After a few great days exploring Chiang Mai, it was time to head further north to Chiang Rai. We’d arranged for a private driver to collect us from our hotel and take us on the journey, although I’d requested a minivan, we ended up with a SUV. Ah well, can’t …
Our journey to Chiang Mai wasn’t exactly the smoothest we’ve had… after checking out of our hotel in Luang Prabang, we had some time before our flight, so we decided to just leave for the airport early and use up the last of our Lao cash on snacks and a …
We left Vang Vieng on the 16:30 train, and just 50 minutes later we arrived into Luang Prabang, These trains really are efficient and have completely changed getting around Laos, cutting what used to be around a six-hour bus journey down to less than an hour. After arriving, we jumped …
The train to Vang Vieng was surprisingly easy, after going through a security check, we grabbed some snacks, boarded our train, which passed through rice fields and rolling hills, until 50 minutes later we had arrived in Vang Vieng. The best part of the journey was actually the last 5-10 minutes …
We started our journey to Laos with the usual drive from home to Melbourne Airport, taking a little over three hours before arriving at the Melbourne Airport. As we had some time before our flight, so we decided to grab a quick meal at one of the airport pubs/restaurants. We …
After an early start with a 4:30am wake-up, we said goodbye to Sri Lanka and made our way to the airport for the next part of our journey. Our little friend the dog, even wandered over to say good morning and farewell (and I even let it into the kids …
After leaving Kandy, we began our journey towards Sigiriya. The drive initially involved navigating quite a bit of traffic, not only within Kandy itself but also in the smaller towns and villages along the way. As it turned out, we were travelling just before the Sinhala and Tamil New Year, …
After leaving Udawalawe, the drive took us through several small villages with fairly straight roads, but before long the scenery started changing. Mountains began appearing in the distance and soon enough we found ourselves driving along winding roads as we slowly climbed higher into Sri Lanka’s hill country. Not long …
After another great breakfast at Resort Deepika, this time including a banana and chocolate pancake, we checked out and met our driver …
We left Galle Fort and arranged a taxi through the PickMe app, although it took a few attempts before we actually got …