After a morning being ferried form boat to boat to packed bus we finally arrived in the centre of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. It’s decidedly western capitalist feel is pretty much everywhere. It has a very open, wealthy and marketing savvy approach to business. You can really see that all of Cambodia’s [...]
Vietnam surprised us in many ways. From it’s medieval operation in the North to it’s heavily western influenced but clearly communist South.
A tourist in Vietnam, as in most countries, views almost everything they see from within the ‘tourist bubble’. The Vienamese communist government have gone to great lengths to ensure the country’s people profit [...]
Spending a few days on boats and islands in the Mekong Delta was definitely a highlight both Debs and myself were looking forward to. We booked a great package that would not only give us a home stay on one of the many islands of the Mekong but also take us in to Cambodia by [...]
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