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We go for a small walk in the woods that ends up with blood, sweat and tears. We dodge leeches, elephants and monitor lizards and, somehow, survive. Click here to find out how.

The trip from Koh Phangnan to Phuket is a complicated one. We started in the morning in the back of a pickup truck, rattling around on our way to the port at Thong Sala. From there we took the ferry to Chumporn, at which a large bus was waiting to take us to Surat Thani. [...]

We just never get tired of buses. This time it’s a 19-hour effort to take us from Hanoi to Hoi An, the tailoring capital of Vietnam. Find out what it’s like to ride on a bus with beds by clicking here.

We throw caution to the wind and hire ourselves a scooter. Don’t worry, though, we also hired some out-sized helmets fit only for people with heads the size of beachballs. Find out if we’re still ambulatory by clicking here.

We visit one of the most populous cities in the world and see whether it’s ready for the Olympics. Plus, we buy the world’s worst map. See whether we resorted to desperately eating stray animals by clicking here.