Elephants, Waterfalls and Motorbikes in Luang Prabang with New Friends November 7, 2009December 1, 2017g8erchum We became fast friends with people we met on the two-day boat ride into Laos, and went on several excursions as a group. [...]
Slow Boat to Luang Prabang, Laos November 6, 2009December 1, 2017g8erchum We left Thailand and crossed the border into Laos on a very small boat that took us to a pier with immigration on [...]
Loi Krathong Festival in Chiang Mai, Thailand November 5, 2009December 1, 2017g8erchum We were quickly growing to love Chiang Mai as we’ve had an awesome first few days here. Then came the festivities for Loi [...]
Tigers and Temples in Chiang Mai, Thailand November 3, 2009December 1, 2017g8erchum Just outside of Chiang Mai, we went to a tiger sanctuary. These facilities are very controversial and opponents argue that they incentivize the [...]
Muay Thai and a Cooking Class in Chiang Mai, Thailand November 2, 2009January 18, 2023g8erchum During the planning of our big Southeast Asia trip, I realized there would be a can’t-miss festival call Loi Krathong or Yi Peng [...]
Ancient Temples of Cambodia October 31, 2009December 1, 2017g8erchum We took a five hour bus from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, which is very close to the magnificent temples of Angkor. This [...]
Cambodia’s Dark History October 29, 2009January 18, 2023g8erchum In the 1970’s, a brutal regime called the Khmer Rouge took over Cambodia and began a totalitarian genocide that would result in the [...]
Phnom Penh, Cambodia October 27, 2009December 1, 2017g8erchum We took a bus from Saigon, Vietnam into Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. [...]
Camping and Cruising in Halong Bay, Vietnam October 25, 2009December 1, 2017g8erchum Through our hostel in Hanoi, we arranged a multi-day trip to Halong Bay. A bus drove us to the coast where we boarded [...]
Snakes and Puppets in the Capital of Vietnam – Hanoi October 21, 2009January 18, 2023g8erchum We originally planned on taking the reunification express train up the entirety of Vietnam. However, we discovered very inexpensive airfare on Vietnam Airlines [...]