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…
Pakse
Thursday, March 20, 2014 The road to Pakse was good. Well, apart from cows regularly and aimlessly crossing the road. We suspect this will be a common occurrence here in Southern Laos. Pakse has good coffee and it was not…
Muang Khong
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 On arrival in Muang Khong we headed straight for the Senesothxuen Hotel recommended by other travelers and we were not disappointed. After relaxing a bit and a bath (yes, a bath; for the first time in a while…
Goodbye Cambodia, Hello Laos!
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 About 40 minutes after the sun we got up as well. We enjoyed breakfast at Ponika’s Place again, after which we went back to our hotel to check out and headed towards the Cambodia-Laos border. Just…
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.…
Kratie
Thursday, March 13, 2014 After having picked up our Chinese visas, we headed off to Kratie, the long way around. Ok, we got lost, but only twice. I think our GPS got confused; actually our GPS got confused twice. Once…
Phnom Penh
Friday, March 7, 2014 What a long day. After we left the temple and regained National Highway No. 6 we had only 180 kms to go to Phnom Penh. We had heard the road was in bad shape, but we…
Sambor Prei Kuk Complex
Friday, March 7, 2014 We had an early dinner yesterday and went out in search of a bar for a few drinks, which we found just around the corner from our hotel. At the first place we walked into (open…
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…
Angkor Wat and Siem Reap
Saturday, March 1, 2014 The road from Banteay Chhmar to Samraong was, despite being under construction, quite a bit better than the road under construction from the previous day. And from Samraong to Siem Reap it was fine – apart…
Sisophon and Banteay Chhmar
Friday, February 28, 2014 After a very good morning visiting 3 sites in the vicinity of Battambang followed with lunch there, we drove on to Sisophon. The town mostly acts as a travelers’s stop between Siem Reap (Angkor Wat) and…
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…