1. Tuk Tuk in Bangkok…fun, scary and ever so slightly death-defying. Just be sure to bargain your price before you climb on board. 2. Sawngaethew in Chiang Mai…a communal open-backed hop on, hop off van. Like the tuk tuk’s in Bangkok, just make sure you work out your price before you get in. 3. The … More Top 5 Friday: Modes Of Transport In SE Asia
Whilst in Bangkok we tried to eat as much food from street carts and stalls as we possibly could, not only because it was the cheapest option, but because we wanted to flavour some of the local cuisines and had been told that this was the best way. Here’s my top 5 things we ate: … More Top 5 Friday: Bangkok Street Food
I was only in Bangkok for a few days, but managed to pack a lot in to my time there…I saw some great things and tried to experience everything that had been suggested to me, and more. So here’s my top tips on things to do when you’re in Bangkok: 1. Just walk everywhere (within … More Top 10 Things To Do In Bangkok
Set back from the busy Silom Road and just a few minutes walk from the Sala Daeng Skytrain station, the Smile Society Boutique Hostel is a small and unassuming building, and is one that you probably wouldn’t even notice if you weren’t looking for it. But not going in and staying there would be a … More Hostel Review: Smile Society Boutique Hostel
It’s been a whirlwind few days, what with my (almost) 24 hour journey from London to Bangkok (via Mumbai), our mad few days in the city and our last minute change of plans that sees us reversing our planned itinerary and heading for northern Thailand right now and then Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia before going … More Bangkok Round-Up
So here we are. In Bangkok. In actual Thailand. For real. It’s insane that this trip has finally started, after all the weeks and months and years of planning, I have really left the UK for a WHOLE YEAR. And it feels so good, like freedom and excitement and adventure all rolled into one big … More Photo Of The Week: The Start of Everything
This is it. I am actually leaving. Right now. I’m sitting in Heathrow Airport, waiting to board my plane to Mumbai and then onto Bangkok. This time tomorrow I will be at my hostel, with my friends, at the very start of my year long adventure. And I am absolutely pumped for it. I’ve been … More Come Hell or High Water
The big trip is getting ever closer, and my to-do list just keeps getting longer. It is now exactly one month until I fly away to Bangkok and I really couldn’t be more excited. However, it seems like my list of things I have to do before I go just keeps growing…every time I tick … More Travel To-Do’s
I’ve been doing a bit more research for my round the world trip next year, and as I’m unsure of my friends’ exact plans, I’ve been looking at perhaps doing a group tour in South East Asia with Gap Adventures, just so I have something planned for definite, and won’t arrive completely alone.
Roo Around The World 