Tag : Asia

Why I Loved Backpacking Cambodia And Didn’t Want to Leave

AnnaApril 29, 2020October 4, 2023

When I decided that after 2 years of backpacking the world I needed to settle down a bit. It was a choice between Cambodia and Goa in India. Goa won but Cambodia still has a special place in my heart and is somewhere that I still dream of returning to.......

How To Spend One Day in Singapore On A Budget

AnnaApril 17, 2016August 21, 2025

Many backpackers start their travels in South East Asia in Bangkok, and whilst the Thai capital is cheap with plenty to explore and a great place to meet other travellers, I actually think that Singapore makes the best introduction to Asia. Even with a short layover, or just 24 hours......

12 Of The Best Temples To Visit in Asia: My Favorites

AnnaJanuary 19, 2015November 29, 2024

Asia offers a western visitor an exciting, exotic change of culture. The abundance of gilded temples in Asia earned this region the nick name ‘The Golden East’ and the best temples in Asia offer a tantalising glance into a different way of life, religion and fervent belief. Religious structures in Asia......

The Kindness of Strangers – The time I got lost in Vietnam

AnnaDecember 28, 2013October 13, 2022

When I travel, often the unexpected experiences that happen unplanned, or things go wrong, end up creating the best stories and the most treasured memories, and getting lost in Vietnam ended up being one of my most memorable and enlightening experiences in over 2 years of travel. I wanted to visit......

Streets Alive in Hanoi

AnnaNovember 11, 2013April 19, 2024

Hanoi buzzes as millions of motorbikes crowd the small streets of the Old Quarter Dodging the incessant buzzing and honking of Hanoi’s 2 million motorbikes I dash across the road, pull up a small plastic child’s size stool and order a 5000 Dong (15p) fresh bai hoi beer and take......

Reverse Culture Shock: From Asia to Australia

AnnaJuly 22, 2013March 21, 2024

This was not the Australia that I had imagined and dreamed about for so long. My initial excitement turned into reverse culture shock as the wind tossed and turned the autumn leaves across the ground past modern buildings and trams trundled along wide, well kept streets of elegant Victorian architecture.......

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Tag : Asia

Why I Loved Backpacking Cambodia And Didn’t Want to Leave

How To Spend One Day in Singapore On A Budget

12 Of The Best Temples To Visit in Asia: My Favorites

The Kindness of Strangers – The time I got lost in Vietnam

Streets Alive in Hanoi

Reverse Culture Shock: From Asia to Australia

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