During our visit to Halong Bay (blog to follow soon) we had the opportunity to stay in a bamboo beach hut on an Island known as “Monkey Island”. Named so mainly because of the monkey population that lives on the island. After a quick afternoon snooze our guide took us on a bit of a Read More
Month: March 2010
We love you Hanoi, we do
I’ve been pleasantly surprised by the amount of love I have for Hanoi. I was always looking forward to coming to Vietnam out of all the countries in S.E Asia but Hanoi really won me over from the get-go. Hitching a ride in a taxi from the airport with Dan and Bianca, we witnessed the Read More
Long Neck Tribe
During our stay in Chiang Mai we took the opportunity to take a tour out into the surrounding area and view a number of the Hill Tribes that still live in the mountains of Northern Thailand. First stop on the trip was a rather uninspiring Orchid farm where they cross-pollinated and grew large quantities of Read More
Photo of the Week – Chiang Mai
The gracious winner accepts her prize money. As part of the Chinese New Year celebrations in Chiang Mai, Chinatown was running a kids talent show. The show basically consisted of many unenthusiastic kids carrying out traditional Chinese song and dance routines. This little girl was chosen in the final 10 and stood smiling graciously as Read More
Mekong Madness
Moving from one country to another can be quite a hassle. We always pictured crossing the border to have high security, uniformed officials and sniffer dogs at the ready to give us foreigners the once over before entering the country. The ‘ordeal’ from leaving Thailand and getting to our first stop in Laos, (Luang Prabang) Read More
Lopburi and the renegade monkeys
After the interesting couple of days in Ayutthya (see here) we decided it was time to start making tracks North towards Chiang Mai. Before that we wanted to make one more stop on the way before getting the sleeper train. Upon consulting the Lonely Planet guide we decided that the next destination should either be Read More
Random Observations Post 2
Two new countries bring a whole new set of observations on the way of life in S.E Asia. So far between Laos and Vietnam I’ve noticed: 1. Most towns must have one sign maker who is rolling in it. Every guesthouse has the exact same font and style of sign. This man is one lazy, Read More
Ayutthaya
Going on the recommendation of the Germans (Patti and Jens) to go stay at Moradok Thai hostel in Ayutthaya we thought we would give it a go. After a short bus trip to this relatively sleepy town we got a tuktuk to the hostel and was greeted by an older thai lady with no teeth named Samsei. Read More