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We had decided to add the Philippines to our itinerary, since we had been in South East Asia for almost two months without so much as a paddle in the sea, and it was still rainy season in southern Indonesia. We flew from Singapore to Manila, spent a night in a room near the airport, … Continue reading
We were here for three nights, fresh out of the Sumatran jungle. Our plane descended under clear skies, along a coastline of a million shiny white tower blocks and freighter-infested waters. We were staying at the Village Inn boutique hostel in Little India – a quarter with a self explanatory name and colourful buildings. We … Continue reading
We were in Sumatran Indonesia for one thing – jungle trekking to see Orangutans in their natural habitat. After a much needed pit stop at a friend’s in Kuala Lumpur (dentist, hair cut, reliable Internet connection, draught Guinness, etc) we were ready to rough it again. We’d looked into doing such a trek in Borneo … Continue reading
Nights spent in country 10 (mid February) Time spent on buses / planes / boats 6h / 1h / 3h Cost of a pint of beer $2 Cost of a meal in a restaurant $5 Route We spent four nights in chilled-out Luang Prabang, where we started our photography tour. The tour then took us … Continue reading
Our photography tour was finishing in Vientiane, the border city which sits on the Mekong river, with Thailand on the opposite bank. We had heard that there wasn’t much going on in Vientiane, so were expecting just another big, busy, dirty city. However the drive from the airport revealed the place to be not too … Continue reading
Included on the itinerary of our photography tour was the mysterious Plain of Jars (best said like a pirate I find), which was near the town of Phonsavan. There is no direct flight between Luang Prabang and Phonsavan however, so the next best option was a 6 hour minibus journey. I’ve never really suffered from … Continue reading
Luang Prabang in one word? Chilled. We arrived by cheap flight from bustling Ha Noi in Vietnam, to sleepy little Luang Prabang airport, nestled away deep in the hills. It was as if somebody had hit mute on the background city noise. We were in Laos to do a week-long photography course, and had given … Continue reading
Nights spent in country 16 (late January / early February) Time spent on buses / planes / trains 14h / 2h / 20h Cost of a pint of beer $1.50 Cost of a meal in a restaurant $3 Daily budget for a couple (inc. accommodation) $110 Route Starting with a few days in Ho Chi … Continue reading
We spent a total of four nights in Ha Noi, the big city in the north of Vietnam. We used it as a base to get up to Sapa in the mountains to the north and also out to Ha Long Bay on the coast to the east. Like Ho Chi Minh City in the … Continue reading
Many tourists who visit north Vietnam include a trip to the famous Ha Long bay. We didn’t intend on being an exception and did a two-day one-night tour on a ‘Junk’ (that’s what they call the boats that tour the bay). It was a four-hour bus ride to the harbour from our temporary base in … Continue reading
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