Discovering Angkor Day 2 & 3

Our first day in Angkor was one heck of an adventure, we covered pretty much all the main highlights in the place, so we wanted our 2nd day to be different. After we’ve done some research about the most “hidden” gems in Angkor, we found out about a very interesting place called “Beng Mealea“. So…

Discovering Angkor Day 1

In our visit to Angkor, we decided to have a rather “adventurous” experience in this magnificent place. We decided to buy a 3-days pass, rent bicycles, grab a map, and be our own guides, and i gotta say that i was pretty AWESOME!! ……………………………………. 1) Can you do it ? For this adventure, you’ll need…

The Legendary Angkor

Angkor, The marvelous “capital city” that stand witness to the most awesome architecture ever accomplished in the Khmer (Cambodian) History. Angkor is THE “must-see” in Cambodia, and i really mean it ….. it is such a “must see” that it is on the Cambodian FLAG!! Siem Reap is the closest city to Angkor, so basically,…

Discovering Phnom Penh

Phnom Penh …… The capital city of Cambodia …… You won’t find in it the usual “messy-ness” of the average capital city, yet it definitely has it’s own character. ……………………………………………………………. 1) The bus & The Hotel We took the sleeping bus from Siem Riep to Phnom Penh at night, it costs 8-10$ and it takes…

Touch Down …… Cambodia (Siem Reap)

After a 17-days fulfilling journey in Vietnam, it was time for us to head to our second country in our list …. Cambodia!! Our e-visa required us to enter Cambodia from the land port of “Bavet“, so we had to take the bus to Cambodia from Ho Chi Minh City / Saigon. ………………………………………………………………………………………………… 1) The…

Vietnam on a shoestring!!

What i intend to write in this post is something that personally made me very proud, It is how i traveled in Vietnam on a shoestring!! Firstly i’d like to define “shoestring“, according to Lonely planet guide on travelling “Southeast Asia on a shoestring“, the budget i should have for Vietnam is 25-30$ per day.…

The War Room!!

Hey, -This is gonna be a super long post so bear with me now or hmm …Ā pocket it šŸ˜€ !!- -((In this post you’ll find information about: Entry visas to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos / How to find cheap flight tickets / how to find and book accommodation in your destination place/ What books would…

Where it all starts ….

Hi, My name is Basel, I’m an Egyptian citizen who received a bachelor degree in Electrical and Electronics engineering from PETRONAS University of Technology in Malaysia (UTP) in October 2013. At the timeĀ of writing this post, i’m sitting in UTP hostel with my two best friends (Belal and Omar) who will be my companions in…