Time to travel up to Vang Vieng. The lady whom i bought the ticket from a travel agency told me that a tuktuk will pick me up from my guesthouse at 9am for the 10am bus to Vang Vieng. I was all ready to go at 9am but when the tuk tuk didn’t show up [...]
Hey Hey end of the year and it was time to go travelling again. This time is another solo backpacking trip to Laos. I managed to get a stretch of 12 days break by taking advantage of the Christmas,Hari Raya and New Year break. Planning the trip to me is part of the fun and [...]
Pengerang better known as 4th Bay Island to the Chinese is at thesouthernmost tip of Malaysia. SInce I was on leave on that Friday, i decided to make a trip over there on my own Since it was supposed to be a free and easy trip, I didn’t set off until 9 plus and only reach the Changi Ferry [...]
Day 4 see me leaving Phnom Penh for Kompong Cham. Why Kompong Cham? I just decided to go there after reading my Lonely Planet guide while on the bus from Siem Reap to Phomn Pehn. I read that there is a new bridge and also a bamboo bridge there. I love bridges…so I decided to go there [...]
Day 3 see me waking up early again as the Mekong Bus Express pick up will pick me up from Red Lodge Guesthouse at 630am despite buying a 730am bus ticket. This is because the pickup may need to pick up other guests from other guesthouses. I was all ready by 625am when the pickup [...]
Day 2 started with a AngKor Wat sunrise watch. The driver picked me up at 5am! Ah ha in the rush of getting out of my room, i forgot to bring along my photography accessories such as filters, extra battery n film! I only realised that when i was half way to AngKor Wat. I [...]
Finally decided to go Cambodia after a few of weeks of indecisiveness on where to go. I took the earliest flight at 0600hr out on a Jetstar flight (http://www.jetstar.com) meaning i had to wake up very early. Yawnzzzzzzz! The flight took less than 2 hrs and I landed at the Siam Reap International Airport which is [...]
Mandalay From Kalaw I would move on to Mandalay, where I have the most interesting encounter with a trishaw driver, Mr Win Tin. Mr Win Tin offered to drive me around Mandalay. I told him I would get him to give me a ride down to U Bein Bridge in the afternoon if he was [...]