SouthEast Asia Travel Blog
Travel guides, itineraries, abandoned places, street art and off-the-beaten-path places in SouthEast AsiaHello and welcome to our SouthEast Asia travel blog. You will find all our SouthEast Asia blog posts in this section of our website.
Maybe you found our SouthEast Asia travel blog because you are considering a visiting SouthEast Asia, or perhaps you are partway through planning a trip to the region. Whatever the reason, we hope we can provide some useful resources and travel tips.
Our SouthEast Asia blog posts are generally aimed at independent travellers and backpackers like us and have a strong focus on travelling around using public transport, staying in budget accommodation and exploring off-the-beaten-path and lesser-visited places.
A look at Auto Rickshaws around the World (but mostly in Asia!)
The Characteristics of an Auto Rickshaw: Slow and sometimes uncomfortable, the auto rickshaw is as synonymous with Asia as rice paddies and noodle soup.
Extreme body piercing at the Phuket Vegetarian Festival in Thailand
The Phuket Vegetarian Festival involves extreme body piercing: men and women puncture cheeks, tongues and other body parts with a bizarre range of items.
Five Places in Northern Thailand Not to Miss
Five places in northern thailand not to miss: off-the-beaten-track destinations (that aren’t Chiang Mai or Pai) that you should make the effort to visit.
Bali Rural Commune
Who remembers those photographs of Mark and me in a rice field taken at Bali Rural Commune that we shared a few months ago? Here’s the story behind them …
Crossing the Sirikit Dam by local ferry in Northern Thailand
Crossing the Sirikit Dam: In northern Thailand’s Nan province we decided to travel across the Sirikit Dam using the local ferry from Pak Nai fishing village
Cycle Rickshaws: An Asian Icon
Cycle rickshaws: An Asian institution. Developed in the 1880s they are still a common sight in many Asian countries; cyclo rickshaws are an icon in Asia.
Travel Shot | Moody sky at Ratu Boko Palace near Yogyakarta | Indonesia
Atmospheric images of Ratu Boko Palace, an archaeological site near the city of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java.
Friday Flashback | Yangon then and now | Myanmar
A photographic look back at Yangon then and now. When you compare these two photos, how much has Burma (Myanmar) changed over the years?
Gili Nanggu, Kedis and Sudak: Lombok’s ‘other Gili Islands’
Is Gili Nanggu the Next Gili T? A guide to exploring Gilis Nanggu, Sudak and Kedis from Lombok, for independent travellers and backpackers to Indonesia.
Twelve Doors and Doorways Around the World
A photo essay of doors and doorways from around the world. We like to photograph doors – they can be full of character and don’t move out of shot.
Travel Shot | Wat Phra Dhat Phasornkaew in Thailand
We stumbled across Wat Phra Dhat Phasornkaew temples in north east Thailand whilst driving along the ‘Green Route’ that runs from Khon Kaen to Phitsanulok.
Three great months on Bali in Indonesia
We recently spent three great months on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Here are some of the highlights from our time living in Bali with photographs.
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