I took the bus with Janeth, one of the girls I had met in Luang Prabang, arriving in Vang Vieng early afternoon. It didn’t take us long to find a hostel, and while we were booking we met a guy who decided to take a single room upstairs, splashing out in his final week of …
I had decided to travel straight from Thakhek to Luang Prabang in the North of Laos to get the large trip over in one go. This was a good idea in the most part though I was starting to feel I would be forever stuck on a bus winding back and forth on the last …
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 …
I used my first full day to explore the city, and to stretch my legs after so much lazy time on the island. My walk took me along the riverside and then further into the tourist area of the city to the Central Market. This reminded me a lot of the market in Phnom Penh …
It’s hard to put the feeling and experience of Koh Rong into words. I think it is best explained by peoples’ desire to stay. I thought I would stay a few days and was there for two weeks, many people do the same or decide they don’t want to leave at all, halt all other …
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 …
