One of my favourite places I have ever been. It was a mixture of feelings when I managed to trek up to the base camp. I had never attempted anything so extreme and was unsure if I would make it! One top tip – Don’t drink a small can of beer. You will have the […]
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After being driven to Phenom Penh by Nigel Mansell on a bus with no seatbelts, we miraculously made it there alive!! Phenom Penh is different to Bangkok as a capital city, the transport links are more or less non existent, as we learned when we turned up on leaving day to the train station for
We only had 24 hours in Pehnom Penh and we therefore wanted to make sure we had visited S21 and the killing fields. Mark had been before and had an understanding of the atrocities of the Khmer Rouge regime, but to my shame my knowledge was very little. Considering this was only 40 years ago I
We left Siem Reap on one of the Cambodian VIP minibuses which are the most common way to get around Cambodia. We had an 11 hour journey over to Sen Monorom which we were not massively looking forward to. However it was absolutely fine, the bus driver was great, although pretty sure he was running
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For our last day in Siem Reap Von picked us up at a more reasonable hour….7.30am. We have been trying to get get up and out early before the heat reaches its peak, then having some time in the air con before heading back out in the evening. Von took us much further afield today,
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We arrived in Siem Reap yesterday afternoon from Bangkok. We were met by the lovely Von who was our tuktuk driver back to the hotel where we are staying. Von offered to be our tuktuk driver for today to take us around the temples and we happily accepted as we had no inclination to hire bicycles in
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After an accidental late start….. Jet lag, we went exploring. We are staying in China Town at a lovely hotel, I swear in the UK our room would be at least £150 upwards a night, but we are only paying £30 a night which is incredible. The exchange rate a currently quite poor however and
All set and ready for take off. After 3 years of covid restrictions we have finally managed to get to the point of escaping the English weather. Mind you it looks like Asia is going to be colder than England which never happens. Can’t wait for the next two weeks of fun and excitement making
And the adventure begins Read More »
Hi, we’re Mark and Debbie “the Joyce’s”, originally from Devon (UK) but now live in London. We have been together for three years and got married on the 10th July 2022. We have started this little website to share our photos of our travels and experiences with family and friends now that covid isn’t stopping