by Andrea Jordan
Sailing in the harbour I was offered the chance to go sailing in Singapore and leaped at the opportunity. As sometimes happens the experience wasn’t quite what I was expecting. No wind. Little boats. Limited to a tiny part of the harbour. Still I think it’s...
by Andrea Jordan
What can you do in Brisbane on a 23 hour stop over? I was travelling back to New Zealand from Singapore which required me to stop over in Brisbane. I arrived at 9.30am and would leave the next day at 8.30am. My first mission was to get some sleep! Squashed up on the 8...
by Andrea Jordan
It was a shock to the senses to come to a busy city like Phnom Penh after having been on an internet free island for a few days. As this was the last section of my 5 month trip I decided to have a little luxury and booked myself into the Blue Lime hotel. It was...
by Andrea Jordan
As I was coming to the end of my 5 month trip around SE Asia I decided I wanted a proper holiday. A beach. A pile of books. Good food. Loads of swimming. I discovered what I was looking for in the South of Cambodia. I flew from Siem Reap to a town called...
by Andrea Jordan
There are a LOT of temples at Angkor Wat; too many for me to see in one day. On my first day I hired a tuk-tuk to take me to some of the main temples. Today, I hired a bike and spent a leisurely day cycling around the Grand Tour (this is the longer way around the...
by Andrea Jordan
4.30am. Bleary eyed I struggled out of bed. I was heading to see the sunrise over Angkor Wat. This was one of those experiences that I’d been really looking forward to my entire trip. The weather has other plans as the sunrise wasn’t a glory of colour rather a quiet...
by Andrea Jordan
I arrived at Siem Reap airport in the dark; a sadness with me as I had left behind my friends in Chiang Mai; both four legged and human. My tuk tuk driver was full of cheer as he carried my backpack through the rain that has began to descend at the airport. Aside from...
by Andrea Jordan
I was surprised when I arrived in Chiang Mai to have so many wonderful cafes to visit. These are some of my favourites… Boxshop Café There is one of my first discoveries and is on Chang Klan Road, to the East of the old city....
by Andrea Jordan
I do love a good café. There is something about sitting in a relaxing environment with good food that makes me very very happy. Baan Suan Him Doi Resort I stayed at this resort for a month while volunteering at Care for Dogs. They have a great little restaurant with a...
by Andrea Jordan
The temples of Chiang Mai continue to amaze me. Wat Palad is a gem that I hope will remain one of the least visited temples as it was such a treat to walk around the grounds without the many tourists that can be present at other temples. This time I will let the...
