Back in Bangkok
Before leaving in September, we were not sure we’ll stop in Thailand as we already visited some parts of the country in 2016. However it turns out 1) January may not be the best moment to visit the center of… Continue Reading
Arkoun Chran!
Trip summary Duration: 28 days Before: Laos After: Thailand Expenses: 1350€/pers (with flight from Paksé, without BB’s birthday specials!) Our journey Interesting Facts– History. We heard a lot and learned about the Red Khmer period almost everywhere in Cambodia. It… Continue Reading
Welcome to Cambodia!
I don’t usually write articles, even though I provide a lot of moral support to our favorite author 😜 and bug him with my precision freak validation. But I’m making an effort for this one because it includes Benjamin’s birthday.… Continue Reading
Kampot, the Pepper city!
While in Kep, we heard about Kampot, its bigger sister, only 30mn far by rickshaw. We also heard that people usually stay in Kampot where there is much more to do, and only come for a day or two in… Continue Reading
Kep
After a few days in Phnom Penh, we were looking for some greener place and we thought it would also be nice to spend some time on the Cambodian shore down south. That is how we decided to go to… Continue Reading
Phnom Penh, the Khmer Capital
It was about time we started writing something about Cambodia as we are leaving tomorrow! (spoiler: we are heading to Thailand next) At first, we only heard about the famous Angkor Wat area and we weren’t sure where to go… Continue Reading
Kop Chai Lai Lai!
It looks like this little review has now become a habit, so let’s do it! 🙂– Duration: 28 days– Before: Vietnam– After: Cambodia– Expenses: 1500€/pers (with flight from Hanoi, without Elena’s birthday specials!) Our trip Interesting Facts (or not?)– Just… Continue Reading
The Bolaven Plateau
The Bolaven covers a large area East from Paksé, on the other side of the Mekong river. It is big enough to spend a few days, but as we had only one day left before our next flight to Siem… Continue Reading
Champasak
Champasak is the name of both the Paksé province and a town on the Mékong, north from Si Phan Don. Tourists usually come here for one thing: visit the Wat Phu Khmer temple, the little Lao brother of Angkor Wat.… Continue Reading
Si Phan Don
Poetically called “The four thousand Islands”, Si Phan Don designates the small scattered islands over the Mekong delta, at the southernmost area of Laos, before the Cambodian border. Visited by many backpackers, the area features two impressive waterfalls, which we… Continue Reading