Is it safe to travel to Myanmar in 2023? The short answer is that yes it is, so long as you are staying in the main tourist areas, namely Yangon, Mandalay and Bagan for example. For travel to other areas, such as anyone bordering China, the Shan State, or the area populated by the Rohingya…
Having booked Hua Yin last gasp I had no idea what the hotel situation would be. Happily upon further exploration I found it to be very cheap, with 2 nights at the City Beach Hotel in Hua Yin setting me back about $80. What the Hua Hin? I won’t go into too much detail as…
With three days to kill in Bangkok and slightly bored of night markets, I pretty much googled beaches near Bangkok. One of the top 10 was Hua Hin, with it also involving a train journey, which I like. What the Hua Hin Guide? Acquiring to Interwebz this beach town south of Bangkok was initially popular…
Spy Wine Cooler, the number one wine cooler in south-East Asia? Beer in South-East Asia can get bloody boring, even when it is the beer stuff, like Beer Lao, or Cambodia Beer, On the flip side you then have the strong stuff like Bai Jiu, local whisky, cheap vodka, leaving other options few and far…
With Smirnoff being the self-declared Kings of Vodka and Ginro Soju being the best selling liquor brand in the world, it was only a matter of time before the big kahunas went head to head. And it would appear that the time is now, with Smirnoff Soju now hitting the shelves like a sledgehammer. What…
Can you travel overland from Phnom Penh to Bangkok? The short answer is that yes you can and that there is more than one option to do so, which includes doing most of the journey by train. So, before you jump in and say “but the flight is only $50”, we know that, but for…
