Bula! That means ‘Hi!’, ‘Cheers!’ or ‘Welcome!’. It’s the first thing you will hear when you arrive in Fiji. No matter where you go, people will greet you in the same way. Very often the next questions are the standard ‘Where are you from?’ and ‘How long are you here for?’. One person actually surprised […]
The roads on Efate in Vanuatu are not that bad. As long as you stay within the city limits of Port Vila. The main road that circles the island (some 140Km) is unpaved and there are more pot holes than there is road.. The good news is that Vanuatu applied and qualified for the U.S. […]
Siem Reap, which is the town near the Angkor ruins site, literally means ‘Defeat of Siam’. A good indication of the understanding Cambodians (Khmer) have with Thailand. The only reason people go there is to visit the (ruins of the) Angkor temples. Angkor was the seat of the mighty Khmer Empire which flourished between the […]
Luang Prabang is very cute and we really enjoyed staying there, visiting the beautiful temples and exploring the town. We rented some bicycles to see some of the countryside just outside of town. It is all very touristy as it is a World Heritage Site and the number one tourist destination of the country. But […]
