Located in the Lao Cai region of North West Vietnam and bordering China, Sapa is a very pretty (almost Alpine-ish) mountain town. It's surrounded by lots of hill tribe villages, rice terraces and Fansipan, the highest peak in Vietnam. After spending one night in Hanoi we took a 10pm night bus to Sapa. We booked [...]
It's now been nearly five months since we left the UK. After our time in Sri Lanka (click here for my travelguide) we headed back to Thailand to meet my sister Fiona. Here's a brief summary (check out our couple of seconds a day video on youtube!) of the time we've had there and hopefully [...]
It's now been four months since we left the UK. After our time in Central and Northern Thailand (click here for my travelguide) we headed to Sri Lanka. Here's a brief summary (check out our couple of seconds a day video on youtube!) of the time we've had there and hopefully some hints and tips [...]
We've nearly been in Sri Lanka now for two weeks and our second stop was Kandy. For travellers (us included) this place is usually a quick one or two night stop off to explore Sigiriya and Dambulla. Whilst in Kandy we stumbled upon the Sthree social enterprise which is one of the Women's Development Centre projects. [...]
It's now been 14 weeks since we left the UK. After our time in Japan (click here for my travelguide) we headed to Thailand. Here's a brief summary (check out our couple of seconds a day video on youtube!) of the time we've had there and hopefully some hints and tips for those of you [...]
Chiang Mai is northern Thailand's largest city located in a valley on the banks of the Ping River. The city itself is quite modern but has an old town surrounded by gates and walls which further afield is surrounded by rainforest, mountains and waterfalls. Getting around Despite being the north's largest city, Chiang Mai isn't too [...]
I'm not sure how it's happened but December is actually here, which means Christmas is just round the corner. For me, this year will be very different. It'll be my first ever Christmas away from home and family as we'll be spending it in Sri Lanka, replacing Turkey and trimmings for a veggie curry and [...]
