Stop two ! Chaingmai !
18 giugno 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ☁️ 34 °C
Trip to the elephant sanctuary where we made big vitamin bowls for elephants, fed them kilo after kilo of Bananas and sugar canes finished off with a walk to a river for a bath:)
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Stop 3! Pai !
22 giugno 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ☁️ 28 °C
Pai was super cool and chilled
Visits to the pai canyon, white Buddha (A LOT of steps to get up), the bamboo bridge built above fields, waterfalls, the old Chinese settlement, more food street stallsLeggi altro
Stop four! Luang probang
29 giugno 2023, Laos ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Much more remote than Thailand which is a nice change :)
Visited the most beautiful waterfalls (kuang si) for a dip, jewellery making class on the nam khan river and diner on the Mekong.
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Stop 4.5 - flying visit to Nong Khiaw
1 luglio 2023, Laos ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C
Definitely my favourite place so far !!
The most beautiful little place just north of luangprobang.
beautiful hikes and trekking to see the sunset and an attempted sunrise at 5.30am.
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Stop five! Vangvieng!
3 luglio 2023, Laos ⋅ 🌧 28 °C
Not a great start - loootsss of rain which means we lost a day :(
However, saved by days at the lagoon, waterfalls, another hike and nicely finished by a morning hot air balloon ride 🤩
Stop 6 - Vientiane 🇱🇦
7 luglio 2023, Laos ⋅ 🌩️ 30 °C
Fleeting one night visit to Vientiane before getting the 25 hour bus to Han Oi. Decided this meant we could treat ourselves to a sunset diner on the rooftop 😊
Stop 7- HANOI 🇻🇳
9 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 35 °C
Few nights in Hanoi😁
Lots of good coffee, museums, note cafe, banh mi, “Bún chả Hương Liên” for the Obama special, train street and of course… beer street ✨🍜 🍻 our favouriteLeggi altro
Stop 8- Ha giang loop !
14 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ 🌩️ 32 °C
3 days biking round the ha giang loop - absolutely incredible views!! 😁😁 🏍️
Stop 9- Sapa 🌾 🏔️ 🫶
17 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C
One night in Sapa town with a visit to the summit of the highest indo-Chinese mountain 🏔️
followed by a guided two day trek and one night homestay outside the town and through the rice fieldsLeggi altro
Stop 10- cat ba 🏝️
20 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
2 day tour from cat ba island ! so so pretty, lots of swimming, beaches and kayaking in the rain 😊
Stop 11 - Ninh Binh 🛶 🚲
22 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 33 °C
Cycling round the ancient town of ninh binh - some magical tours through the caves of Trang An to the temples, a visit to the Bai dinh hillside pagodas and sunset at Mua cave viewpoint 😊
Stop 12 - Phong Nha 🦆
24 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
Flying stop in phong nha to see the ducks !! Followed by a cave tour of Hang toi , mud bath inside and more kayaking - no photos sadly, was best to leave it in the bag 😃
Srop 13- Hoi an 🎏
25 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 32 °C
Hoi an - very pretty city !
Hoai river filled every night with lanterns
We didn’t think it was possible but the food somehow gets more delicious.
LOTS of tailors - of course had to get clothesLeggi altro
Stop 14 - Da lat 🏔️ 🌧️
30 luglio 2023, Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 22 °C
Rained the entire time !! we didn’t do any of the activities we planned accept a very wet visit to longest rollercoaster in Vietnam and the crazy house?
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Stop 15- Nha Trang ! 🌊 🏝️ 🌃
1 agosto 2023, Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C
Beach cityyy
Took a boat trip to snorkel on different islands 🏝️ 🏊♂️ saw lots of rainbow fish 🐠 🌈
Walks and drinks on the beach 🥥
Lots of very fresh seafood and super cheapLeggi altro
Stop 16 - Ho Chi Minh 🌃
3 agosto 2023, Vietnam ⋅ 🌧 30 °C
Ho Chi Minh (Saigon) - the last stop of VIETNAM 🥹🥲
Three days in a BIG city , full of history !
International post office
Converted apartment block into cafes and shops
Book street 📚
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Stop 17- Kuala Lumpur 🏙️ ✨
7 agosto 2023, Malaysia ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
Decided to stop in Kuala Lumpur since we had a layover here anyway- did not disappoint😊
Visit to the Bantu caves , the twin towers at night and stumbling upon a ceremony in the Hindu temple 🛕 🌈 🎏
Stop 18 - Ao Nang, Krabi ! 🦀 🌊
10 agosto 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C
A couple of days in Ao Nang, Krabi before moving again !
some lovely beaches, good seafood and a monkey walk (with no monkeys) to the private beach 🏝️
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Stop 19- Koh Tao! 🌺🐠
12 agosto 2023, Tailandia ⋅ 🌬 30 °C
Pretty pretty Koh Tao! One our favourite places so far 😍😍
Lots of beaches for snorkelling - lots of fishies and spotted a couple of baby sharks at shark bay 🦈 🐠
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Stop 20 - Koh Phi Phi 🌺💜 🏝️
22 agosto 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Koh phi phi for a very special 24th birthday !!
We went snorkelling around the island on a long tail boat for the day, stopping for sunset before a very lovely bday Penang and cake 🐠 🌊 🎂Leggi altro
Stop 21 - Railey beach 🏝️ 🌅
26 agosto 2023, Tailandia ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
Flying visit to Railey Beach!! Couldn’t miss Phra Nang cave beach - one of the most beautiful beaches in the world 🌍 😁
AND we finally saw some monkeys on the way 🐒
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ViaggiatoreWow! Possibly the most stunning beach of the whole trip! Glad the monkeys finally made an appearance 😊
Stop 22 - Cannggu, Bali
28 agosto 2023, Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Short stay in Cannggu - not really a fan, too busy, very western and expensive. 🙁
Good for a beach party and a nice breakfast though🍻 🍳 🍉
Stop 23- Nusa Penida ! 🏝️ 🐠🐬
30 agosto 2023, Indonesia ⋅ 🌬 27 °C
What a loverlllyyy little island 🥰
An extremely tricky walk /fall down and rock climb back up from the famous klingking 🏝️
Snorkelling where we saw dolphins, 4 manta rays (unbelievably luckyLeggi altro
Stop 24- Gili T 🦋🌊☀️
1 settembre 2023, Indonesia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Firstly, shout out to the mother 😁🥰
Gili Trawangan - island with no cars, just bikes or horse and carriage to get around😂
Lots of super good fish and grilled skewers, live music every nightLeggi altro
Stop 25- gili Air 🌴🌺 🚲
4 settembre 2023, Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
Super tiny island, only bikes allowed 🫶🚲
very chill, spent my time walking and biking around and eating lots of good food 🥰
Ended up having a jewellery making class with Andi who owned aLeggi altro