Former capital of Myanmar, Yangon city is an amalgamation of British, Burmese, Chinese, Indian and Portuguese influences, with colonial architecture which although decaying is certainly a unique example of 19th century colonial capital. Contemplating Yangon from above gives the impression of a city of the past, disturbed by some newly-built skyscrapers scarily unoccupied as […]
Our last stop in Cambodia was Phnom Penh and it still kept the same nice feeling as in the rest of the country: nice people, always smiling and ready to help, good level of English, tasty food… We spent 5 days there, out of which 1 was fully dedicated to Bear’s birthday (as you have […]
When Zeb found out that we’ll be in Pnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital city, for my Birthday she finally had the last info she needed to plan a day full of surprises. And that’s exactly what she did surpassing even my craziest expectations (I’m still asking “when was she able to do it, because we spend […]
I owe you an answer from the previous post: we could resist 2 days in paradise (Koh Rong Sanloem) as it was too quiet and too peaceful for us! So we took the boat in the morning and headed to Koh Rong, let’s say the bigger sister or Koh Rong Sanloem – bigger in terms […]
…or at least this was the feeling when we first arrived on Koh Rong Sanloem, a 9 km long and 5 km wide Cambodian island. We just couldn’t believe our eyes! The picture in front was out of this world! Imagine getting off the boat directly on a white sand beach surrounded by the jungle, […]
Any quest to find out more about the history, cultures, civilizations, religions, arts and the daily lives of the people in SE Asia must take you to Angkor in North-Western province of Siem Reap, Cambodia. From the 9th to 15th centuries Angkor was the capital of the Khmer Kingdom that spanned over today’s Cambodia and […]
After so much Asian food, we thought it was the moment to start learning to cook such delicacies! And as we really loved our first touch of Cambodia, we chose the Khmer cuisine as the first try: fresh and fried spring rolls, Cambodian soup, Khmer amok, banana and pumpkin desserts. We started with a visit […]
Very nice, smiling and full of hospitality people, good level of English in any situation, cleanliness, organization, culture and history, excellent food, service, fun nightlife…this is what Siem Reap is all about! It seduced us from the very moment as we weren’t expecting much and it offered a lot! Except from the magnificent, very well-known […]
Renting a scooter from Miss Noy…this is the way to visit the Bolaven Plateau surrounding Laos’s third biggest city, Pakse! Everyone here know Miss Noy and her husband Yves, a Belgian in his 30s who felt in love with a Lao girl (Miss Noy) several years ago and moved to Lao to be a professional […]
Have you ever experienced a 4 days New Year party? That is the Lao New Year or Pi Mai, the liveliest holiday, when “wet, wet, wet” is everyone’s answer to “how are you?” Officially the last day of the year, 13th April is traditionally a day of renewal, the main symbol of which is water. […]