Vang Vieng, Laos has a bad-boy reputation as being a drug-fuelled party destination, riddled by accidental river/tubing deaths. Drugs are still readily available around town, however, if you are like me and came for the adventures, not the ‘trips’ then you will spend most of your time across the river. The Blue Lagoon in Vang …
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Vang Vieng is a small town in Laos of 25,000 people, which sits alongside the Nam Song River. Limestone cliffs create a beautiful backdrop for the adventure-tourism-oriented town. Despite the volume and scale of the surrounding cliffs I didn’t come across too many easily accessible, signed, or promoted hikes. However, I was referred by a …
Welcome to my destinations page! These are all of the places I have visited and written guides and blog posts about. You can check out all of the locations I have visited and click on any of them below to see the travel guides and blog posts from each country and region. If you want …
Kuang Si Falls is a short drive from Luang Prabang in Laos and is one of the most amazing if not the most amazing set of waterfalls I’ve ever laid eyes on. It is the biggest waterfall in the Luang Prabang region in Laos and an awesome day trip. In this blog post, I’ll share …
When I decided to head off an adventure to Myanmar I only had a vague idea about what a 3-week journey would look like. I knew there were ancient temples and pagodas and floating villages but the rest was going to be a discovery. Each town I have stopped at has been something different. There …
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Laos is an incredibly diverse country with beautiful mountainous landscapes and idyllic lagoons and waterfalls. Villages straddle the Mekong River, bursting with silk artists and a whisky village.
On the banks of the mighty Mekong River, a small town called Ban Xang Hai has built a name for itself by distilling and selling whisky. Only a 30-minute drive from Luang Prabang town center, I set off on a moped to investigate the small Laos Whisky Village. THE LAOS WHISKY VILLAGE GETTING TO THE …
My final week in Southeast Asia was spent in a relatively unknown town called Vang Vieng. In the Northeast of Laos, Vang Vieng sits on the Nam Song River and has a reputation for parties, drugs and free alcohol. Well it definitely had all of that and more but I chose to explore the limestone …
Luang Prabang is a widely revered location in Laos, often discussed in dorm rooms across Southeast Asia as a future destination or a great memory. Because of this buzz and chatter surrounding the town I had developed some high expectations. In this article, I will cover where to eat to stay on budget and the …
Luang Prabang proved to be an eclectic mix of traditional french architecture, a strong buddhist monk culture and the tourism industry. For a whole week I tried piecing the Luang Prabang puzzle together, attempting to capture it’s essence and what makes the place tick. On my last night I was still at a loss and …