Southeast Asia

Excited to visit Bangkok and experience everything this huge, complex city has to offer? Great, you should be. But it’s also understandable if you’re also feeling uncertainty or apprehension around planning your time there. I …

A little overshadowed by its Southeast Asian neighbours, Laos is a destination that still holds some secrets for unfamiliar travellers. Planning my one week in Laos taught me a little, but it wasn’t until after …

Too often, when travelling Southeast Asia, the journey from one destination to the next is either boring, uncomfortable, or unremarkable. But that’s certainly not a problem when taking a Mekong River slow boat to travel …

Chiang Mai has become one of Thailand’s most popular destinations, with no shortage of cultural things to do there. Yet one of my highlights there was joining a Chiang Mai hill tribe trek tour. With …

In Laos, the country’s most popular tourist destination isn’t its capital city; it’s Luang Prabang, the ancient capital. Many of the best sights in Luang Prabang rank among the country’s best attractions, which is why …

With its spectacular heritage, Ayutthaya is one of the most popular day trips from Bangkok. What many tourists don’t realise is that there are more things to do in Ayutthaya than you can reasonably fit …

Experiencing Laos is about more than just dipping into the country’s culture in the main cities of Vientiane and Luang Prabang. Laos is also home to some breathtaking natural scenery and to see that, you …

Wondering whether it’s visiting Udon Thani, a city in northeast Thailand that you don’t hear too much about? Well, that’s perfectly understandable, given that you don’t hear much about it compared to other Thai cities. …

You may think of Bangkok and beaches when it comes to Thailand, but so much of the country lies inland among hills and forests. Kanchanaburi is a great example of what Thailand’s interior is like, …