VIETNAM’S MOST FAMOUS BAY Our brief sojourn in Hanoi came to an end today with an early morning transfer to Halong Bay, one of Vietnam’s most famous tourist sights. We were pretty excited to be heading out of the big city to spend the next couple of […]
FROM VIENTIANE TO HANOI Our time in Laos came to an end today as we caught an Air Laos flight from Vientiane to Hanoi. We got to enjoy a sleep in and a slow start to the day, with our flight leaving from Vientiane’s tiny Wattay International […]
THE BUMPY ROAD TO VIENTIANE Sleepy Vientiane is built along the Northern bank of the Mekong River, right on the Laos/Thai border. Laos’s capital city sits in the river valley lowlands and is hot and steamy – the kind of place where nothing happens fast and no […]
THE STUNNING SCENERY OF VANG VIENG Nestled along the banks of the Namsong River, in amongst the karst hills of central Laos, Vang Vieng is a small town with a great laid-back vibe to it. The scenery around here is nothing short of spectacular and there are […]
OBSERVING THE RITUAL OF TAK BAT FROM A RESPECTFUL DISTANCE We left Luang Prabang today and spent most of our day in a bus travelling to Vang Vieng in Central Laos. Before we set of for Vang Vieng, however, we got to observe one of the most humbling […]
Wandering Soles 