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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 [...]
Patuxai – The Arc de Triomphe of Asia?
My first taste of Laos came from its little capital city, Vientiane. By the third day of exploring the city I had come to see how much the French had influenced the architecture and culture. [...]
What will a 20Baht Tuk Tuk Ride Get You in Bangkok?
On my first day in Bangkok I was a stupid tourist. The first time in a new city and in a new country is when you are at your most vulnerable. You don't know your [...]
Bamboo Rafting in Chiang Mai, Thailand
Chiang Mai in Northern Thailand is the place that we chose to do an elephant trek. I had been elephant trekking before in Nepal, but my wife had never even touched an elephant so we [...]
Going face to face with Mount Everest
I awoke in the village of Lobuche, Nepal, on a freezing morning. Overnight the temperature had apparently dropped down to under -15 degrees Celcius. Although I had been snowed in two days before in Dingboche, [...]
Snowed in at Dingboche, Nepal
I started my trek from Tengboche, Nepal early on a chilly Himalayan morning. Visiting the monks at the monastery the day before had given me an even greater respect for this amazing place and its [...]
