The journey from Siem Reap took 11 hours in total, mainly due to waiting 3 hours for a bus to Bangkok at the border. I seemed to make an impression on the Thai immigration official, who gave me two bananas whilst stamping my passport - apparently for my very good Thai accent?! Our first night in Bangkok was in a budget hotel near to our usual spot in Bangkok. We had our last Pad Thai from the street. Dave also got a hair cut whilst I had a pedicure. The next d...

Our arrival into Cambodia started pretty dramatically… Our flight from Danang to Ho Chi Minh went smoothly, as did our border crossing into Cambodia (no scams!) However just after our border crossing, we were waiting to board a car ferry to cross a river (Cambodian infrastructure isn't too hot!) Suddenly tens of kids were banging on our bus, pointing at their mouths desperate for food. Suddenly we lost our appetite and passed all of our snacks to them through...

Our next stop following Hanoi was Hue, the 'intellectual, cultural and spiritual' capital of Vietnam (according to Lonely Planet!). The sleeper train was around 14 hours and strong earplugs and sleeping tablets ensured we got a good night's sleep. All in all, the train experience was a lot better than the one we went on last year J We arrived in Hue with Regan and Abbie (who had randomly booked the same train as us!) and got to our hotel. We had only one day ...

We had two options to get from Laos to Hanoi in Vietnam - a 30-hour bus ride through the jungle or a 1-hour flight. The bus ride has been labeled 'the bus ride from hell' so we opted for the flight - although not the cheap option, we thought it was worth it. The plane was very small with two prop engines and as we admired the scenic views of the luscious green hills and rivers, it was clear why the bus ride takes 30 hours! After some very bad turbulence (damn S...

Where to start?! Laos is one of the most beautiful countries we have visited, both in terms of its landscapes as well as its people - we have both fallen in love with the charm of the place and it's a definite highlight of the trip! So first…the journey here! It took a total of 2 days to travel from Chiang Mai to Laos - the first day being a rather grim 8-hour minibus ride to the border. Having not done a land border crossing on this trip, we weren't sure wh...