Vientiane
Thursday, March 27, 2014 A long drive today, but rewarded with Vientiane (the Capital of Laos). Found a delightful hotel on the edge of town. In the early evening we went exploring for a) the Land Rover dealer and b)…
Stephen
Kong Lor Cave
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 We drove north along Mekong and after 100 kms or so turned right at Road No. 8 and started to wind through the mountains. This was such a pretty drive and we both enjoyed the mountain…
Thakhek
Monday, March 24, 2014 The roads in Laos are getting better and faster as we head North. Less potholes, less cattle wandering around aimlessly and less villages on the main highway. This is a good thing, as today was a…
Savannakhet
Sunday, March 23, 2014 A wonderful night’s sleep on the Bolaven Plateau, and the first time in a long time we did not hear the humming of an air conditioning unit. Bliss. A big day’s drive as we planned to…
Bolaven Plateau
Saturday, March 22, 2014 We headed east to the hills, where there are waterfalls and they grow coffee, and, just as importantly, being 1,000 meters higher it is 10 degrees cooler. And indeed, as we headed up, the thermometer headed…
Stung Treng
Monday, March 17, 2014 The hotel selection here was very limited, so that made it easy to find the best hotel in town, Gold River Hotel. Tripadvisor recommended a cafe located on the outskirts of town, and that is where…
Kratie to Stung Treng
Saturday, March 15, 2014 We had rain and thunderstorms overnight, which was a little exciting. We got a late start, but the plan for the day only called for 3 hours of driving. And the plan was right for once.…
Prasat Preah Vihear Temple
Thursday, March 6, 2014 Up early again to beat the late morning heat. We were only 40 kms from the temple entrance, so also planned to beat the other tourists. The drive to reach the temple was a bit challenging,…
Beng Mealea and Koh Ker Temples
Wednesday, March 5, 2014 What a great day today. Alarm went off at 5:30 and we took breakfast just after 6am. We had a big day ahead and wanted to get a good breakfast and still get away early. At…
Halfway. March 1st, 2014
Well, we made it halfway! That is, completed 277 days of travel with 277 days left in the plan. We have driven 26,531 kms with around 26,000 kms to go. Visited 12 countries so far and no idea how many…
Cambodia: Border Crossing and Documentation
This post is about the government documentation we needed and obtained to bring our car and ourselves into Cambodia. Cambodia in General There is not a lot on the Cambodian customs website on the process to temporarily import a vehicle…
Pattaya and to the Thai-Cambodia Border
Monday, February 24, 2014 Back in Thailand after our flight from Belgium. Landed at 6:30am and headed immediately south to Pattaya and our Junior Suite at the fabulous Amari Orchid Hotel, where we promptly crashed for the rest of the…
Yangon
Tuesday, February 11, 2014 Travel day today. Up early for maybe our last western style breakfast for a while. Brendan was awefully nice to give us a ride to Bangkok’s new airport, where we got a free shuttle to Bangkok’s…
Khao Yai National Park
Thursday, February 6, 2014 The morning started with a failed search for the local Starbucks. We may have found the mall with the Starbucks, but it did not open until 10:00. So we pressed on without breakfast or coffee. Which…
Phimai and Nakhon Ratchasima
Wednesday, February 5, 2014 Said goodbye to the lovely owners of P. California. They made us feel very welcome, almost like staying with family. Before heading out of town, we went back to the coffee spot we found yesterday. We…