Kim and TD + 28 months + wanderlust + inappropriate language = a dream fulfilled
Being stuck in Vientiane for a week dealing with visa shit isn’t what I call a vacation. The place is teeming with embassy, UN and NGO workers and the whole town seems to cater to western tastes. We couldn’t wait to get on the road to see the real Laos. … Continue Reading →
Up in the mountains of Vietnam, right by the border with China, lies the little town of Sapa. This is the place to get your trekking on, whether you want to climb Mt. Fanispan (SE Asia’s highest peak) or check out local tribal villages. We took the night train up … Continue Reading →
Imagine going to a restaurant where the food is delicious, the décor immaculate and the bill reasonable…but the service is lousy. The waiter charges you for the free bread, brings a burger when you ordered a steak, then demands a 40% tip. This is Vietnam. Don’t get us wrong, we … Continue Reading →
The road leading up the coast of Vietnam is a heavily touristed route, so we decided to take a short detour via the Central Highlands. With beautiful scenery and cooler temperatures, we headed to Dalat in order to hook up with an Easy Rider – a informal group of local … Continue Reading →
Saigon is a city of motorbikes. It’s impossible to talk about it without mentioning the swarms of bikes you encounter everywhere. They clog roads, sidewalks and even the home where they are parked inside for safekeeping. When our couchsurfing hosts told us we couldn’t have a true Saigon experience without … Continue Reading →
Vietnam – one of the countries we were most excited to visit. Would we be treated with disdain due to lingering anti-American sentiment or would we be greeted by warm smiles from people? Starting our trip in the deep south, we spent a few days on Phu Quoc Island before … Continue Reading →
Our stay in Phnom Penh can best be described as sheer absurdity, due to the dodgy-ness of our Lakeside guesthouse. What was once a popular backpacker guesthouse/bar has morphed into a place where African workers in Thailand come to renew their visas and meet up with local bar girls. The … Continue Reading →
Enough island hopping…let’s kick things into high gear on the mainland! Following a detour through Bangkok, a sketchy border crossing and a terrifying taxi ride, we finally made it to Cambodia. First stop – Siem Reap. The area near the old market is very tourist friendly, with many upscale restaurants … Continue Reading →
We were so sure we were leaving the Gili’s we wrote a blog entry about it, but a series of very fortunate events would keep us there for one of the best weeks of the trip so far. Originally, our plan was to go on a four-day boat trip, island … Continue Reading →
“You’ll be in Indonesia? You HAVE to go to the Gilis.” Every single traveler we met gushed about these three small islands just a ferry ride away from Bali. It’s pretty fucking impressive when one location garners nothing but enthusiastic raves from everyone – so it was our next stop, … Continue Reading →