PADDLING AROUND THE NINE DRAGONS RIVER DELTA In Vietnamese the Mekong River delta is known as the Nine Dragons delta, due to the nine branches the mighty Mekong splits into as it empties into the sea. This vast wetland region is in the far South-Eastern corner of Vietnam and […]
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 […]
WE’RE ON A BOAT FROM NOWHERE… We’re back on the slow boat today, making our way from our half-way stop, Pakbeng, to the town of Luang Prabang. The scenery is just as beautiful as yesterday, though our day started out much damper than yesterday as a tropical storm […]
TAKING THE SLOW BOAT THROUGH LAOS We’re on a boat, travelling down the Mekong River through Laos, and it’s amazing. We had some trepidations about this 2 day journey from Chiang Khong in Northern Thailand to the Laotian town of Luang Prabang, and yet it’s turning out to […]
FROM CHIANG MAI TO CHIANG RAI, & FURTHER ON TO CHIANG KHONG In the dialect of the Northern Thai people “chiang” means “city”, which is why so many towns up here are named that way. We’ve been staying in Chiang Mai the last couple of nights and today, […]
Wandering Soles 