Two warnings to start out on this blog, the first is that this blog will basically be a long rant about our time at the Fuze Ecoteer Rain forest conservation project. It will be very negative, so if you are not interested in the details, just take from this blog that I would not recommend … Continue reading The Bad And The Ugly
While in Vietnam, we had a home stay as part of our Hike Bike and Kyack Tour. The home stay was a bit different from the one we went on in Mongolia, we were staying with the Thai people (who are an ethnic minority in Vietnam as well as a majority in their own country) … Continue reading Living With The Thai (In Vietnam)
I am aware of the current political situation between North and South Korea, this is in no way meant to make light of it. We visited before the new wave of tension and this is a post I have been planning to write for a while. The idea behind this blog is basically to show … Continue reading Quirky Korea
The most touristy activity possible in Cambodia is going to watch the sun rise behind Angkor Wat. So after a few days in Siem Reap we gave in and booked a tuk tuk to take us there, leaving our hotel at 4:30am. As we arrived it was still pitch dark and we both instantly regretted … Continue reading Sunrise? Wat Sunrise?
The cheapest way to leave Mongolia was to go via South Korea, we intend to go back to South Korea towards the end of our journey but we decided we may as well take a few days in Seoul to break up the flight. While we were in Seoul we saw two very different sides … Continue reading Traditional Seoul
You may or may not have noticed that I have been falling further and further behind with these blogs. This is basically because I am taking time to enjoy my travels and not spending every free moment blogging. While I realise I am not on a schedule and I am not accountable, I am now … Continue reading Organisational Update
A slight warning if you are squeamish you may want to skip this post as it contains some images of sheep body parts. The final part of our Mongolian story is our home stay with a Mongolian nomadic family. Although I say homestay we didn't actually stay in the ger with them, there wouldn't exactly … Continue reading Living With The Nomads
This post has taken a more time to produce and is a lot longer than anticipated, because despite the impression that may have been created by my Life On The Road And In Gers post we actually did a lot of things while we were in Mongolia. On our first day we visited the Choir … Continue reading Stepping Out Of The Van
The one thing probably most associated with Mongolia is horses, the Mongolians even invented the stirrup after all as they needed to used both their hands to shoot their bows while riding. In my opinion the tv adaption of game of thrones should have made the Dothraki more like the Mongols as they are nomadic horse people, … Continue reading Going For A Ride
Most of our time in Mongolia was spent either on the road or in gers. I will get to the gers in a moment, but first I want to talk about being on the road. The only way to get around Mongolia is on the roads and most of these roads are not paved, they … Continue reading Life On The Road And In Gers
Quite Ready For Another Adventure 