Stop two ! Chaingmai !
June 18, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 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:)
Cooking class atRead more
Stop 3! Pai !
June 22, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 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 stallsRead more
Stop four! Luang probang
June 29, 2023 in 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.
No barsRead more
Stop 4.5 - flying visit to Nong Khiaw
July 1, 2023 in 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.
Would haveRead more
Stop five! Vangvieng!
July 3, 2023 in 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 🇱🇦
July 7, 2023 in 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 🇻🇳
July 9, 2023 in 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 favouriteRead more
Stop 8- Ha giang loop !
July 14, 2023 in Vietnam ⋅ 🌩️ 32 °C
3 days biking round the ha giang loop - absolutely incredible views!! 😁😁 🏍️
Stop 9- Sapa 🌾 🏔️ 🫶
July 17, 2023 in 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 fieldsRead more
Stop 10- cat ba 🏝️
July 20, 2023 in 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 🛶 🚲
July 22, 2023 in 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 🦆
July 24, 2023 in 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 🎏
July 25, 2023 in 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 clothesRead more
Stop 14 - Da lat 🏔️ 🌧️
July 30, 2023 in 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?
Our time consisted of appreciating theRead more
Stop 15- Nha Trang ! 🌊 🏝️ 🌃
August 1, 2023 in 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 cheapRead more
Stop 16 - Ho Chi Minh 🌃
August 3, 2023 in 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 📚
TheRead more
Stop 17- Kuala Lumpur 🏙️ ✨
August 7, 2023 in 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 ! 🦀 🌊
August 10, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 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 🏝️
We also have three very bad sunburnRead more
Stop 19- Koh Tao! 🌺🐠
August 12, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ 🌬 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 🦈 🐠
John suwan view point toRead more
Stop 20 - Koh Phi Phi 🌺💜 🏝️
August 22, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 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 🐠 🌊 🎂Read more
Stop 21 - Railey beach 🏝️ 🌅
August 26, 2023 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 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 🐒
However, we did have toRead more
Stop 22 - Cannggu, Bali
August 28, 2023 in 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 ! 🏝️ 🐠🐬
August 30, 2023 in 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 luckyRead more
Stop 24- Gili T 🦋🌊☀️
September 1, 2023 in 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 nightRead more
Stop 25- gili Air 🌴🌺 🚲
September 4, 2023 in 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 aRead more