I can’t remember how I found out about Nong Khiaw. It was in the guide book but I somehow ignored it, and only discovered the village from other travellers. This was the last chance I was giving Laos. As I mentioned previously, I found Don Det a little dull, Pakse terrible, Vientiane lackluster, Vang Vieng [...]
Unfortunately, Luang Prabang was one of the main victims of the great photo loss of this trip. But here is the best of Luang Prabang from my camera lens. Enjoy! Tweet This Post
In reflecting on losing my grandfather at the end of November, I thought I would share some of the things I learned through this process. 1. If you can go home, do it. I know that I made the choice to stay in Asia and travel, but if I had the means to go home, [...]
Being in Laos and losing my grandfather left me in an interesting place in terms of the grieving process. This was the first time that I’ve lost someone and not been surrounded by family and friends who know me well. But I was incredibly lucky, in that the ‘Travel Family’ I referred to earlier, they [...]
I did do the traditional thing in Vang Vieng, Laos: I went tubing and boozing. And could write an entire article on it, but I would not be the first or the last to wax poetic about the fun times and then dwell on the hangover. Instead, I’ll write a post about a far more [...]
Vientiane was a low point for me. I felt like doing nothing after the mess that was Pakse. So I took it easy. I enjoyed the luxury that is JoMa Cafe. I honestly didn’t see any of the sights of Vientiane. But the three best things that happened in the capital city of Laos are: [...]
Initially, I wasn’t supposed to be a Solo Female Traveler. I was essentially babysat in Mongolia by a volunteer organization, and then in South East Asia I was supposed to be accompanied by a friend from home. But life is full of surprises and it turned out that from northern Cambodia on, it would be [...]
Stung Treng, a side on the Lao-Cambodian border, was supposed to be a brief stopover, nothing more than a bus change. But transport in Cambodia is not straight forward. And trying to get from Banlung to Don Det in Laos ended up being a terrible idea. I left Banlung on a 7-something am mini-bus. It [...]
My border crossing between Thailand and Laos was opposite than many people: I went from Laos to Thailand. The more popular route is definitely the reverse to my trip. In all fairness, I did it wrong. It makes more sense for visas and for the popular slow boat route from Thailand to Laos. On the [...]
Like the previous Favourite Photo I posted, this one was also taken on the walking tour I did whilst in Nong Khiaw, Laos. While walking through the village, we stopped at the primary school just as the children were on recess. Our guide said we could play with them and have a look around, and [...]
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