Phu Quoc Island is beautiful but it hasn’t quite made it onto the backpacker’s trail just yet, so I’ve written this guide to getting from the island in Vietnam to Kampot (or elsewhere) in Cambodia via the Ha Tiên border….
How to see the ‘Big 5’ at Kinabatangan River on a budget of £100
Seeing wildlife on the Kinabatangan River was one of the most wonderful experiences that I’ve ever had, and you can do it cheaply and ethically by lodging in a homestay. We organised our trip through our homestay which is what…
9 ways to have a wonderful time on Koh Chang in Thailand
If you’re visiting Koh Chang on a backpacker budget, then here are 9 ways to have a wonderful time while you’re on Thailand’s third-largest island. Koh Chang is much more relaxed than Phuket or Koh Samui and it’s only about…
11 incredible street food desserts to try in Malaysia
As a vegetarian traveller, I truly believe that Malaysia has some of the finest street food in the world and this is partly because of their incredible variety of lip-smackingly good desserts. They’re also cheap to buy, readily available and…
How to eat, drink and be happy in Yangon, Myanmar
Myanmar’s ex-capital Yangon, the artist formerly known as Rangoon is one of Southeast Asia’s underrated capitals and as a backpacker I loved it. The reason I loved was that I’d come from India which is so busy and Yangon has…
Going for a Singapore Sling at Long Bar in Raffles Singapore
I’ve wanted to go for a Singapore Sling at Raffles since I first came to Singapore on my own when I was 18. When I returned with my partner 15 years later, I was very keen to see what the…