Chris

Laos

Thakhek loop Day 1 moped tour

The Thakhek Loop has become a popular 3-5 day moped ride in Laos and is a lot of fun. The scenery is stunning and there'...
Laos

Wat Phou

About an hour south of Pakse you will find the wonderful Khmer site of Wat Phou.   This is not on such a grand scale as ...
Laos

Two day moped trip around the Bolaven Plateau

We travelled down by minibus to the town of Pakse in four hours and in the afternoon organised a 110cc moped to cruise a...
Laos

How to spend two mellow days in Savannakhet, Laos

It's great to be back in Laos after 26 years! Being in Savannakhet provides for almost instant relaxation as the pace of...
Vietnam

How to get from Hue to Laos, Lao Bao border

The weather forecast for Vietnam was looking very bad so we decided to leave Vietnam a few days before we had initially ...
Vietnam

What we did in Hue

This my third time in Hue and our second together. We had seen a lot of the sights before and so our time was spent walk...
Vietnam

Dong Hoi to Hue by train

The train is my preferred means of transport and there are several buses a day running from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh. How to...
Vietnam

Dong Hoi

We spent a few days staying at a friend's hotel in Dong Hoi and exploring the area.  Most of the time was spent eating a...
Vietnam

How to get from Hanoi to Dong Hoi

There are three main ways to get to Dong Hoi from Hanoi; fly, train or bus. 26 years ago I took the bus, 6 years ago I t...
Vietnam

Meeting up with an old friend in Hanoi

We had the pleasure to meet with Tuan, a friend who I had met first in Canada 10 years ago. About four years ago he was ...