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Day 4 – Angkor Wat

Today we got up at 4h30 in the morning and got in a van on our way to Angkor Wat, to watch the sunrise there. On the way we had to do a quick stop by the visitor centre so that they could take a photo of our faces as we were all barely awake […]

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Day 3 – Siem Reap

Today we woke up very early at 5h30 in the morning and boarded our mini bus on the way to Cambodia. On this journey we travelled for about 4 hours before we arrived at the Cambodian Border where we exited Thailand and officially entered the country, thankfully everything went smoothly and we all made it […]

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Day 2 – Bangkok

The flight from dubai landed at 7am in Bangkok where after disembarking we had to weave our way across the huge airport to immigration, who didn’t even look at us just took our passport stamped, finger prints and good to go. Next was luggage claim which was also super easy as my luggage was there […]

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Day 1 – Flight to Bangkok

Today after making the final preparations to my luggage we drove to CDG where i was dropped off. Apparently i am too good at airports now because i managed to make it through check in and security in less than 10 mins but i got cocky so my bag got selected for security screening which […]

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Day 9 – Flight back to Paris

Today is Christmas day which made it a bit more complicated to travel, as there were practically no taxis in the city, and after struggling to order one by phone or uber, I downloaded a local app and managed to find one that bought me to the airport, earlier than planned but better early than […]

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Day 8 – Mendoza

Today I woke up early and decided to get ahead on my logistics before having to go to the hospital to get checked out. I ended up calling my insurance to start getting everything sorted, and managed to get my flight changed for free to leave the next day. After breakfast, I met with someone […]

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Day 7 – Evacuation from Base camp

Today I woke up not feeling so great after having had a difficult night, where I felt sick nd couldn’t drink any liquids in the night/ sleep throughout the night. I went to breakfast to see the group and talk to my guide so he could give me some recommendations on what to do. After […]

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Day 6 – Casa de Piedra -> Base Camp

Today we woke up at 5:45 am, and straight away had to pack all of our stuff and tent, ready for our 6:30 am breakfast. Following breakfast at 7, we started walking down to the river where we were met by some mules. The mule driver armed with his 3 mules, ferried us 2 by […]

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Day 5 – Pampa de Lenas -> Casa de Piedra

Today we were woken up by the birds chirping outside at around 6am and had to start packing the inside of our tent, putting away our sleeping bags and organising everything into our bags. Once that was all done, we took everything out of the tent and started dismantling it and packing it away, before […]

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Day 4 – First day of trekking

Today after being woken up by the birds chirping and the trucks roaring from the highway next door, we got up and finished packing all of the bags we would need for today. We first dropped off all of the equipment that would be carried by the mule before making our way to the mess […]

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