Hoi An is a truly wonderful place. The Ancient Town is its deserved epicentre, but there is plenty around and about to keep one amused whilst that latest garment is being made. Transport options are plentiful and cheap. For USD$6 …
Mekong Delta bike ferries and Can Tho drinking
I’ve ventured to the heart of the Mekong Delta in a town called Vinh Long. We’ve covered a fair amount of territory in this part of the world travelling in a minibus from Ha Tien to Can Tho and have …
On the Back of the Siem Reap to Phnom Penh Speedboat
There’s a number of ways to get from Siem Reap to Phnom Penh. By plane, by road or by speedboat. The Bladdamasta family had already experienced a minibus ride on Cambodian roads and a plane was a tad extravagant. Truthfully …
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Cambodian beer – it’s pretty straight forward
Beer is everywhere in Cambodia. Every milk bar, restaurant, B&B and corner store stocks it. There is a real battle going on judging by the multitude of shopfront advertising. Angkor, Anchor and Cambodia beer are the big three, with Angkor …
Kingdom Brewery Tour – the fastest ever
I took Mrs Bladdamasta for a bike ride to some markets in Phnom Penh. I’d hired a tandem and we gave the good citizens of Phnom Penh some entertainment as we huffed and puffed our way along the river bank. …
Himawari Microbrewery – Location, Location, Location
I’ve made it to Phnom Penh – more on the journey later. We’ve jagged a remarkable apartment on the banks of the Tonle Sap about a few hundred metres from where it joins the Mekong River. The Western side of …
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Drinking in Siem Reap
Cambodia’s a hot country. It is winter at the moment and it was thirty degrees yesterday. Imagine what it is like in summer. After a day’s templing, you really do need a beer. Siem Reap has that covered and how. …
FFC Angkor and ABC Extra Stout
The FCC (Foriegn Correspondents Club) Angkor is regarded as one of Siem Reap’s finer old school bars and restaurants. It lies on the banks of the Siem Reap River in the Old French Quarter of Siem Reap. Attached to a …
Rooftop drinking in Bangkok and a very short ferry ride.
This correspondent is en route to Cambodia and Vietnam with his family, which has meant a night’s stopover in Bangkok. We are getting a 5.55am train to the Cambodian border so our accomodation’s location is determined by the proximity to …
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Wolf Clan a craft beer in the making from Toowoomba
For those of that don’t know Toowoomba it is one the largest inland cities in Australia nestled in the heart of the wonderfully productive Darling Downs. There are a bevy of small historical pubs scattered throughout the Downs and it’s …
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back of the ferry 