Apr 1, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Laos, South East Asia |
LAOS 22nd March We wake in Laos, a country which is said to be one of the 20th poorest in the world, a stark contrast to Thailand just a few hundred metres across the river. Despite this, trade in recent years with China, and the influx of tourism, which accounts for...
Mar 21, 2011 | Asia, Blog, South East Asia, Thailand |
18th March We wake to find the skies are still overcast, but decide to head out to the Sukhothai historical park, the walled old capital city of Siam. It is filled with ancient Wats dating back to the mid 13th century and remains of the old Kingdom. The dynasty...
Mar 17, 2011 | Asia, Blog, South East Asia, Thailand |
Thailand 8th March 9 months to the day from setting off from the UK on our overland adventure, travelling 36,000km’s so far, and on to our 24th country, we head towards the Thai border for the 300 mile journey to the island of Ko Lanta. We’re apprehensive about...
Dec 9, 2010 | Asia, Blog, India, South Asia |
INDIA Part 1 – The North Amritsar The road past the border is smooth and surprisingly quiet. We stop at the Grand Hotel, a basic but relatively cheap hotel. Since Martin had not had any beer since leaving China about a month ago, we decide to sit in the garden...
Nov 3, 2010 | Asia, Blog, Central Asia, Kyrgyzstan |
KYRGYZSTAN Within two minutes of being in the country we are flagged down by a policeman. He asks Martin to follow him to his car where he pulls out a piece of paper with Russian-English translations on it. The most important one according to him is ‘You must pay a...
