Vietnam
Ha Long Bay
“I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, ‘This is what it is to be happy’.” – Sylvia Plath Located in northern Vietnam, only 170 km east of Hanoi you can find the Read more
Resources
Packing for SE Asia
Backpacking Southeast Asia: What to pack? So you’ve quit your job, sold your stuff, and bought your one way ticket. It’s just you and the great unknown ahead! Oh. Wait. And your backpack. How do you even begin to pack Read more
Myanmar
Burmese Traditional Puppetry
“Sometimes when I’m writing, I wonder if the words have a mind of their own, and if they’re really just using me as a puppet to manifest themselves.” – Travis J. Dahnke After hearing about ‘yoke thé’- traditional Burmese marionette Read more
Laos
Vang Vieng
“Rivers know this: there is no hurry. We shall get there someday.” – AA Milne To Vang Vieng, we go! We traveled from Thakhek to Vang Vieng via sleeper bus as the journey takes about 7 hours. While I would Read more
Laos
Thakhek Loop
“Roads were made for journeys, not destinations.” -Confucius To Thakhek we go! Wait. Where is that? I had always planned on going to Laos but didn’t know exactly where to go. That’s the beauty of it though. A few weeks Read more
Cambodia
Mondulkiri
“All good things are wild and free.” -Henry David Thoreau Are you truly backpacking Asia if you don’t experience a magical play date with Asian elephants? With a plethora of companies available, that should be a breeze right? Well. Read more