Top tip: don’t buy a bus ticket from the local pot dealer Our one and a half hour bus journey to Kampot lasted nearly five hours in a cramped non air-conditioned mini van and included various pick-up and drop-offs along the way. This is the norm in Cambodia with journey times often trippling if someone […]
The room next to the party: Thailand to Cambodia
I’ll take the room next to the party please. I left Bangkok heading six hours south to Koh Chang, Thailand’s second largest island situated off the north eastern coast, close to the town of Trat. I decided to make my own way there by public bus instead of booking the mini van put on for […]
A week in Limbo: back to Bangkok
What to do? After a nearly a week of trying to decide which route to take around Asia I’ve realised that whichever route I choose I will meet a whole host of different people and even if I take the same route as others I’ve met, I am unlikely to have the same experience. That’s the beauty […]