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After living in a shoe box for our first 20 months in Thailand, we were more than ready to move. There are several nice apartment complexes around town but we wanted more space. I wanted to be able to teach classes at home, we wanted to have a kitchen and […]

Here in Nakhon Sawan : House Tour!

Saigon to Hanoi on two Honda Blades! — We did it! 4000km+ on two Honda Blades over five weeks. All the ups and downs you’d expect with a couple of unexpected ones too… Our Route Put simply, it was the classic Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. In reality there was some loop-dee-looping and back tracking […]

The Blade Diaries #7 | The Big One!

Here in Hanoi — Our six week of adventure through Vietnam ended in the bustling city of Hanoi. We navigated our way through the narrow streets of the Old Quarter, sampled the huge variety of food on to offer and took some time to relax and reflect on a rollercoaster of a trip!

Here in Hanoi

Here in Sapa — Having said goodbye to our bikes in Hanoi, it was time to catch an overnight train to Sapa. After five weeks sitting on bike, we treated ourselves to a little bit of luxury and had booked a private VIP cabin. Feeling like we were on our way to Hogwarts, we […]

Here in Sapa

The Blade Diaries #5 : Phong Nha to Hanoi — The days working up to our caving trek had been long, wet riding days and had left us weary. But after much sweating, swimming and staring at the gorgeous landscapes we left Phong Nha feeling re-energised. It helped that out butts had been given a good rest too! […]

The Blade Diaries #5 – Phong Nha to Hanoi

The Blade Diaries #4 : Hoi An to Phong Nha — A remote drive along the Western Hoi Chi Minh road ending in the stunning Phong Nha. This was probably the most dramatic and beautiful landscape we encountered in Vietnam.

Videos from Vietnam #4 : Hoi An to Phong Nha

Videos from Vietnam #3 : Hoi An and the Golden Loop — We fell head over heels for Hoi An and only left to drive the Golden Loop because it brought us back again!

Videos from Vietnam #3 : Hoi An and the Golden ...

The Blade Diaries : Dalat to Hoi An — When we planned our drive up the south Vietnamese coast,we pictured mornings on sunny coastal roads and afternoons spent enjoying ice creams and cold beers on sandy beaches. So as we were standing on the side of the road, 30km from the nearest town with a flat tyre […]

The Blade Diaries #2 : Dalat to Hoi An

Having fun in Ho Chi Minh City — We are driving two trusty Honda Blades from Ho Chi Minh City to Hanoi. Here’s the first video from our adventure: city, countryside and canyoning!

Videos from Vietnam #1 : Saigon to Dalat

Chinese New Year in Nakhon Sawan — Nakhon Sawan is not a spectacular town. There are no beaches nor mountains. No skyscrapers or wild nightlife. It’s a quiet town full of great food and friendly faces and that’s what we love about it. Once a year, however, the town transforms of Chinese New Year. Nakhon […]

Chinese New Year

French Toast Three Ways! — I can vividly remember the first time I had french toast. We were in the disgusting kitchen of my miserable second year student house and we were following a YouTube tutorial on how to make ‘egg bread’. It wasn’t the best or most glamorous eggy bread I’ve had […]

French Toast 4 ways

Walking above the Borneo jungle! — We touched down at Mulu airport less than 24 hours after completing our descent from the peak of Mt. Kinabalu. Our legs were creaking with every step as we shuffled off the tiny plane onto the equally tiny runway. It’s basically a bumpy stretch of tarmac in the middle of […]

Gurung Mulu National Park