After a one hour flight from Bagan, a 45 minute taxi and a 50 minute boat ride, we were in … More
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What to see in Bagan, Myanmar
Imagine over 2,000 ancient stone temples, the fruits of devotion that have lasted almost a millennium. Some grandiose, topped in … More
What to do in Mandalay
The lay of the land can be a great tell about a people just like a first view of Myanmar … More
Landing in the sea at Halong Bay, Vietnam
We arrived via seaplane, landing in a sea filled with spectacular limestone cliffs rising out of the water. Hanoi to … More
What to see in Vietnam: Hoi An, Hué and Hanoi
We visited the ancient trading port of Hoi An and the old royal capital Hué, and then on to Vietnam’s … More
Getting over a fever in central Vietnam
We’re now half-way through our 90 days backpacking in south east Asia and we had just arrived in central Vietnam … More
Visit the Saigon Opera House
Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam There are many tourist activities to do in Ho Chi Minh City but we … More
Goodbye Laos, you beauty
In the south of Laos, we climbed a World Heritage Site called Wat Phu and relaxed on river islands in … More
On our way down south in Laos
A beery game of boules, realising the growing pains of middle-aged backpacking and a flight to the deep south of … More
In the laid-back city of Vientiane
We arrived in what must be the world’s most laid-back capital city; temples; national monuments; a moving rehabilitation centre, and … More
