Southeast Asia

October - December 2022

Open-ended trip. Read more

List of countries

Vietnam
Cambodia
Laos
Thailand
Hong Kong
United States

Orchid Trail

November 3, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 79 °F

In Lao on the Thakhek Loop. Atempted to go the 40 km detour in the hopes of glimpsing a wild elephant. The road was so rough and rutted and it was very slow going so we ended up turning around and hiking the Orchid Trail. Saw some pretty orchids and the view from the top is gorgeous.Read more

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Dragon Cave & Cool Pool

November 4, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 79 °F

The dragon cave had no electricity today, but we were able to explore it with head lamps and my phone light. We figured it was much cooler that way. Very beautiful stalactites and stalagmites. Come out another opening and hiked up to a great viewpoint.
I don't think they know about switchbacks in Southeast Asia. The trail was steep, and we had to climb up rocks.
Stopped to take dip in the beautiful cool waters of this swimming hole. Very pretty. Brian swam, and Bill waded in up to his waste. It's too cold for me.
Add some dragon fruit for lunch.Read more

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Kong Lore Cave

November 5, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 84 °F

Amazing ride 7.5 kilometers through an underground cave/tunnel on a boat. Originally explored because a chopped down tree floated out the down stream side. Then rented some bikes to ride around and check out the local villages on the other side.Read more

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Thakhek loop

November 7, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 82 °F

Finished the Thakhek loop yesterday. Long trip, but well worth it. We drove over 500 kilometers on a Honda Click scooter. Visited at least 6 caves. Two with a boat ride and one we swam inside. Hiked 3 trails. Saw a newborn water Buffalo. Visited countless local villages. Meeting many locals. Got invited by a teacher to visit his school because the kids there never get to talk to a foreigner. Beautiful landscapes, scary trucks and drivers and many potholes and rough roads. But the best part of all was all the kids waving and yelling hello to us as we passed. Plus we didn't crash once.
Today a grueling 7+ hour bus rideRead more

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Pakse, Laos

November 8, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 77 °F

Hired a tuk tuk for the day to drive us to three waterfalls and a coffee plantation. Von the driver was very friendly and helpful. One of the waterfalls required a 3 mile round trip walk along a messed up road through many coffee farms. All were quite beautiful.Read more

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Waterfall Day

November 8, 2022 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 86 °F

Hired a tuk tuk for the day. Went to 3 water falls and a small coffee plantation. Our drivers name was Von.

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Cambodia

November 9, 2022 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 88 °F

Just crossed into Cambodia. Minivan travel is much better than any of the busses we've taken so far. UPDATE; minivan travel in Laos. Not so much when we changed vans in Cambodia.
I found it interesting, livestock passed through immigration also. 🤣Read more