Tuk-tuks, street food, markets, temples… welcome to Southeast Asia in all its bustling, hustling glory! During the past few years I’ve spent about 6 months over 2 different trips travelling around Southeast Asia and I love it! Before my first ever backpacking trip around the world, I had a million and one questions. I was …
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There’s only one reason to be waking up at 4am in Siem Reap. It’s a seriously good reason though. No visit to Siem Reap would be complete without visiting Angkor Wat. Over 900 years ago, this huge complex was once the capital city of the Khmer Empire and it’s just awesome to think that so …
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Planning a trip to Cambodia? I’m incredibly jealous! This country is beautiful, unique, steeped in history and incredibly welcoming. If you’ve never been before, you might wanna check out these handy tips I have put together based on my time there. So here are 14 things you absolutely have to know before you go to Cambodia, …
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Phnom Penh is a fantastic place to spend a few days. It’s often just a whistle-stop tour or one that gets overlooked as people aim for Siem Reap with the iconic Angkor Wat temples, but it’s a bustling Capital City with plenty of history and culture to explore, and I love it! Phnom Penh was my …
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Visiting Cambodia’s majestic temples of Angkor Wat is simply unmissable. It’s probably the first thing that pops into your head when you think of when you’re making your way to Siem Reap, and for good reason- this ancient city is pretty damn amazing to explore! For myself, and I presume many of my fellow backpackers, …
When I think back to the time I went on my round the world trip, I have a bunch of thoughts cross my mind. It’s a combination of not believing it was that long ago already (2013!), disbelief that I actually did it, absolute amazement at how lucky I am and surprise that I made …
