My birthday, Hanoi
October 8, 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 myRead more
Halong Bay
October 12, 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"Read more
Back to Hanoi
October 13, 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 HanoiRead more
Dong Hoi
October 15, 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 andRead more
Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park
October 16, 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 DuongRead more
Hue
October 17, 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
October 18, 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 weRead more
Mue Ne
October 22, 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 andRead more
Ho Chi Minh City
October 24, 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 wholeRead more
Phnom Penh
October 28, 2015 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 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 orderedRead more
Battambang
October 31, 2015 in Cambodia ⋅ 🌫 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
November 2, 2015 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ 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
November 3, 2015 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 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 andRead more
Kongnokkheane
November 7, 2015 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ -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 weRead more
Pakse
November 8, 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
November 9, 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 coffeeRead more
Vientiane
November 11, 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 toRead more
Udon Thani
November 14, 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 forRead more
Phitsanulok
November 16, 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.Read more
Chiang Mai
November 17, 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
November 21, 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, whoRead more
Hpa-An
November 22, 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
November 24, 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 fromRead more
