Tag: Asia

Operation: Vietnam Road Trip

Operation: Vietnam Road Trip

Ever since I watched the Top Gear “Vietnam” special back in December 2008 – I’ve wanted to buy a motorbike and do a Vietnam Road Trip. Specifically -drive from Hanoi in the North to Saigon in the South. Visiting Vietnam has also been on my list...

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Impressions of Luang Prabang

Impressions of Luang Prabang

As most of you know, we are back on the road again, and we are currently travelling in the beautiful country of Laos. Our excitement about visiting a new country and experiencing a new culture began to grow in us long before we even arrived in Thailand. Laos was one...

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The Slow Boat to Laos

The Slow Boat to Laos

If you don’t fancy reading the post, and would rather watch the video, then scroll down to the bottom 🙂 We recently undertook the three day/two night journey from Thailand to Laos. We had heard mixed reviews about the journey, some people were of the opinion...

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Short Term Apartment Hunting in Chiang Mai

Short Term Apartment Hunting in Chiang Mai

We had heard that apartment hunting in Chiang Mai for a two month period was going to be somewhat challenging – we hadn’t anticipated just how difficult it would actually turn out to be! After arriving in Chiang Mai on November 15th, we dived straight into the...

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The Chinese Vegetarian Festival (Graphic)

The Chinese Vegetarian Festival (Graphic)

Finally, I got around to writing up a post about this spectacular, yet bizarre festival. It’s only two months late – but anyways! So back in early October when we were living in Phuket, we had the opportunity to check out a festival that I’ve always...

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