WHERE IS CHIANG MAI? From Bangkok, we decided to go North and head to the largest city in Northern Thailand, Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai is a mountainous city, retaining rich history and culture and is popular amongst tourists for its abundance of historical temples and scenic views. WHY TAKE A SLEEPER TRAIN? A common and…

When preparing for your Ha Giang Loop adventure, it is important to make sure you have packed everything you need. Along the loop, you will only be stopping at viewpoints, a lunch stop and at your accomodation. You are visiting and staying in very rural villages with little opportunity to get off the path to…

I think by now, most travellers preparing for or currently in South East Asia, know what the Ha Giang Loop is. And why wouldn’t you? It is hands down, one of the most incredible, exhilarating, humbling and breathtaking experiences you could have.  WHAT IS THE HA GIANG LOOP? The Ha Giang Loop is a scenic…

WHERE IS PAI? Just a minor 4 hour drive north of Chiang Mai is a quaint little country town called Pai. Imagine boho. Views. Country roads. Coffee dates. Bars. Huts. Farmhouses. There’s a reason they call it the Pai Hole, because you get stuck in it.  HOW TO GET TO PAI? I debated going to…

IS KOH SAMUI OVERHYPED? We wondered the same thing and the majority of feedback we had heard from fellow travellers was to skip it and go elsewhere.  Many people had said Koh Samui was over-crowded with tourists, over-priced and over-done. What was once considered off the beaten path, Koh Samui is now a crazy popular…

Bangkok was decidedly the best starting option for us. Not only is it one of the main international airports in South East Asia, but it was also the cheapest to fly directly from Perth. Bangkok is also fairly central to surrounding cities, so it was relatively easy to start our journey from there. Bangkok is…