Tuk Tuks and AC Buses in Cambodia

Tuk Tuks and AC Buses in Cambodia

The primary way for both tourists and locals to get around the country is via air conditioned bus. These range from deluxe first class to ones where the AC barely works. Either way, there is not much to write about these as anyone who has ever taken a long distance …
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Getting Around Laos in Flatbed Trucks, Buses, Boats, Rikshaws and More

Getting Around Laos in Flatbed Trucks, Buses, Boats, Rikshaws and More

Tourist Travel: Buses, Sleeper Buses and Minivans Like most countries, Laos offers tourists pre-packaged ways to get from one popular destination to the next at a price way higher than local transportation. The advantage of taking one of these AC minivans or comfy first class buses is that they pick …
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Leaving the Full Moon Party is an Adventure Too

Leaving the Full Moon Party is an Adventure Too

We spent the night dancing and having a blast before going to bed at around 8am. Reuben returned. Karen came back. But where was Claire? This was the question we were still asking at 7pm when I hopped onto the back of a motorcycle driven by a Thai friend I …
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Traveling Like Locals is Practically Impossible

Traveling Like Locals is Practically Impossible

It didn’t take long for us to realize that Bali was unlike any place we’ve ever traveled before, in that it is nearly impossible to use public transportation. As always, after arriving at the airport we were greeted by scores of taxi drivers. And as always, we politely refused and …
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