Unwrapped travel

Yeah I know it’s a spammy headline, but it’s true — make use of the Discovery Airpass and you could well fly around SE Asia on the cheap. We’ve just put a new feature on the site explaining just how the Discovery Airpass gives you cheap flights in Asia.

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I got up this sunny Saturday morning to the following question on the Travelfish forum for Vietnam:
Phu Quoc - what is it REALLY like?
We are planning to go to Phu Quoc for 6 days at the end of a 17 day holiday this Christmas. I’ve read in several places how beautiful and unspoiled etc it [...]

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With the 2007 opening of the Prek Chak / Xa Xia border crossing between Cambodia and Vietnam it’s now possible to travel from Ko Chang in Thailand all the way along the Cambodian coastline and into Vietnam. For beach and boat lovers, this is a great trip as from Ko Chang you’re able to visit [...]

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This November we celebrated our 10-year anniversary of living and travelling in Southeast Asia. In that time we’ve had the good fortune to live in three of Southeast Asia’s most interesting countries (Cambodia, Indonesia and Thailand) and to travel extensively throughout the region. We arrived from Sydney, Australia back in 1997 with just the two [...]

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We’ve just added complete coverage to four more very little-visited Vietnamese provinces — Ha Tinh, Nghe An, Quang Binh and Thanh Hoa. You’ll find no better coverage anywhere online, and you can forget about even seeing most of these places mentioned in legacy guidebooks.

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Everyone knows about Pai, Muang Sing, Siem Reap and Sapa but what about if you’re looking for somewhere a little bit more off-the-beaten-track when it comes to exploring Southeast Asia’s great interior. Not surprisingly there’s loads and loads of places that you’ll read precious little about in your guidebook, that could be just the spot [...]

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December arrives and with it peak season. Guesthouses fill up, train tickets get harder to find and, of course, cheap airline seats vanish. Simultaneously, traveller message boards across the web light up with people asking after unspoilt beaches, deserted valleys and pristine hideaways. So here’s the scoop — here at Travelfish we’ll be sharing a [...]

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Stumbled across this great site this morning, no doubt of interest to all Bia Hoi quaffers. Hanoi Bia Hoi carries a great range of independent reviews of the bia hoi spots across town. There’s maps and even photos of many of the city’s hundreds of outlets along with a smattering of restaurants. On 68 Hang [...]

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Questions about travel money are among the most popular topics on the Travelfish message board, with people regularly asking about the how’s and where’s of travel cash. We think the best way to organise your money while travelling in Asia is to first become aware of the fees involved and then research the best card. [...]

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Just a quick announcement that we’ve added the Travelfish Guide to Vietnam’s Central Highlands to our collection of ebooks for sale. With 25 A4 pages, seven maps and over 40,000 words of condensed travel intelligence, the guide will be a handy addition to your travel planning. All this for just US$6.95 — less than the [...]

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