A fantastic afternoon touring around the island of Koh Trong. To see more photos please see Kratie photos in gallery and for more information see Kratie in destinations.
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Card fraud
It had to happen at some time during our adventure. Getting that dreaded message from the bank that our transaction had been declined. The panic that it wasn’t our transaction wasn’t a nice feeling. Fortunately the bank had declined the transaction and we were able to contact them immediately. The bank’s advice…….. “cancel the card…
Our next move
With most of Europe imposing lockdowns to stem the spread of COVID-19, we are anticipating that the same will start to happen in Asia shortly. At present our travels haven’t really been affected too much by the outbreak. Recent events however, may change that. Vietnam has imposed visa restrictions, Thailand followed suit, but then reversed…
Two currencies
Cambodia is the only country we have visited so far that uses two currencies, the Cambodian Riel and the US Dollar. Purchases and change give can be in one of the two currencies OR a combination of both! Can get very confusing 🤔
Grooming on the move
This particular tuk tuk came complete with a mirror and comb, allowing Guy to groom on the move.
Coronavirus
Whilst the spread of the Coronavirus is a terrible thing which, is having a global affect on millions of people, including us, with countries locking down crossing borders, limiting our travel. Having said that we have managed to see the positives from this outbreak. Firstly, there are fewer tourist’s at the major sightseeing attractions, as…
Royal Palace Phnom Penh
Now Vietnam 😩😷
Not only can we not visit China, Vietnam is currently off limits as the foreign and commonwealth office have issued the following statement. Suspension of visa waiver for UK citizens; The Vietnamese government has suspended the visa waiver programme for UK citizens with effect of 12 March 2020.
Guy 5 Tania 0
Our first night in Siem Reap was not pleasant for Guy, receiving 5 mosquito bits, one on his bottom lip. Tania, however, although sleeping next to Guy didn’t receive any. The wall adjacent to the bed resembled a piece of Tracey Emin artwork by the time Guy had finished swatting the little buggers with a…
Pyjamas
Typical example of local ladies out and about still wearing their colourful pyjamas at 4pm. A regular sight not only on scooters but street vendors and shop assistants all seem to wear them.