THAILAND LAOS CAMBODIA In case you can’t tell by our selections below, Khmer food was our least favorite cuisine. We found the food in Cambodia to essentially be subpar Thai food so we tended to explore other cuisines during our time there.
We recently had the pleasure (probably not the right word) of experiencing one of the most notorious border crossings in Southeast Asia, the land crossing from the 4000 islands in southern Laos into Cambodia. Going from one corrupt country to another, more corrupt, country, via a lightly-used crossing point is a recipe for, I don’t…
The next best thing to a river full of native trout is one that runs through a cave. Alison vetoed a 24 hour bus ride from Vientiane to Hanoi (I didn’t put up much of a fight) so our next stop took us to warmer weather in southern Laos, where we’ll eventually keep going south…
One of the primary tourist attractions in southern Laos is Wat Phou, the site of ancient ruins located just outside Champasak in between Pakse and the 4000 islands. The ruins date back to the Khmer empire in the 5th century and the area was named a UNESCO World Heritage site. Sounds awesome, right? So how…
Travel to Northern Laos and travel back in time… Envision yourself living in a country that wasn’t readily accessible by road until almost the 21st century. Imagine living in a hut without running water or electricity. Visualize yourself living off of whatever you can grow in the fields near your hut, or searching the jungle…
Outside of plane flights and bus tickets, virtually everything you buy in this part of the world is negotiable. Lodging, trinkets and clothes at the market, tuk tuk fares, massages, and sometimes even food are all negotiated items. Although some people would rather avoid conflict or feel bad haggling over a few bucks, the reality…
If you ever find yourself venturing near the northern part of the Thai/ Laos border (definitely a top 10 destination for Americans, right?), you 100% have to do the Gibbon Experience. In a nutshell, we just spent two days ziplining and trekking deep in the Laos (pronounced without the “s”) jungle and slept in a…
Beaches & Backpacks 