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...

MUI NE Excitement is rising. After 2 days of jam packed itinerary at Mekong delta, quick dinner and sleepover at Long Hostel, our bus is...

HO CHI MINH Southeast Asia! We've finally made it! Our second flight during this trip was sort of inevitable as my romanticised...

Xi'an, Shaanxi Province 1.October is the Chinese National Day. First day of seven when 1.5 billion souls of People’s Republic of China...

XINING, Qinghai Province Looking out the train window I've realised that there is not an inch of a land that hasn't been moved or somehow...

YEKATERINBURG After 36 hours on the train we have arrived in Yekaterinburg which has been greeting us with summery 10°C… apparently...