Transport & Travelling

Sometimes it’s not the destination, but the journey, and what an adventure you can have with Southeast Asian Transport & Travelling.

Aaron tour leading in Angkor Wat, Cambodia

Vietnam, Cambodia & Laos: Tour leader top tips

We’ve met some well-travelled people in our time, but few compare to tour leader Aaron Edgington. From favourite restaurants to unmissable waterfalls, he shares his top tips for a special trip to Southeast Asia (as well as a few of his hairier travel moments!)

Cycling in Angkor

8 of the best bike rides in Southeast Asia

Avoid wasting precious holiday time by renting a bike; not only will you travel further than on foot, but you’ll see far more than from behind a car window! Who needs air conditioning when you’ve got the wind in your hair? Drop into tiny pagodas, make friends with villagers, try new food at the locals’ […]

The best ways to explore the Mekong River

If you’re heading to Southeast Asia, don’t miss the chance to explore the mighty Mekong, a river spanning 2,700 miles from the Tibetan Plateau, through China, Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Watch the landscapes chop and change as vast limestone karsts rise above and calm tributaries spread beyond; spot pagodas balanced on the banks; and […]

Is Halong Bay worth the hype?

Last year, I headed to one of Vietnam’s most famous destinations: Halong Bay. Photographs of serene waters, disturbed only by striking moss-covered limestone casts and a smattering of boats are famous, but they don’t always tell the full story.

Hoi An lanterns

Taking a Vespa tour in Hoi An, Vietnam: Look beyond the lantern festival

We haven’t met anyone who hasn’t loved Hoi An; those old ochre buildings and magical lantern festivals really are something special. But few visitors get beyond the edges of the town to explore the surrounding countryside – Lawrence ventured out on a Vespa tour to look beyond the lanterns.

Riding Yangon’s circle train in Burma (Myanmar)

On Yangon’s circle train, the journey is the destination. Buy a ticket and clamber aboard; peer out of the window and, nose to the breeze, see what life is like beyond the glitz of the city. Myanmar’s former capital, Yangon, is full of things to see and do – from its impressive collection of colonial-era […]