Vientiane, the capital of Laos, and the final stop on my Thailand & Laos adventure. We arrived here late in the evening, after catching a flight from Luang Prabang (the roads were flooded, and we had to…

     Luang Prabang is probably the best known town in Laos for travellers to visit, especially with the beautiful Kuang Si waterfalls nearby, so it made sense that we would spend a few days here. However, our 2 day/3…

     I wasn’t sure what to make of the prospect of two days on a boat down the Mekong river at first, as it could have potentially been a rather boring journey, but in the end, I quite enjoyed…

      Chiang Mai is the ideal base for exploring the north of Thailand, with so many activities on offer in the surrounding countryside, be it a bicycle tour, white water rafting, or meeting elephants. The town itself is…

     I’m not done with my holidays yet! After my 2 weeks in Vietnam, followed by a few days of rest in Hong Kong, I’m off again. I’m spending the next 2 weeks on another trip, travelling from Bangkok…

     Hanoi is definitely a city that took me a little time to get my head around. On first glance, it seemed like any other big, crowded city, with higgledy-piggledy buildings and millions of motorbikes racing through its streets,…

     A few hours by bus from our last stop, Hoi An, and we were ready to tackle the next city on our route, Hue. This was Vietnam’s former capital, and was the seat of power for the emperors…

     Arriving in Hoi An is like stepping back in time. With the old town preserved by UNESCO, it’s a pedestrian and cyclist zone, with cheery yellow wooden buildings, adorned with bright flowers and colourful lanterns, with historic buildings…

      I love the ocean and being by the coast, so hitting the seaside town of Nha Trang sounded like it would be right up my street, and in many ways it was; the only complaint would be…