David RobinsonOct 31, 20176 min readKuala Terranganu: A Hari Raya Ghost TownA few steps from the bus terminal we reached our hotel in the central part of Kuala Terranganu- The Citi Point Hotel. The hotel reception...
David RobinsonJun 16, 201712 min readBack to basics: discovering Klang O’clock on Koh Ta KievKlang means strong in Cambodian We had always planned to go to explore the Cambodian southern islands as they had been described in blogs...
David RobinsonApr 24, 20176 min readPeople watching in HanoiWe took a very comfortable and short hour flight from Vientiane to Hanoi in Vietnam via Vietnam Airlines. We were eager to get through...
David RobinsonMar 31, 20175 min readSlow boat on the MekongWe spent one more night after the gibbon experience in Huay Xai as we were headed out on the slow boat the next day. We stayed close to...
David RobinsonMar 12, 20175 min readHuay Xai was not a highlightWe had to leave Thailand on 14th February as our 30-day visa expired then. Unfortunately, we weren’t booked into the Gibbon Experience...
David RobinsonMar 10, 20173 min readCrossing the border from Thailand to LaosWe had weighed up the benefits of getting a tourist bus from Chiang Rai to Bokeo where we decided that this would work out more expensive...
David RobinsonMar 8, 20176 min readContrasts in Chiang RaiWe arrived into Chiang Rai at the Old Bus Station (Terminal 1) at about 3.30pm (about 3-4 hour journey). We walked for 10 minutes to...
David RobinsonMar 6, 20174 min readChiang Mai Take 2After a week in Pai we decided that we had spent enough time there and took a minibus back the three/ four hours to Chiang Mai (tickets...
David RobinsonMar 4, 20176 min readWhen in Pai…explore by scooterWhen speaking to people about Pai or reading blogs about it the one thing recommended is to rent a scooter to explore the surrounding...
David RobinsonFeb 27, 20177 min readRelaxing in the hippie capitalPai has long been known as hippie central in Thailand with it mountainous views, numerous coffee shops, chilled out bars, a prevalence of...
David RobinsonFeb 16, 20178 min readChilling out in Chiang MaiBefore arriving in Chiang Mai we put a public trip up on Couchsurfing to see if anyone was about to meet us or host us. We received a...