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Reunited with the beauty of Vang Vieng, Laos

I close my eyes and breathe in a deep breath of fresh air, and as I reopen my eyes I can't help but smile. Before me is a scene out of a National Geographic magazine. Perfectly flat green rice fields stretch out in front of me until they reach the sheer cliffs of the tall [...]

By |2016-02-26T10:30:56+10:00February 8th, 2014|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Laos, Motivation|9 Comments

Cycling around Don Khone to Somphamit Waterfall

Wiping the sleep from my eyes, I stepped out onto the balcony of our bungalow. A channel of the Mekong River flowed lazily by before me under a beautiful blue sky filled with fluffy white clouds. There was hardly another sound besides the calm sound of the water, and as I looked around I suddenly [...]

By |2016-02-26T11:05:25+10:00December 24th, 2013|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Laos|7 Comments

Koh Trong: A Taste of Rural Cambodia

"The boat leave...maybe twenty minute" said a random friendly local as we stared out at the muddy waters of the Mekong River in Kratie, Cambodia. I was looking down at the empty dock, wondering whether there actually was a boat or not. This friendly man went on to tell us that the ferry wasn't here [...]

By |2016-02-27T11:42:02+10:00November 13th, 2013|Adventure, Asia, Cambodia, Destinations, Featured, Motivation|5 Comments

Cycling around Nha Trang, Vietnam

We went to Nha Trang on our way through Vietnam to just relax and laze on the beach for a few days, and that is pretty much what we did; however I did take one morning to rent a bicycle and cycle around the city to see what else it has to offer. The [...]

By |2016-04-01T10:51:31+10:00July 15th, 2013|Asia, Destinations, Featured, Vietnam|7 Comments

Cycling to Poukham Cave in Vang Vieng, Laos

Two kids laughed as they ran beside me as I cycled down a muddy dirt road. All around me were bright green rice fields with tall limestone karsts rising up above them, and white fluffy clouds drifting over in the sky. I was in the countryside surrounding the popular backpacker town of Vang Vieng in [...]

By |2012-12-06T16:37:11+10:00May 1st, 2012|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Laos, Motivation|17 Comments

Vang Vieng isn’t just for drunken tubers

I had heard the stories about Vang Vieng; I had read about people's bad experiences and the general accusation that if there was one place that you should avoid in Laos, it's Vang Vieng. I had already decided that it was a place that I wouldn't like; that although naturally beautiful, all Vang Vieng was [...]

By |2024-07-24T09:47:05+10:00September 21st, 2011|Adventure, Asia, Destinations, Featured, Laos|8 Comments
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