Waking up with an unplanned hangover in Vientiane after meeting some friendly Australasians, the thought of a long busride to Vang Vieng did not sound appealing. However with no better suggestions we were about to purchase our bus tickets when we stumbled across a flyer for 'Dreamtime Eco Lodge' just 25km away. Half an hour later and much enthusiastic nodding (of course he knows where it is! Just as long as you have an inbuilt GPS inside your head obviously) fro...

Upon reaching Vietnam my first impressions were that this is the most hectic and chaotic place I have ever been. A week later and that impression has only been confirmed. Every man, woman, and infant child seems to own a moped, yet no understanding of how to drive the things. Rides on a xe om (a moped you pay to ride on the back, gripping for dear life, instead of a taxi) have taught me several things; you are supposed to drive on the right but if you are turnin...

Upon reaching Vietnam my first impressions were that this is the most hectic and chaotic place I have ever been. A week later and that impression has only been confirmed. Every man, woman, and infant child seems to own a moped, yet no understanding of how to drive the things. Rides on a xe om (a moped you pay to ride on the back, gripping for dear life, instead of a taxi) have taught me several things; you are supposed to drive on the right but if you are turnin...

As the sun rose over Angkor Wat, the worlds largest religious building, I was filled with a sense of achievement; having wanted to come here for so long and finally being here, at 5.30am witnessing the day starting over such an amazing building. Breakfast might have added to my happiness, but not by much. Quickly realising we hadnt a clue what anything was we hired a friendly guide who told us a lot. We understood a little. Happy and, clearly knowledgable, his ac...

BORNEO 24 hours of taxis, a plane, buses, tuk tuks, vans, 4x4s and boats found us floating to our destination on the Kinabatangan river in Sabah, Malaysian Borneo. The accomodation claimed to be basic. Spartan doesnt even cover it; Unsanitary is a far more apt description. Wooden sheds with no sides, windows, or doors containing a mouldy mattress on the floor, linked together via a series of low lying boardwalks a foot above a swamp with riverwater for brushing ...