After completing ‘The Loop’ adventure it was time to slow down and relax. So, we headed for the 4000 Islands in south Laos thinking a stop in Don Det would provide time to relax and recover. We climbed on the bus for the 8 hour journey to find most seats were already taken. We ended [...]
Going Round the Bend Sent My Ass On Strike
As the clouds merged, thunder cracked and lightening lit up the sky; we wondered what the hell had possessed us to be in the middle of nowhere, on a scooter during a wild Laos storm … the reason for our madness – THE LOOP! We had survived Tubing in Vang Vieng but that was not [...]
Surviving the Tube – Vang Vieng
After a Wet & Wild Laos New Year celebration in Luang Prabang we decided it was time to move further South. It was then that a decision had to be made. After reading many articles and blogs we were unsure if we should stop in Vang Vieng due to the dangers of tubing and the impact tubing has had [...]
A Wet & Wild Laos New Year
The Laos New Year is celebrated every year from April 13th – 15th and we were lucky enough to be celebrating in the city of Luang Prabang - known as the best place to be in Laos at this time of the year. We soon discovered why Luang Prabang was so popular as the streets became crowded with people [...]
Boat Racing, A Home Cooked Meal and the Village Lifestyle
Arriving in Nong Khiaw after a four and a half hour trip which we thought was in a bus but this is Laos, the land of the unpredictable - it turned out to be in a strongthrow (a converted pick-up truck) with 18 other people. This is a truck that should by rights only have 10 people at the most in it [...]
Sipping Beer Lao on the Slow Boat – Huay Xai to Luang Prabang
Below are details and pictures on arriving in Laos from Thailand and taking the slow boat down the Mekong to Luang Prabang. It was a simple journey but amazing to see such a difference in two countries just by crossing a river. Laos is one of the most bombed countries in the world, it is poor [...]
Dungeon Rooms, Beautiful Temples and Crossing into Laos
After 2 nights in Pai it was back in the mini-van to Chiang Mai for one night where of course we re-visited our favourite vegetarian restaurant (no, we are not vegetarian however this place was so good we just couldn’t get enough!) and stayed back at CM Blue as their clean cheap rooms were too good to [...]
Eating, Drinking and New Friends – Chiang Mai & Pai
As we checked-in to our Guesthouse (CM Blue) in Chiang Mai we knew we would love this city. In the centre of Chiang Mai is the Old Town encased by the old wall – it is now only in sections however you can imagine the wall surrounding the entire old city – amazing. Within the [...]
The old cities with a story still to tell – Ayutthaya & Sukhothai
Ayutthaya Our next destination was founded in 1350 however it was destroyed by the Burmese army, resulting in the collapse of the kingdom. We visited the Ayutthaya historical park which is the former capital of the Kingdom of Siam and now in ruins and considered a UNSCO World Heritage Site. We took an evening [...]
Beautiful Thailand – Kanchanaburi
After a crazy 3 hour mini-van ride we arrived in the beautiful sleepy town of Kanchanaburi which is in the west of Thailand and is the location of the Bridge over the River Kwai and the Death Railway. We had read about a few hostels to check out so we jumped in a tuk tuk from the bus [...]
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Rawai Muay Thai Camp
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Another side of Thailand – Phuket to Bangkok
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A Coconut a Day, With Rats We Stay – In Paradise
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Some Long Awaited Art Work
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A Wet & Wild Laos New Year
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Island Recovery, Our Last Laos Storm & Crossing into Cambodia
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Going Round the Bend Sent My Ass On Strike
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Surviving the Tube – Vang Vieng
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A Wet & Wild Laos New Year
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Boat Racing, A Home Cooked Meal and the Village Lifestyle
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ranty yustina dewi: Hi guys. Glad you made it to Cambodia :) I have so...
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Kim - Wright2Travel: Thanks Eric - it was an amazing journey!...
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SJ: Great work Kim and Duane, sounds like a blast!!! I...
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Eric: Nice ride, nices pictures and nice post ;)...
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