As we reach the end of our honeymoon story, I find there are lots of random things that I hadn’t managed to include about Bangkok. This is mostly because we used it as a base and didn’t necessarily always do a lot when we were there. However, I wanted to share a few of the … More Thailand: Japanese Curry, Burmese Market Food and Other Adventures in Bangkok
After a couple of nights in Vietniane, we decided to head up to Vang Vieng. Plenty of hostels and tourist shops will sell you bus tickets for around 50,000 kip (which is about £3.80/$6). At first, a songtheaw picked us up from our hostel, drove around Vientiane for about an hour before dropping us off … More Laos: Vang Vieng – Land of Friends, Tubing and Magic Shakes
Nearing the end of our trip, we decided to spend our last few days (and remaining dregs of money) in Laos. Getting from Bangkok, Thailand to Vientiane, Laos by train The train from Bangkok apparently now runs directly into Laos, stopping around 13km outside of Vietniane. Research led us to believe that it would be … More Laos: Vientiane and the Buddha Park
Koh Tao’s been in the news recently, and not for the best reasons – but we’re not here to talk about that. I was in Koh Tao myself last year (August 2013) and, for any of you who’ve been scared off by the recent events, I’d like to tell you about the island – both … More Thailand: SCUBA Diving and exploring Koh Tao
Yes, street dogs can be dirty, they sometimes growl at you or try to bite you, and they MIGHT be rabid. But we hardly saw any of that (except at night in Mae Sot)… what we mostly saw were sweet, loving dogs who clearly needed a home! In no order of preference, here they are…
Chronologically, we’re about to jump back a few weeks, as I didn’t get around to mentioning that while staying in Chiang Rai, Thailand, we decided to travel up to Mae Sai and hop across the border into Burma (Myanmar) for a couple of hours. We are fascinated by Burma. From our brush with Burmese culture … More Burma: 2 Rainy Hours in Tachilek (from Mae Sai)
The train from Nha Trang to Ho Chi Minh City takes around 8 hours and was the final leg of our trip down Vietnam. The train was pleasant enough, and I got to stare in awe at the MILLIONS of aloe plants that marked our path through the window… In case you didn’t know, Ho … More Vietnam: Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)
After two nights in Hue, we caught the morning train to Danang. It was three hours late, so it’s a good job that Hue has a bunch of cafés just outside the train station that will supply you with pho and nice coffee. A friendly man who seemed to work at the train station informed … More Vietnam: Danang, Hoi An and My Son
After a long, long overnight train from Danang (which left at 1am the previous night), on which I was rudely awoken at a train station by a woman selling overpriced coffee and bread*, we arrived, bleary-eyed, in Nha Trang. *I know this probably didn’t require an asterisk, but it would have broken the flow of … More Vietnam: Microbrews by the beach in Nha Trang
I’ll first tell you about overnight trains in Vietnam. We took one from Ninh Binh to Hue (pronounced something like “hweh”), which took nearly 12 hours if memory serves. When booking a train in Vietnam, it’s smart to book ahead of time – so, if you’re in a town for two days, book your train … More Vietnam: Overnight trains in Vietnam, and visiting Hue
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