Arcadia: an image or idea of life that is believed to be perfect. A noble and peaceful wilderness with bountiful natural splendour and harmony. It is a rare thing when a long-term traveller enters a world completely unique and perfect, a place unlike anywhere they’ve been before. The longer we travel, the less impressed we…
What do you do when your neighbour in a foreign country invites you to a wedding conveniently held at the end of your driveway that very night? You go of course. Frenzied we attempted to figure out our combined wardrobe options. Nothing quite right for a wedding we opted for respectful. After we had scrounged…
It was the day we were finally going to explore our surrounds. After a week in Arcadia, we had barely left the grounds. The river tempting us into its abyss every morning and not letting us go until night. But we had finally woken up on the adventure side of the bed and we were…
There’s nothing like a good early morning hike up a mountain in heavy humidity early to get your blood pumping and rid you of toxins from weeks of mojitos and other unknown cocktails. We rose early to take the guided hike through the jungle up to Teuk Chhou Pagoda. Not knowing what to expect, my…
It’s an unusual thing indeed to find an orderly transport system when backpacking through SE Asia. I had gotten used to showing up to delayed transport services, disorganized companies and just general mishap. I’d experienced overbooked buses in Laos with passengers having to sit on the floor for up to nine hours, to transfers in…
