Part I
My First BIG Adventure
It was an ordinary afternoon in May 2016. My best friend and soon to be travel companion, Nia, decided to come and visit me from…
Part II
Oh My God, We Are In Bangkok
The lead up to the departure date came around slowly for the first couple of months, but when we got into September it suddenly flew. We said…
Part III
Our First Bus Journey and Border Crossing
I felt like this part of the journey gets a blog to itself. It’s only one day in comparison to the other Backpacker Series blog posts. But…
Part IV
Another Temple Or Another Beer?
The border crossing was over, we didn’t have to think about that again.. until the next one. Let’s get on an enjoy Cambodia. A new place, new…
Part V
The Biggest Bruise You Ever Did See
We were on our way from Cambodian paradise back to the mainland again. We headed on another local boat which took…
Part VI
History And Shock
I didn’t realise how much we did in Kampot until I just wrote that chapter. We aren’t even out of Cambodia yet. But have no fear, we only…
Part VII
The Weather Was Catching Us
We arrived into the city at a sociable hour this time, after having a very surprisingly pleasant journey, we checked into our hostel ‘Hangout’. We…
Part VIII
Onwards And Upwards
Well, so, we ended up making our way back to Dalat to decide what to do next. ‘The group’ were still there as they were about to take the same journey as…
Part IX
Laos Or Chaos?
How to get to Laos? Shall we take a thirty-hour bus journey? Or an hour flight? Bus? Or flight? Bus or flight? Nia and I toyed with the idea of this for a good hour, looking at our…
Part X
Exercise And Vegetable Shakes
After the haze of the hangover had worn off, it was as though we were seeing the surroundings with a fresh pair of eyes,…
Part XI
So Much To Do
Even though we were excited, we had to get there first. It was time for that next bus ride. 30 hours this one took. 30 hours. Yes, over a day. We had mastered…
Part XII
Spicy Pie Anyone?
On route to Pai! Or in our case Spicy Pai; the hostel we stayed at while we explored this authentic and stunning part…
Part XIII
Boats And Bali
Nia and I were professionals when we got off the bus in Bangkok. Tuk-tuk drivers fought for us to get in their tuk-tuk. When we got off we just…
Part XIV
All The Zen Vibes
Gili Islands, add to your list for future reference please. “You’ve not been to Bali if you haven’t been to the Gili Islands”. God I hate it when travellers say…
Part XV
Not Our Last Goodbye
After our four full nights on the Gili Islands, we were safety in our minibus on the way to Ubud. We had to have a bit more of…
Part XVI
Something To Declare
We cheated when we got to Melbourne, we really did. Nia’s friend was living out there at the time. At this time she was currently purchasing…
Part XVII
Our First Aussie City
We found the apartment at the North of the CDB (Central Business District). Got the keys from the concierge and got in the elevator to take…
Part XVIII
Just Getting Used To Things
Time for a road trip.. yay! Who doesn’t get excited for a road trip? We did after we got our breakdown cover sorted. Always a must for…
Part XIX
So Many Wombats
The next chapter of the story and the next chapter of our Australian adventure. After having a bit of a faff in the morning trying to get…
Part XX
East Coast Sunshine
From the thirtieth of January to the tenth of Feb; we made our way from the Blue Mountains to Bryon Bay. Starting off with exploring the Blue…
Part XXI
We Continue Alone
We had heard a great deal about Byron Bay; it’s social scene and how many backpackers liked it. In the daytime it was a surfer’s paradise…
Part XXII
Northward Bound
The road from Brisbane to Cairns was around seventeen thousand kilometers, if we were to drive it all in one go, it probably would have taken close to twenty-four hours, but…
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