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Why this John Allen still writes

What makes a person want to write anything? Why does this John Allen still write?

A nervous traveller’s guide to the far east: Week 7 – Kratie before Vietnam

Fresh water dophins, the Mekong river and why you should never kayak when feeling ill.

A nervous traveller’s guide to the far east: Week 6 – The Elephant Valley Project

Ever wanted to see elephants in their natural environment?

A nervous traveller’s guide to the far east – Weeks 4 & 5 – Welcome to Cambodia

Borders, guards and angry touristsOrganised chaos…sort of.Having spent a week on Koh Chang staring at the sunset, sitting on a beach and listening to crap music whether we wanted to or not, we decided to make our move and head to Cambodia. The stroll across the border at Had Lek/Cham Yeam is up there as […]

A nervous traveller’s guide to the far east – Week 3 – Koh Chang

Beach over the River KwaiI still have my wedding ring. This challenge is in the bag!Since we arrived in Thailand, both my wife and I realised we had walked at least 35 miles (thank you step tracker) just from sightseeing and travelling from place to place. We don’t mind walking about to see things; in […]