Thank you everyone (and goodbye Vietnam)
We are sitting in Kuala Lumpur airport waiting for our flight to Kathmandu and it is starting to dawn on us that …
Bia Hoi in Hoi An
As we drove the 30Kms from Danang train station towards Hoi An, the heavens opened. The most rain we’d seen in, oh, …
Phong Nha National Park: Hanging with Hades
I am writing this blog post sitting on a train heading South from Hoi An (or Danang station) to Nha Trang. I’m …
Ha Long Bay with Vega Travel and Chook
Ha Long Bay is one of those places that appears on those lists; 10 most beautiful places in the world, 10 places …
Good afternoon Vietnam, The Hanoi edition
After two weeks in hot and steamy Laos we were on our way back to Vietnam after two months away. This …
Goodbye Vang Vieng, Hello Vientiane (next stop, Vietnam!)
Without doing a discourtesy to the place, probably one of the best bits of our stay in Vientiane was the trip there …
Luang Prabang and onto Vang Vieng
The next part of this trip was basically a game of opposites. We first stayed at the old, cultural heart of Laos …
Down the Mekong to Pak Beng and the Kamu Lodge
Having not learnt from our earlier lesson of taking boat rides along the Mekong, we decided to journey to our next destination …
Elephant riding and Tiger stroking with Blue Elephant Tours and Cooking on the Farm – it’s Chiang Mai
We left Sukhothai at a good time on a bus that is only remarkable for its lack of anything that could remotely …
Serene Sukhothai
Warning: This blog comes with an inordinate number of bird photos (and a dog). We knew it was a good sign that …