Asia

Bangkok
Bangkok Thailand Bangkok: In this Blog…disappointment in our favourite Bangkok restaurant but the discovery of one even better plus recipes for Papaya Salad, Banana Flower Salad and Deep Fried Bass with Chilli and Lime Sauce. We were looking forward to Bangkok for many reasons but we were mostly looking forward […]

Bangkok Thailand

Vientiane Laos The bus ride from Vang Vieng to Vientiane Laos was uneventful and the scenery fairly uninteresting, the road was pretty rough and at times disintegrated into dirt so we bumped along for most of the way and was glad to get off at the other end.   I […]

Vientiane Laos

Vang Vieng Laos Vang Vieng Laos: We boarded the bus from Luang Prabang for Vang Vieng Laos with a little trepidation as we had heard horror stories about the bus trip over the mountains. Our fears weren’t helped when the bus driver handed out travel sick bags as the bus […]

Vang Vieng Laos

Luang Prabang Laos Luang Prabang Laos: After 2 wonderful days on the Nagii of Mekong we docked at the Luang Prabang Laos slow boat port and caught a tuk tuk to our guest house Lao Wooden House Guest House. We planned to spend 5 days and ended up spending 10 […]

Luang Prabang Laos

Mekong Slow BoatA 2 Day Journey Down The Mekong Mekong Slow Boat – Laos Mekong Slow Boat: We left Chiang Rai on a tiny bus designed for tiny people that was packed to the rafters – destination Chiang Khong and the Thai – Laos border and then onto a Mekong […]

Mekong Slow Boat – Laos