South-East Asia

South-East Asia itinerary:

We were fortunate enough to spend three amazing months travelling through South America. Now we are in South East Asia and the journey is continuing. The past three months travelling have changed our lives forever. Getting to meet so many amazing people, both locals and foreigners has given us a new outlook on life. It was also interesting to meet other people that were travelling from all different countries. Sometimes people from home have asked us “why?” meaning… why leave your job?, why travel? Why travel for so long? We feel that the time away for us has allowed us to see and do things that are way outside the box. Talking to others that felt the same way was also very refreshing and solidified that, we are not crazy. YES it’s a lot of money that we have spent travelling… but all and all we love life on the road, and love every minute of the things that we have experienced. I admit it is a surreal life… no working, no schedules and minimal responsibilities, but life is about priorities and ours was to Travel!
As always we set off on our travels without any formal plans. We usually have an idea of major things that we want to see and accomplish while in a place. Many times we hear of great places to go to from fellow travelers that we meet on our way. For the first month here in S.E Asia it is a little different as we have pre booked some flights. So here is a projected itinerary of countries that we plan on visiting in the next four months.

Thailand- Bangkok only
Cambodia- 2 weeks
Philippines ( a recent addition to our journey, suggested to us by Cameron and Nicole) 2 weeks
Vietnam – from this point on we have no more flights and things can go at any pace
Thailand- Chang Mai and Chang Rai, Ko Samui
Malaysia
Singapore
Indonesia

Some things that we love about S.E Asia:

As you may know, Andrew and I are quite adventurous when it comes to trying new foods. If it were not for my constantly poor stomach I would not think twice about trying things. I don’t want to jinx things but so far my stomach has been holding up well. I know last year when we went to India and Thailand, my stomach was ok as well. You can get the most amazing meals at street stalls, we usually pick a place by the amount of locals that we see eating there. Asia is generally an eat-out culture, it is usual to see tons of people eating noodles or soups on the side of the road. We love the cuisine in this part of the world… never a dull meal!

The prices are right here… it’s unbelievable to conceive that meals and drinks can come so cheap. For example… I bought a dress here in Siem Reap for $4, and a pair of shorts for $5. Beer is $0.50 and meals are under $3. How can you go wrong?

We are very excited to be back in this part of the world. We highly recommend it to everyone to come and experience the culture and hospitality. I’m sure we will have many exciting stories to blog about in the near future. Every day here is a unique adventure so stay tuned for more.

~Nicola