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7th October 2023
Today we woke up around 7:30 am and after eating some delicious crepes i had made in a previous episode (aka frozen in my freezer) we set off towards heathrow, jumping through hoops because the elizabeth line was experiencing delays. Once we did make it to Heathrow, everything went off without a hitch and we […]
28th April 2023
Today we still had a bit of road to reach Chiang Mai, so we headed off early once again. our first stop on our 4hr journey, was at the white temple which represent hell and rebirth, we visited it for a bit before getting back onto our journey. After arriving in Chiang Mai, we went […]
27th April 2023
Today was another long day on the river as we continued our journey, we got up early once again and got back on the boat where I mostly napped and watched movies until we arrived at our destination, Thailand. There we went though immigration to leave laos and reenter Thailand, crossing the bridge between the […]
26th April 2023
This morning we got up early to participate in the ritual of feeding the monks. every morning the monks just after sunrise walk down the street with heir food bowl and people line the streets to offer each and every single one of them some food, any food that they might have. in our case […]
25th April 2023
Today after breakfast, we drove to a set of waterfalls nearby, where we spent most of the morning exploring and swimming in the cold cold water. as the waterfalls were near a bear rescue centre, we were also able to see some of the rescue bears. For lunch we got some sandwiches, before I decided […]
24th April 2023
Today we had a long journey ahead of us, through the hilly mountains of laos, even though the distance was not very far, only about 300km it took us 8hr of driving on bad and hilly roads to reach our destination, Luang Prabang. We stopped quickly for some noodles in the middle but focused on […]
23rd April 2023
Today we woke up and were met by the pickup trucks again, this time also loaded with kayaks, who drove us to the river. there after a quick safety briefing, we climbed aboard and started paddling down the river. as we paddled our 5km journey, we encountered cows and water buffaloes drinking by the riverside, […]
22nd April 2023
Today I slept in to catch up on some of the sleep I had missed due to all the travel in the last few days! around lunch time we took a Bus from Ventiane about 4hr to Vang Vieng. When we got there, after dropping off our bags, we were met with pickup trucks which […]
21st April 2023
Today we decided to visit the prison created by the French in Hanoi, which once inside we learnt about all the terrible ways that prisoners were held there during the French reign. However once the prison switch hands to the Vietnamese suddenly it was being called the Hanoi Hilton, due to how well the American […]
20th April 2023
Today we got up and took another 4hr bus journey back to Hanoi, where upon arriving we were able to drop off our bags at the hotel, before going on a walk of the city and some of its neighbourhoods to learn more about Hanoi. There we stopped for lunch at a famous Ban Mi […]