If you’re looking for some less touristy and more adventurous things to do in Vietnam, then doing a Hai Van Pass motorbike trip is something for you. Connecting Hue and Da Nang, the mountainous pass is deemed one of the most scenic passes not only in Vietnam, but also the...

Crispy fresh air, active tourism opportunities and majestic sunrise in Cameron Highlands tea plantations - these are the reasons we decided to squeeze in a Cameron Highlands day trip into our already pretty jammed 18-day Malaysia travel itinerary. Although we have since become strong advocates of slow tourism, the less-than-48...

Langkawi is a gorgeous archipelago in northwestern Malaysia with impossibly beautiful beach sunsets, fine white sand, turquoise sea waters and… duty free shops (yes, the whole main island is duty free!). The island therefore attracts two main tourist categories - the shoppers and the sea enthusiasts. There is, however, one...

Is Malaysia worth visiting? - yes, yes and YES! Not being part of the popular Banana Pancake Trail, the country is often overlooked by travelers to Southeast Asia. That's a real shame since there is a wide variety of things to see in Malaysia in terms of culture, history and...

Oh, that gorgeous Khao Sok National Park lake. The picturesque man-made reservoir in Southern Thailand with iconic floating bungalows on emerald green waters surrounded by a lush rainforest. How excited were we to finally arrive at this magical spot! Being one of the less touristy places in Thailand, Khao Sok’s...

Everyone's heard of Bali. I bet even if you haven't been there, by the mention of Bali you'd think of lush tropical forests, beautiful beaches, ocean sounds, some exotic culture and coconuts with straws sticking out of them. A luxurious tropical destination. That's exactly how we'd imagined Bali and that's...

We were very perplexed when after a couple of days in Laos we realized we were quite a bit over our set daily budget. So far we have been really good at keeping our Southeast Asia travel budget within the defined goals. What went wrong this time? Before we visit...

📍 26th of November, Luang Prabang. One of the very few things we knew about Laos is that it was a rather small and underdeveloped country, that it had amazing waterfalls in Luang Prabang and a delicious chili shrimp paste. Since we were already in the north of Thailand, continuing our journey in...

Right now, Laos is hardly ever the primary destination on any travellers’ agenda. Instead, it is either a transit point or a couple-of-days-tour people do while they’re in one of the neighbouring countries - Thailand, Vietnam or Cambodia. Having opened its doors to tourism only in the 1990s, Laos still...

Us 6 months ago: "Woooohoooo! We are actually. finally. doing it! We are going backpacking Southeast Asia for six months!" *doing a little celebratory dance*. This was the first time either of us went on such a long backpacking trip and therefore had no experience in how much money would we end...