Wip Around the World

Hello and welcome to my first post in the Wip Around the World publication, credit to Kathy for the name. I plan to write a series of blog…

Kuta is certainly well past its hay day. All that is left is lifeless clubs, aggressive locals trying to sell you anything they can and…

By the Gili Islands, I mean the mainstream ones. Gili Trawangan (T), Gili Meno and Gili Air. We visited them all, staying 3 days on each of…

The majority of our time, 8 nights, on mainland Lombok was spent in Kuta. Heaven to the one in Bali. This Kuta is a small town on the south…

We stayed 5 nights in Ubud. A town, in the mountains of Bali, for yoga nuts, old school hippies and just all round chillers (sounds…

Diving. An eye opening exploration of the magical underwater world. It’s breathtaking.

Coming back to a Ubud was great. I knew my way around and I had already ticked the tourist stuff off the list. It meant I could relax and…

Java, the most populated island in Indonesia, was a refreshing change from Bali. It’s a place where tourism is appreciated and supported…

I thoroughly enjoyed my time in Indonesia. I climbed a volcano, surfed some waves, learned to dive and met a lot of friendly people. It’s…

The impressive stone temples at Angkor are all that remains of a thriving metropolis. Once the capital of the most advanced civilisation of…

Cambodia was awesome.The history, the coast and the price. I stayed here for just over three weeks and could easily have spent longer. I…

Here are some tips I picked up while checking out motorbikes in HCMC.

Ho Chi Minh is a city on the rise. Both economically and physically. With towering buildings, and massive infrastructure projects under…

These are ten of my favourite tunes I have picked up during my travels around South East Asia. Traveling has provided me with a wide range…

Escaping Saigon proved easier than I expected. We set off at a ridiculous 4 am to avoid the traffic. After a nervous few moments when my…

Vinh Hy is one of those places where the journey was better than the destination.

Wow, what a journey!

This was an epic journey of over 600km that we attempted to tackle over three consecutive days of driving. A 14 hour drive by googles…

Hoi An still has faint remnants of the magical town it clearly once was. A town with a rich history and cultural influences from many…

The Hai Van Pass is overrated. Someone should say it. It’s famous simply for being on Top Gear.

I have no words to describe this so I am just going to show you my best pictures from our three-day ride from Hue to Phong Nha.

Phong Nha is an adventurers dream.

The journey to Ninh Binh was not pleasant. Our worst two days on the bikes.

Cat Ba is the biggest island in Halong Bay, it makes a nice alternative to the pricey Halong Bay tours offered in the port towns of…

Another cracking three days on the bike. Especially the last day.

We spent two nights Sapa. A misty, freezing town at the top of a mountain. This small town used to be a hill station for the French but has…

Another three days in the saddle. Another big detour. Another cracking landscape to oggle at.

Ha Giang is a city complete with all the classic features of a Vietnamese town. Billiards hall, tons of karaoke plenty of rice and pho…

The last leg took us through Cao Bang and Bắc Kạn Province. We were bathed in sunshine throughout, it was lovely.

We got to know these places intimately over the months. Serving Pho (noodle soup) to Com Bin Dan (rice and stuff) and everything in…

I loved Hanoi. A vibrant, bustling city full of energy.

That certainly is the question.

Pai quickly became one of my favourite stops on my travels.