I arrived at Thakhek Lodge early evening with the aim of securing a motorbike, and some travelling buddies, to be able to start The Loop the following morning. I had already met one woman who wanted to do this on the bus journey from Pakse, and we found another girl at the Lodge to join …
I didn’t get to see much of Pakse itself, being a little worried about running out of time for everything else I wanted to do in Laos. I decided to only spend one full day in the area and used this to visit the Bolaven Plateau, or at least a small part of it. I …
Having completed my first land border crossing, and being charged $3 more in bribes than we were told we should have, we arrived at the boat to Don Det just as the sun was setting. I could not have asked for a better introduction to Laos, heading down the Mekong River, surrounded by small islands …
Arriving in Cambodia I was surprised at how happy I was to be out in the tuk tuk moving through Phnom Penh to the hostel, delighting in sights such as street food and the sheer number of scooters ducking and diving through every gap in the road. I was delighted to find a new record …
My two days in Camiguin were rather quiet, with not many other tourists on the island and most of those that were being couples, I spent most of the time exploring alone. That is not to say I didn’t have fun. On the first morning I hired myself a scooter for two days giving me …
I had a good feeling about Bohol from the moment I arrived, and things got off to a great start as I managed to get 11hrs much needed sleep during my first night. The next morning an American girl arrived in the hostel and I headed with her down to the beach. Just as I …
I arrived into Manila late afternoon and made my way to Pink Manila Hostel where I planned to stay. On the way I found that like Vietnam, the roads were wild, with cars constantly straddling two lanes and bikes weaving through the gaps. There was an increase in four wheeled vehicles compared with Vietnam, with …
My first full day in Ho Chi Minh I decided to go for a walk to explore the city. I soon find it was easy to walk miles just trying to see the centre of the city. My first stop was the central market. This was a hive of activity with locals and tourists both …
