It’s been quite a while since the last post – it takes a lot of time and energy to keep it up to date, so there’s a fair bit to catch up. Rewinding a little from the end of…
Mountaintop Monasteries, Mandalay, and into Manipur
After Bagan, we had a fairly short run to the storied city of Mandalay, so we took the opportunity to stop on the way and see a palm products shop. Here they produce everything from palm sugar sweets to palm…
Golden Rock, Naypyitaw and Bagan
The next morning we headed to the local tourist destination, the Golden Rock – legend has it that the precariously balanced rock is held up by one of Buddha’s hairs. To get up the hill, we had to pile into…
Northern Thailand and into Myanmar
Having crossed back into Northern Thailand, we made for Chiang Mai, the largest city in the north. Before leaving Chiang Rai though, we made a stop on the southern outskirts to see the White Temple. Created by an avant-garde artist…
Northern Laos
Although we had originally planned to turn south back in to Thailand and head to Chiang Mai for a while, we had enjoyed Laos more and more the further north we went, and we still had the most famous and…
Southern Laos to Vientiane
A quick run north along a poorly maintained road took us to the sole border crossing between Cambodia and Laos. Here, we were greeted by a massive new building on the Cambodian side, at least 8 lanes wide with freshly…
Northern Cambodia, following the Mekong north
Although we still didn’t have our passports back, we set off north on Friday morning, to explore the Mekong river and northern Cambodia. Our base would be the town of Kratie, some 250 kilometers north. To get there, we…
Phnom Penh
Leaving Siem Riep and the glorious temples of Angkor Wat behind, we hit the road to cover the 320km to Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia. The first half of the road was in good condition, and we made good…
Amazing Angkor
A quick morning run down a good motorway took us to Siem Riep, the town adjacent to the archaeological park of Angkor Wat, where we quickly dumped our bags at the hotel and set about exploring. (Starting a quick…
Prasat Preah Vihear
Only a short entry this time, before tackling the enormity of Angkor Wat. Having crossed the border into Cambodia, we soon rolled into the town of Anlong Veng, known as the last stronghold of the Khmer Rouge. With time on…