Same Same, but Different

Arriving into Cambodia was a welcome change from the chaos of Vietnam. Cambodia is mostly a rural country of 14 million people and it reminded us more of Thailand and Laos. Hence the title “Same same, but different” which is an extremely popular phrase in SEA. We arrived into Cambodia on a slow boat from the Mekong Delta. We piled …

Southern Comfort

Our last week in Vietnam as probably been the best for us, mainly due to Dalat.  Easyriding in Dalat Dalat is a town in the Central Highlands of Vietnam and has long been a favorite for travellers because of its cooler temperatures and picturesque countryside. It was a recreational town for the French when they controlled the country and the …

Highs and Lows on the Journey South

From our last blog, I’m sure you could tell that we weren’t immediately enthrawled with Vietnam. But now that we have been in the country for two weeks, we are feeling better about the country. However, it seems to be a country of highs and lows. We will have a really great experience with someone being super friendly and then …

Strangers in a New Culture

We spent a couple of days on Khao San Rd in Bangkok, enjoying phad thai, banana pancakes, fruit shakes, Thai massage and all the other backpacker staples. We then up with my aunt Patti, who will be travelling with us for the next month. Hanoi The three of us flew to Vietnam and landed in Hanoi, the capital. We had …

Laos

The blog should be fairly short, because we can hardly remember what we have done the past week. We now understand more about monsoon rains, as it has rained steadily most of the past week.  Vang Vieng After leaving Luang Prabang, we headed for Vang Vieng and what a journey it was. The road winds its way high up through …

Ahhhh….Laos

We have spent the past week and a half in Laos and we’ll apologize in advance that this will be a long blog with lots of pictures!  A Brief History of Laos We left Thailand and splurged (using Paul’s birthday money) on flights to Laos. We flew Lao Airlines, which is a bit of a sketchy airline, since they don’t …