My birthday, Hanoi
 8. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
 8. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
						
								With two friends I know from Leipzig, who are in Vietnam at the moment, too, I celebrated my 29th birthday :) We went to a nice Café with a Vietnamese - American concert. 
The next day I enjoyed myWeiterlesen
Halong Bay
 12. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
 12. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 12 °C
						We booked a two day/ one night tour to Halong Bay. Because we didn't care about Tai Chi in the morning nor cooking classes, we chose the cheapest tour package, which was marked as "not good tour"Weiterlesen
Back to Hanoi
 13. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
 13. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
						
								After visiting Halong Bay, we went back to Hanoi and spent some more time with our couchsurfing host Hanh and her cousin. They took us to more local food places and an Ice-cream-drive-in :)
In HanoiWeiterlesen
Dong Hoi
 15. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
 15. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
						Just a small town, where we stoped for two nights to visit the caves (around 40/70kms away). Anyway, after we've arrived we had some time to wander around the really empty roads, enjoy the sea andWeiterlesen
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
 16. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
 16. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
						
								We rented a scooter in Dong Hoi to visit three caves today. After arriving in the national park we went first to Phong Nha and the Tien Son Cave. 
After this our second stop was at the Thien DuongWeiterlesen
Hue
 17. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
 17. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
						Just spent one night here on our way to Hoi An. Anyway, we really enjoyed all the great food and cheap Cafés.
Hoi An
 18. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
 18. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
						Hoi An is a small and touristy fishing village. In the evenings lanterns are lit up in the streets as well as along the river. One of the specialities is White Rose, a kind of dumpling, which weWeiterlesen
Mue Ne
 22. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
 22. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
						Mue Ne is a long long road between two villages filled with hotels, restaurants, travel agencies and not much more. But there are some things to do. We walked around the massive Red Sand Dunes andWeiterlesen
Ho Chi Minh City
 24. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
 24. Oktober 2015 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 32 °C
						Our last stop in Vietnam was Ho Chi Minh City. We stayed here for 4 days with a lovely family with two super energetic children. Even if we saw the dad, who actually hosted us , ust once, the wholeWeiterlesen
Phnom Penh
 28. Oktober 2015 in Kambodscha ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
 28. Oktober 2015 in Kambodscha ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
						Our first stop in Cambodia was in the capital Phnom Penh. We stayed here for 3 days with our couchsurfing host Ryan from the US. For food, we went to a restaurant, cooked at home and also orderedWeiterlesen
Battambang
 31. Oktober 2015 in Kambodscha ⋅ 🌫 6 °C
 31. Oktober 2015 in Kambodscha ⋅ 🌫 6 °C
						This is the second biggest city in Cambodia, but it feels like a small village. For two days we walked around the sleepy streets, saw some temples and made a new friend ;)
Siem Reap
 2. November 2015 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
 2. November 2015 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
						In the evenings after visiting the temples we relaxed in Siem Reap. We went to a bbq with friends and to a nightmarket on another evening.
Angkor Temples
 3. November 2015 in Kambodscha ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
 3. November 2015 in Kambodscha ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C
						For two days Ali and I visited Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom, Te Prohm (famous for being in the Tomb Raider film) and many more temples. We cycled from Siem Reap to the temples, climbed steep stairs andWeiterlesen
Kongnokkheane
 7. November 2015 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
 7. November 2015 in Kambodscha ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
						Here we crossed the border between Cambodia and Laos. It was quite exciting, because we tried to avoid as many scams as possible. We were quite sucessful and after this and a 15 hours bus-ride weWeiterlesen
Pakse
 8. November 2015 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
 8. November 2015 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ -3 °C
						In Pakse we visited a temple and walked along the Mekong river. On the next day we climbed up many stairs to see a big Buddha.
Bolaven Plateau
 9. November 2015 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ -10 °C
 9. November 2015 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ -10 °C
						Today we went by scooter to the Bolaven Plateau. From the range of waterfalls available to see, we chose to have a look at Tad Fan and Tad Yuang. In addition, we made a short visit at a coffeeWeiterlesen
Vientiane
 11. November 2015 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
 11. November 2015 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 31 °C
						We stayed for 3 days in the capital of Laos. It's not a big one, but with some nice sights. For example we visited the Pha That Luang temple, which is the emblem of Laos. On our last day we managed toWeiterlesen
Udon Thani
 14. November 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
 14. November 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C
						Just a short overnight stop one hour after we passed the border to Thailand. It has a huge shopping mall and has a night-market that is at least the same size. I've seen the first christmas tree forWeiterlesen
Phitsanulok
 16. November 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
 16. November 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 34 °C
						We hitchhiked to here from Udonthani. For around the 500km journey, it took us 6 different cars and 11 hours. We even got a ride on the back of a pick-up truck. Everyone was so friendly and helpful.Weiterlesen
Chiang Mai
 17. November 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
 17. November 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
						Chiang Mai is such a beautiful city. I really liked it here. Many temples, markets, nice restauranrs and Fish Spas. It tiggeled quite a lot, but my feet are now much smoother for sure :)
Mae Sot
 21. November 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
 21. November 2015 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
						After another good hitch-hiking experience with a short guided tour included, we spent one night in Mae Sot before crossing the border to Myanmar. We did couchsurfing with Franzi from Germany, whoWeiterlesen
Hpa-An
 22. November 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
 22. November 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
						After crossing the border at Mae Sot/Myawaddy, we got a car to Hpa-An. The ride was slow, four hours for 120km, so we continued on a pick-up truck for the next 400km... was not much faster ;)
Yangon
 24. November 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
 24. November 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
						Finally, after midnight, we arrived in Yangon to stay for a few nights. We walked around, tried tasty Burmese food and had fun with our two hosts Janis and two days later Stefan. Again, both fromWeiterlesen
Mandalay
 25. November 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
 25. November 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
						In Mandalay the people were so friendly. Everyone waved at us or stopped to take a photo. We hired bicycles and went to Mandalay Hill and U Bein Bridge. In the evening we got a nice view of the palaceWeiterlesen
Monywa
 27. November 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
 27. November 2015 in Myanmar ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
						We went to Monywa for one night to see many Buddhas on the next day. We took photos of a huge standing one, a reclining one, a one-day-will-be-finished sitting one and many small ones with anWeiterlesen

























































































































































