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So far our blog has explored Europe, Northern and Central America, the Middle East, the Caribbean and Africa. Obviously, there’s something missing here: a little something called Asia!
Seeing as it would be silly to go to Asia just for a weekend, we decided to go for a whole bunch of “weekends” spending a couple of days running around as many bucket list destinations (and a few non bucket list ones too).
Over the next couple of months we’ll be bringing you all the tales of our adventures, reviews of the places we’ve stayed and a ton of advice as to how to travel around South East Asia, especially if you’re the type of person who loves fast travel or wants to live vicariously through our blog: all are welcome.
Here’s a brief snapshot of what we did and what will be coming up in the next couple of months:
Our weekend in Oman – travelling in style
Al Nahda Resort and Spa
Day 1 – Going out: Landing in Oman, jumping in a hire car, getting lost (as there’s no google maps in Oman), eventually finding The Al Nadha Resort and Spa, having great food, enjoying the best massage I’ve ever received, trying to avoid the 50 degree centigrade heat, losing the car hire keys, hitching a ride back to the airport, flying on towards Bangkok.
The Chedi Muscat
Day 2 – coming back: Overnighting in style at The Chedi Muscat: getting driven in a space-age limousine, wining and dining in a 5 star villa, waking up and diving into the pool to cool down in the scorching heat, before heading back to airport to catch the flight home.
Our weekend in Cambodia
The Siem Reap Night Market
Day 3: Hitting up the Siem Reap night market, eating truly fantastic food at Genevieve’s restaurant, eating some truly dodgy fried ice cream from a street vendor, having my feet being eaten by fish, haggling for some clothes that we really didn’t want.
Angkor Wat
Day 4: doing Angkor Wat… very badly!
Our weekend in Hanoi, Vietnam
Tam Coc
Day 5 & 6: We ask the question “What would a holiday in Hanoi be like if we just blindly followed Tripadvisor and just did everything that was at number 1”. And then we thought: “That sounds fun, lets do it!” Our social experiment led us to eating beef steamed inside a bamboo stick, getting rowed down a river by a 10 year old girl using only her feet and finding a little gem of a hotel right in the heart of Hanoi.
Our weekend in Ha Long Bay, Vietnam
Halong Bay
Day 7 & 8: Cruising around Ha Long Bay for two days and two mornings speeding across Vietnam in a pimped out transit van.
Our weekend in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Kuala Lumpur Skyline
Day 9: Taking a breather from our manic travels whilst enjoying a cocktail on top of a helipad above Kuala Lumpur. Getting a feel of Colonial Kuala Lumpur by staying at the Majestic Hotel, KL.
Street Food Tour in Kuala Lumpur
Day 10: Enjoying the diverse and multicultural side of Kuala Lumpur by eating as much as we can during our food tour of Malaysia’s capital.
Our weekend(s) in Bali, Indonesia
Sunset Swing on Gili Trawangan
Day 11: Riding the choppy waves of the Balinese Sea to get to the sunset paradise that is Gili Trawangan: an island that is cross between Ibiza and the Isle of Man… but in a good way.
Fire Blessing
Day 12: Partaking in a fire blessing: A Balinese ritual giving offerings and thanks to the fire good.
The red pool in our suite
Day 13: Having a “pool party” at the famous jungle fish beach party… except it’s not on a beach but in a jungle.
Mount Batur at sunrise
Day 14: The bucket list day: Hike up a volcano at night to see sunrise, get a wash in a hot spring, go to a coffee plantation where they make coffee from jungle cat poo, drink some coffee, feel weird, go to a water temple for a water blessing, frolic on some rice terraces, go home and collapse.
New resort set to open soon!
Day 15: Staying in a jungle paradise with Komaneka and getting a sneak peak at one of Bali’s newest and most exciting hotels.
How to get away from the crowds
Day 16: Rent a car for a day and desperately try to find something in Bali that is not already super touristy.
Our Bangkok Stopover
Room with a view!
Day 17: A quick stopover in Bangkok before heading home. When we say quick stopover, obviously we managed to fit in a 5 star Thai restaurant, a suite on the 53rd floor overlooking Bangkok, a 5 star lunch and a cheeky massage…
We’ll be sharing our stories and opinions to inspire and help you put together your own dream South East Asia experience.
First up next week: Our guide to an ultimate stopover in Oman.
Last modified: 27th August 2019
These are all on our bucket list especially Southeast Asia. And anytime we can land in Bali is just fine.
First of all, I love your blog concept of weekend travel. It’s easy with a day job to forget you can travel far and wide even in a short time span. So thanks for the inspiration. And the photos in this itinerary, they make me want to go back to Asia right now. Incidentally, I only spent about two days in Bangkok, and it’s definitely not enough!
Wish I’d thought to include a stopover in Oman – I’ve heard so many good things about it!
Those sesame balls at Kuala Lumpur look so good, makes me want to track down dim sum tomorrow!
So reading through this post I have falled in love with southeast asia all over again. There are so many places we still need to see though. I really like the look of that street food in Malaysia. Yum!
I actually love South-east Asia and I’ve been to most countries there. In fact, The Chedi Muscat is one of my favourite resorts in Oman and the sunset swings in Gili T are the best ever, aren’t they? I am yet to travel to Laos and Cambodia though. This is nice post, loved reading it!
I can’t wait to hear all about your adventures in SEA!
“What would a holiday in Hanoi be like if we just blindly followed Tripadvisor and just did everything that was at number 1”. — I love that experiment. I’m going to try that sometime in a city. No exceptions, blindly follow #1 Tripadvisor!
Each of these sound so fabulous! And you made a wonderful selection of hotels and resorts to enjoy these exotic countries. The pictures are stunning, specially the one of Bali of the swing on the beach ! Wow!
I have visited most of thesr places, but my pick has to be Cambodia as there is so much to explore there and I can easily spend a month.
Wow, you guys seriously packed the adventures into your trip! I have to say, i’m Envious of all those amazing experiences and inspired for when I make my trip out there!