Category: ‘Gap Year’

Mandy: 7th – 12th December Arriving in Siem Reap late afternoon after an eight and a half hour journey was a wonderful sight after the smelly dirty streets of Phnom Penh. There were even more Tuk Tuk drivers there but Read More …

Mandy: 8th December It was the longest road journey we’ve taken in Asia, eight and a half hours door to door. Although long, it was a good journey as far as I was concerned because it was totally flat (as Read More …

Mandy: 3rd – 7th December After travelling back down from Vang Vieng we spent another couple of nights in Vientiane before flying out of Laos to Cambodia. It gave us a chance to re-visit some of our favourite cafes and Read More …

Mandy: 25th November – 1st December Over the last few months I have encouraged Dad to ‘Google up’ each place that we are visiting. However I am hoping they didn’t ‘Google up’ Vang Vieng because they would have come across Read More …

Mandy: Tuesday 25th November We had a 9.30am pick up so we sat in the communal area/reception from 9am in case they were early…….they turned up 10.30am! We waved farewell to the lovely staff at the Moonlight Champa Guest House. Read More …

Mandy: Saturday 22nd – 25th November So we boarded a ‘plane not much bigger than a transit van and left idyllic, mountainous Luang Prabang and headed towards the very flat Capital city of Vientiane. This was the smallest ‘plane I Read More …

Mandy: 15th – 22nd November Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its outstanding cultural, historic and architectural values and its harmonious relationship between the natural and built environment. Official blurb over….. This place was a lovely surprise. Read More …

Mandy: Friday 14th November Hairpin bends and second hand flatulance on the way back down from Pai to Chiang Mai. Well that was three hours I look forward to forgetting in my old age! I told you that I had Read More …

Mandy: 3rd – 14th November Before we left Chiang Mai 12 days ago we saw people putting up lanterns and decorations in the streets around town. Fireworks were being let off prematurely by the local teenagers down by the river Read More …