THAILAND | Tuesday, 7 May 2013 | Views [984]
From Ban Krut to Chiang Mai the train takes all of 24hrs or so. Moving across most of Thailand north to south the landscape changes from lush flat rice paddy fields to mountainous jungle and small valleys.
Arrival, Chiang Mai, the former royal ... Read more >
Tags: bamboo nest, bus, chiang mai, chiang rai, golden triangle, houayxai, laos, luang prabang, thailand, wat
LAOS | Friday, 26 Apr 2013 | Views [1277]
This posting isn't really a true reflection of Laos since we only visited three towns while we were there. All-in-all we spent about three weeks in the country and only explored a small portion of the north and northeast. We hope to see some of ... Read more >
Tags: best, food, humbling, laos, luang prabang, nong khiaw, phonsavan, tasty, travel, worst
THAILAND | Thursday, 18 Apr 2013 | Views [651]
Rewind to Thursday, 11 April 2013, one day before Lao Lunar New Year celebrations begin in Luang Prabang; we find some cheap tickets to Bangkok from Luang Prabang and jump on them. We leave on Monday.
Friday the 12th we celebrate our monthly anniversary ... Read more >
Tags: bangkok, ceviche, luang prabang, lunar new year, party, songkran, water fight
LAOS | Saturday, 6 Apr 2013 | Views [749]
We have only been in Laos for a little over a week, but we are already feeling our pace slowing. The Lao are famous for their chill attitude towards timetables, work, and life in general, and after busy and demanding Vietnam its a nice change of pace.... Read more >
Tags: chill, hammock, laos, luang prabang, mekong, sightseeing