We have now been in Saigon for a week. So has it been everything we expected? It’s really big, really crowded, and very noisy. I haven’t been this overwhelmed by a city since I first visited Bangkok in 2012. I am not quite sure how to describe it. You are never walking alone on a … Read more
Tired of buses, we decided to take the Hang Chau speed boat from Phnom Penh to Chau Doc, Vietnam. We paid $24 each for just passage to Chau Doc. The boat leaves Phnom Penh at noon and takes around 5 hours to arrive in Chau Doc. Other passengers on the boat with us had paid … Read more
We are back on the island of Koh Chang again and loving the slow pace of life on Lonely Beach This time around, we also wanted to explore a little more. One of the biggest drawbacks to staying on Lonely Beach is that it can get expensive using songthaews (pick up truck taxis) when you … Read more
It’s always a little scary when your child runs a high fever, but it’s worse when it happens far from home. We’ve been really lucky with Little Nomad, he has only been ill once before with a gastro bug he picked up in Spain and he fought that off quickly and without seeming very sick … Read more
An Unplanned Stop in Battambang We didn’t plan to visit Battambang, Cambodia. We had booked an early bus out of Phnom Penh to the border town of Poipet. The trip was a disaster from start to finish. We had the misfortune to be seated in front of a very disturbed Khmer man who kept reaching … Read more