It is almost the time of the year again over here in Thailand. What time you are asking? THE time! Time to celebrate the Thai New Year. A happy coincidence (no, it’s not) that this falls together with the in South East Asia widely celebrated Water Festival (Songkran Festival). For those of you who are [ Read More ]
Archive for the ‘South East Asia’ Category
Categories: South East Asia, Thailand
Vietnam and Cambodia holiday – when to go? Spanning several climatic zones the weather in Vietnam and Cambodia tends to be notoriously difficult and fickle to predict. However, some general rules do still apply. If you are looking to avoid the rainy seasons (especially in southern Vietnam) and the worst of the heat then embarking [ Read More ]
Categories: Cambodia, South East Asia, Vietnam
I spent four months in Ghana without wearing shorts. I traveled to Costa Rica, Honduras, Guatemala, Nicaragua and Belize and I never wore shorts. I lived in New Orleans for a year, and even in the midst of the summer’s most brutal heat, when the pigeons were so drained by the scorching sun that they barely moved [ Read More ]
Categories: Malaysia, South East Asia
Thailand is an amazing country for backpackers. Of course, there are many things I liked when I travelled Thailand as a backpacker. I want to mention 10 things I like most about Thailand. Don’t worry about the order. 1. Weather Sun, blue sky, warm weather – especially during November and February Thailand’s got warm temperatures, [ Read More ]
Categories: Asia, South East Asia, Thailand
Since I had some days off (public holidays in Thailand, yeah!) I decided to take a look across the border to our neighbour, Laos PDR (People’s Democratic Republic). Where & how I started my trip from Udon Thani, Thailand and decided to take the bus since Udon is quite close to the Laos border and [ Read More ]
Categories: Asia, Laos, South East Asia
