The Eat Think Explore Blog
I like to blog about things like:
- My research on eco friendly swaps you can make
- How to make habit changes that stick
- Simple ways to make sustainable changes to your diet and lifestyle to feel better and healthier
- Living life to the full – you only get one!
- Family travels and adventures
Days 170 – 175 Phong Nha
Our favourite place we’ve been so far – the stunning Phong Nha Ke Bang National Park. A land of steep sided karst mountains, massive caves, stalactites and stalagmites, and with a river thrown in for good measure. All relatively untouched – our idea of heaven!
Days 166 – 168 Hoi An
We stayed just behind the excellent An Bang beach. Whilst the weather wasn’t the best, we still found time to play in the waves and get to the historic UNESCO town of Hoi An.
Days 162 – 165 Ho Chi Minh and Da Nang
With just 24 hours in Ho Chi Minh City, we had to make it a whistlestop tour. Then on to Da Nang with its beaches and nearby hills, and a ridiculous amount of seafood restaurants. Day 162: Onwards to Ho Chi Minh City and the Water Puppet Show With no real rush...
Days 158 – 161 The Mekong Delta
Our first taste of Vietnam, and a return to our old friend the Mekong river, now split into many sub rivers across this flat plain. Where life revolves around the canals and waterways which riddle the area.
Days 153-157 Sihanoukville and Koh Rong Sanloem
Two very different places; Sihanoukville was fascinating as it was such a mess with more building work going on there than we could have ever thought possible! In comparison, Koh Rong Sanloem was a blissful tropical island retreat, with crystal clear waters ready to wash any stresses away.
Days 150-152 Chi Phat
We were excited to visit this town in the jungles of the Cardamom Mountains. The community led system here is one of the oldest in Cambodia, and has helped to get the locals to stop poaching in the forest and instead focus on tourism income. The reality did not live up to our expectations however…
Days 147-149 Phnom Penh
We met up with Chris’s parents in Phnom Pehn and enjoyed exploring some of the city with them for a few days. Not a city we loved, but the main place to really understand the harrowing history here in the well done Killing Fields and S21 Prison museums.
Days 144 -146 Banteay Chhmar
Angkor Wat is not the only ancient temple complex in Cambodia! It is certainly the biggest and best preserved/most restored, but there are others which receive significantly less visitors and are worth a look. Banteay Chhmar was one of these, especially with the community tourism scheme operating here.
Days 138-143 Siem Reap/Angkor Wat
We started our time in Cambodia with it’s most famous attraction, Angkor Wat. Time for some temple exploration!
Days 134 – 137 Don Khon in the 4000 Islands
At the Southern tip of Laos the Mekong widens and becomes shallower and full of islands which range massively in size. Many are uninhabited but there are two which have beome a focus for tourists to visit and enjoy the river, with it’s rapids and waterfalls. We found this to be a super peaceful place that we didn’t to leave!