Vietnam 24 Hours On A Bus: Journey to Vietnam It's a little before 6pm in Vientiane, and a bright orange bus has just pulled up and parked temporarily into bay A1, partially covered under the corrugated iron roof...
Laos Luang Prabang, Laos: Waterfalls, schools and glittering temples “I can see you” The driver of a black estate has stopped a short way from us on the dusty road. We’re hot and sweaty, and the remains of an ice cream is still making its way down into my stomach...
Laos Slow Boat to Laos: A Journey down the Mekong I’m outside alone on the deck, the door slid shut behind me. With nothing above my head casting any shadow I can feel the afternoon sun beating down intensely from above...
Thailand A Taste of Pai: Fun in Northern Thailand One thing we’ve discovered on our trip so far is that what the majority seems to enjoy does not necessarily correlate with what we will enjoy...
Thailand Biking from Chiang Mai to Pai along Route 1095: Been there, got the t-shirt If you backpack through Thailand for any considerable amount of time talking to other travellers, you quickly learn of two things...
Thailand Gems of Sukhothai: Not just a restaurant in Leeds Google ‘Sukhothai’ and you could be forgiven for thinking it is nothing more than “the finest Thai restaurant and takeaway in Leeds“...
Egypt Pyramids to temples: First week on the road I’m lying on what can only be described as a double bed on the rooftop of a hostel in Sukhothai, Thailand, and enjoying the increasingly familiar taste of a cold Chang beer...