Hong Island near Ao Nang Beach in Krabi is heaven on earth in every sense. We had no plan when we got to Krabi. Just rent motorbikes and get around. Driving those beautiful roads along sometimes deserted coastlines is spectacular. We followed the road up north from Ao Nang Beach. On the way the kids enjoyed every single […]
Have you been there before, standing along the Mekong River with your bicycle and trying to hitch a ferry ride to the other side of the river to fix your flat tire? If you have not yet experienced that, you are missing out on a lot! The question is, “How do you get across what
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Christmas is Asia… It sounds very far away from home but the people in Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam have caught up with the Western traditions and are going all out to make sure that everyone feels the spirit of Christmas, even when temperatures reach 30 degrees centigrade. Hotels decorate their lawns, lobbies and even
One of the most unique landscapes you will come across in Southeast Asia is located in northern Vietnam. Ha Long Bay is simply breathtaking. I remember the first time I visited the Bay. After a 4 hour drive from Ha Noi we reached the pier in Ha Long and masses of people were wandering around
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It seems so easy: booking a flight ticket online, a hotel, follow the Trip Advisor recommendations and you have a holiday booked. What a lot of people do not know is how much time is wasted online to find rates of tickets, hotels and recommendations from others. What even more people do not know is
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A World Monument nearly on everyone’s bucket list is Angkor. Many people confuse that Angkor is just a temple. Angkor Wat indeed is and may we add: is the largest religious monument in the world. However, Angkor was a civilization with many different temple cities spread out over several provinces in Cambodia. Angkor itself covers
The Mekong Delta in Vietnam is a very exciting place to visit. It reminds a bit of the way of life in Cambodia, but it has that city pace you find in nearby Saigon. I visited the Mekong Delta with a group of friends and the four of us had no idea what to expect.
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Going on holiday with the family always requires full on planning. In this case our parents from Holland also came over and joined us to Laos for two weeks. My parents never had been to Laos and were looking forward to visiting the country after all my positive stories and amazing pictures. The fact that
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