Today's travel photo is of a country road outside Vang Vieng in Laos. The countryside around Vang Vieng is absolutely stunning, and makes for the perfect place for a relaxing bike ride. I took this photo while cycling along the dirt road to have a swim at the local swimming hole that is known as [...]
As with all of the destinations that I visited during my six month journey through Southeast Asia, every day in Penang started with a walk. The only question was what direction I would head in when I stepped out the door of my guest house in Chinatown each morning. On this particular day, my feet [...]
Today's travel photo is of some green lanterns on a bridge in Hoi An, Vietnam. At night in the Old Town of Hoi An, all of the streets are lit up by beautiful lanterns. I took this photo while crossing the pedestrian bridge across the river, which is also all lit up. This is just [...]
Si Phan Don (4000 Islands) is situated right in the south of Laos, in the stretch of Mekong River that borders Cambodia. Here, the Mekong River splits into a maze of different channels covering a width of around 4 km, creating thousands of small islands (around 4000 in the dry season). Si Phan Don is [...]
Today's travel photo is of an ancient stone hallway inside the temple of Ta Phrom in Angkor, Cambodia. Ta Phrom is one of the most popular temples in Angkor, and it was absolutely packed full of tourists when I visited, however I only had to wonder off the beaten path to find some quieter parts [...]
Located on Lebuh Gereja, right in the heart of George Town, Malaysia, Pinang Peranakan Mansion is one of the greatest examples of the extravagant Chinese Courtyard homes that were common among the rich merchants of the Baba Nyonya Culture in Penang. The Baba Nyonyas (also known as Peranakans) are a community of people that originated [...]
Today's travel photo is of some hawker stalls along Jalan Sultan in Chinatown, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I absolutely loved staying in Chinatown in Kuala Lumpur. It is just a hive of activity all of the time, but it is at night when it really comes alive. Chinatown is also one of the best places to [...]
Today's travel photo is of a local woman selling fresh baguette sandwiches from her boat at Cai Rang Floating Market in Can Tho, Vietnam. My visit to the Cai Rang Floating Market was the highlight of my time in the Mekong Delta. We got to cruise along between the large boats that come from all [...]
It's Instagram roundup time again! This time from the beautiful landlocked country of Laos in Southeast Asia. This was actually my second trip to Laos, but this time I had a lot more time to explore and got to see some new places. It still wasn't enough time of course. This time around I didn't [...]
Today's travel photo is of the viharn at the Buddhist temple of Wat Chiang Mun in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Wat Chiang Mun was originally built in 1297 at the founding of the city, making it the oldest temple in Chiang Mai. You could easily spend a couple of days temple hopping around the city, but [...]
