Arriving back in Bangkok, I waited at the airport for my two roommates from college to arrive. Anthony and Tyler decided just three days before that they were going to make the long journey over to Thailand to travel around with me for a little over a week! Seeing familiar faces for the first time … More College Reunion in Thailand…
The Phang Nha province of Thailand reminded me a lot of Halong Bay in Vietnam. A several hour boat ride through limestone karsts brought me to Koh Yao Noi, a somewhat undeveloped island. Apparently I decided to visit during a busy period so every bungalow in town was booked for the next several days. While … More Headed South out of Thailand…
Following my reintroduction to diving on the eastern Thai islands, I wanted to find what’s called a liveaboard diving cruise. In the town of Khao Lak I shopped around and found a company that was running an all inclusive three day and two night cruise on one of their liveaboard boats for only 12,000baht ($330), … More Similan Islands Diving…
The short flight between Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam and Bangkok, Thailand was a mere $35. I spent two days in Bangkok dropping off my climbing gear and rearranging my storage unit to make my backpack bearable to carry again. I booked a night sleeper bus from Bangkok to the island of Koh Tao. As it … More Eastern Thai Islands…
After a brief visit to Phenom Penh, I began a temple run across Cambodia. A few hours of dirt roads away from the capital was the Preah Kahn temple complex. This was a very remote site and sees very few visitors. Upon arrival I found nobody working at the ticket booth so I decided to … More The Temple Run!
I chose to take the seaside cliff road out of Dalat and down to Mui Ne. Supposedly there was a remote sand dune beach along this road so I decided that I would try and find it. The road ended up being right in the middle of the dunes and soon became non existent and … More Beaches, Breakdowns, and Bungalows…
By the end of my 45 day stay in Laos, 4,166 kilometers had been added to Eleanor’s odometer. Overall Laos was a beautiful country with very nice and helpful people. The only thing I am able to complain about is the blandness and lack of variety of local food options. Following a flawless border crossing … More Vietnam Round Two!!!
In Huay Xai, we checked into the Gibbon Experience, a two day zip lining tour through the jungle that included spending the night in a treehouse! I had been looking forward to doing the Gibbon Experience ever since I decided to take this Southeast Asia trip. At 9am, multiple offroad Toyota land cruisers picked everyone … More Ziplines, Treehouses, and Stone Jars…
Chistmas was spent in Vientiane, the capital of Laos. The city contained lots of tourisity things to do but my favorite was the COPE Center, which contained lots of information about unexploded ordinance (UXO) all over Laos and the devastation they have caused to the rural communities. The COPE Center was established to help victims … More “Slowly” headed North through Laos…
After spending a few weeks in Southern Laos, we decided to power through a few hundred kilometers of central Laos which contained nothing particularly interesting. We arrived in the town of Thakhek, the starting point of the well known Thakhek Loop, a 500km scenic loop around North Central Laos. Just a few kilometers out of … More The Thakhek Loop
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