Mapping our travels through India, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos & Thailand.
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Back in Bangkok Here we are, last stop on our travels. It has been a great experience. From the mad streets of Mumbai to the beautiful backwaters of Kerala in India, to the remote mountains of China and their many interesting customs and language barriers,...
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We arrived on a VIP bus from Vang Vieng. To call the bus VIP would be the a huge stretch but it got us here in one piece. The capital city of Laos Vientiane is exceptionally quiet. Due to Laos' slow moving economy since the secret war the capital has...
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One thing to note about Laos is the fact that if you want to travel around you really need to not mind bumpy winding roads. We had been warned that when getting buses in Laos the driver will tend to give you a sweetened version of the journey beforehand....
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We arrived by aeroplane into Luang Prabang airport which is a generous term as it is more of a shed than anything else. The immediate sense of landing in Laos is how relaxed the country is? No rush, everything has it's own pace. This will seem funny but...
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Our last sleeper train between Hue and Hanoi was the longest we had in Vietnam and the least pleasant. At 4.30am we were glad to be getting off! We said goodbye to the cockroaches and got into our minivan to Halong Bay. We arrived there that afternoon...
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We arrived to Hue after a 4 hours bus journey. This city was the ancient capital during the period from 1744-1945. The city has a grand palace and a forbidden city similar and smaller to the one in Beijing. Such was the influence from China during this...
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Following another overnight sleeper train we arrived in Hoi An, a pleasant little town full of winding streets and an endless supply of tailor shops. The Old Town sits alongside the Thu Bon River and all the little old buildings are still in good condition...
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On an over night train from Ho Chi Minh City we arrived at 5:30 in the morning into a sleepy costal town. Our first impression of the town was that we could be in any Southern European Beach Resort. Our plan was to chill out at a beach party (all you...
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