30/03/16 Today we headed off to see the palaces. We got the subway to Anguk and walked north, we weren't sure of where the palaces were but we stumbled across the old village. I believe that locals still reside in the old buildings due to the silence please posters! It was quite pretty but not … Continue reading Seoul – Palaces
28/03/15 So we finally arrived in Korea at 10am! Once through immigration and baggage collect, we met up with Tina who was waiting for us at the airport and booked ourselves onto the bus. To get to Chongmuro where our AirBnb is, cost us 15,000W each and took around 1hour 30mins. We dropped off our … Continue reading Seoul – Myeongdong Market & Namdaenum
26/03/16 Today was our last day in Thailand, so we decided to take a trip to the famous Koh Phi Phi which is about an hour and half boat journey from Krabi. We had searched on the streets in Ao Nang for the best price for the ferry and found a return ticket for 650B, … Continue reading Koh Phi Phi
26/03/16 Today was half relaxing half serious work out! We had a lazy morning, which I was grateful for as my head was killing me... We set off about 2, had lunch in Ao Nang, and then caught a local bus to Tiger Temple (sometimes called Tiger Cave). It only cost 150B, mega cheap compared … Continue reading Tiger Temple and Krabi night market
25/03/16 We got up early to get on a Hong Bay Kayaking tour, the bus picked us up at 8.30 and drove us to the Klong Heng Port. From there we boarded our boat, and sailed for 45 mins towards Ko Hong. It was a really stunning view on the way there passing the many … Continue reading Ko Hong Kayaking
24/03/16 After a 24 hour journey, I finally arrived at Krabi airport! I'm staying at Phranang Place in Ao Nang, and a taxi there cost 600B. Halfway to the hotel the driver stopped off at a tour guide shop for them to try and sell us some tours... The hotel is really nice, it … Continue reading Krabi
I only spent one day in Mandalay in March 2015, I think you could easily spend 2 - 3 days here at a relaxed pace. We took a 1 hour cab from the airport to Hotel Yadanarbon, it's cheap and cheerful and the staff are really nice. They taught me that thank you = "jesurbae" and … Continue reading Mandalay
We were told by a local that we should definitely head to these Bottom Bay but it seemed quite tricky to get to. We didn't want to spend over $100 for a car hire, so we tried to figure a way of going by bus. Where we were based we could get a bus to Oistins, … Continue reading Bottom Bay and Sam Lord’s Castle
On our last day we decided to hire a car and explore with ease, we headed straight to Bathsheba, it was a 40 min drive across the country. With our google maps already loaded onto our phones, we were able to see a clear route to avoid the bus routes and hit the highways. Getting … Continue reading Bathsheba and North Barbados
When you go abroad as a Brit, you generally expect your pound to stretch quite far. However in Barbados I was shocked that the majority of restaurants are SO EXPENSIVE. I was shocked. I was really expecting cheap eats, but it was similar price to London restaurants. At least £15 for dinner! So me being on … Continue reading Barbados food run down
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