JAKARTA I remember a geography class in my elementary school when with fascination I used to study the atlas. Indonesia seemed so far and...

SINGAPORE The city state was not on the list and our visit is an accident rather than careful planning. We are entering Singapore on a...

KOH PHI PHI Sleep on the overnight ferry was surprisingly comfortable and we arrived to Surat Thani just in time for sunrise. There...

KOH TAO It was still dark when our bus pulled up at the jetty. Our speed ferry was leaving at 7.30am so we have enjoyed the cool fresh...

PATHEIN I can't see a package tour bus pulling up in Pathein any time soon. This town is famous for its umbrella workshops, but most...

KRATIE There is a few hours journey and a notoriously infamous border crossing between us and our first stop in Cambodia. Authority on...

PAKSE Here we are again. 7am, standing on the front of our bus, this time heading for Pakse. As a person who always liked his own space,...

PHONSAVAN After 9 days in Prabang it was the highest time to leave. Wish there was more time to explore the northern hill tribes, but...

LUANG PRABANG Crossing the Vietnam-Laos border at Tan Can is really no hassle. In fact, I don't think anyone would notice if I just...

HOI AN Spending a night on a Vietnamese long haul bus is a strange sensation, you can't wait for the journey to end yet when it does it...