Alms giving ceremony

In the Laos town Luang Prabang the monks walk the main road every morning to receive food from the villagers. This happens between 6 and 7 am and about 200 monks walk this path. This lovely ceremony turned into quite a tourist attraction as I was surprised to see so many people on the street…

Welcome to Laos

Just had my first Asian border crossing from the Thai Chiang Khong across the Mekong river to Huay Xai on the Laos side. Passing through immigrations did give some frustration. About 2 months ago their location moved up 10km to a new bridge over the river. Now the bus drops you of on the side…

Sights of Chiang Rai

White Temple No ancient history to find here, as they started building the White Temple in 1998. Personally I thought this one was much more impressive than the usual tempels. The exterior is just something non comparable but on the inside they have modern drawings of Spiderman, Neo from the Matrix and the Twin Towers.…

Join a cooking class

Every traveler you meet is just raving about how fun these cooking classes are. This pushed me in trying it out myself. In the full-day cooking class you get to choose 6 Thai dishes that you’ll make, my choices were; Khaw Soi curry paste, Chiang Mai Noodle, Pad Thai, Spring rolls, Thai herb soup and…

Rafting in Pai

On top of my what-to-do-in-pai list was rafting on the Pai river. I signed up at the Thai Rafting Adventure which is run by a friendly French guy who lives in the area for over 20 years and did the 1 day rafting trip which sure is a full day. Getting picked up at 7…

Relaxing on Koh Chang

Taking a few days off from travelling and sightseeing to relax on this tropical island. Hooray for white sandy beaches, welcoming warm water and the sun rays on my skin. Also making small friends, this cute Cambodian girl literally tried out all the games on my iPad 🙂 And yes, I usually don’t like kids,…

Erawan Falls

Erawan falls has 7 different waterfalls and is about 60 km north of Kanchanaburi. Taking the first bus to Erawan National Park and the last bus back, these falls were all mine. While standing in these waters you get fish coming to chew on your feet. Just like in those fish spas, only these were…