Or at least, it is not always a picnic… But this was a picnic and a remarkable one. After we visited the Great Lake nearby the town of Siem Reap in Cambodia. Our guide took us up to Beng Mealea. It was about 1PM so we were getting hungry. Before we decided to book this tour, […]
In the east part of Laos, about a 6 hours drive southeast of Luang Prabang is this pretty place called Ponsavan. It is home to some of the most mysterious landscapes in the region, also referred to as the Plain of Jars. Beautifully set in a picturesque landscape, we venture on our mountainbikes over the
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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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Tucked away a short driving distance from the center of Siem Reap is the beautiful resort and wellness retreat, Navutu Dreams. On a hectare and a half of well-manicured gardens, inlaid with three swimming pools, are 28 guestrooms and suites housed in long-slung, contemporary design white chalets. Being the proponent of ‘wellness travel’ in the
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