After the news we received yesterday we thought today would be a good day to visit a buddha, and the largest buddha in Hong Kong. It is quite a journey to get there, via train and cable car and then nearly 300 steps up to the buddha itself. We were quite amazed at how busy...
Today we set off to visit Macau, which can be reached in a variety of different ways but because we didn’t want to spend $640AUD on a helicopter to get there we decided to take the ferry which is the next best option. You can also take the bus to Macau along the fairly new...
For most of us, when travelling overseas, travel insurance is close to the top of the list of items we need to buy while preparing for our trip and is best purchased just after we’ve started spending money on bookings, whether they be for accommodation, flights or other methods of transport. Generally, we look for...
It’s unbelievable, and it happened in my lifetime. Now a popular tourist attraction, the atrocities which happened at The Killing Fields can still be felt. I’m not going to explain what happened here, or of the death of more than 20,000 people who arrived but never left. More information can be found on Wikipedia. There...
Flew in to Da Nang from Siem Reap on an Air Cambodia flight that quite incredibly departed a good 20 mins early…that’s never happened to us before! And only a short 55 min trip. We only had a couple of nights booked in Da Nang as a bit of a stopover before Hoi An where...
If you are going to get vaccinated for your next trip expect to part with a pocket full of cash. So, is the thought of spending good money on something you might not need, the potential side effects, the numerous trips to see the doctor and nurse, and of course finally enduring a needle in...