As if Vientiane wasn’t sleepy enough, we hauled our indolent arses onto a pick up and headed about thirty kilometers northeast from the capital to a rural setting. It was a service I had prearranged with Rivertime Resort Ecolodge Resort, which was to be our home for a night. Our forty-minute countryside drive, unperturbed by…
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2013 Year-Ender: When Travel Turned Into A Black Hole
And I got sucked in. In 2012, we were armed with all sorts of excuses: Extended honeymoon stage. A break from the mundane. Discounted airfares for tots. “Still saving up for a house (and/or still haven’t decided where to buy)“. Backpacking while young. Living in the now… The list went on and echoed through the…
Vientiane, Laos: Wat Si Saket And Ho Phra Kaew
The oppressive warmth of the late summer rays turned the relatively short stroll into a chore. The occasional sight of drivers sleeping on hammocks hanging in their tuk-tuks made me wish I was also in the middle of a siesta in our Funky Monkey Hostel room — not minding its funky smell. Vientiane, although a…
In Sickness And In Stress
2013 Thus Far: The First Quarter
Three months down, many more moons to go. 2013’s first quarter was a mixed bag of family huddles, waiting games, bittersweet reveries and whirlwind peregrinations. And oh, tons of toddler sobs. We stepped foot on six countries with a so-called scheme that’s jotted on sand. Its course we paved as we went, depending on our…
We’re not running away, we’re running towards adventure!
“We’ve only just Bagan.”, Ron of Flip’n Travels playfully coined, referring to our whirlwind Myanmar jaunt. For me and my two-year-old daughter Luna, it was indeed a beginning — it was also our longest journey together without the hubby. Myanmar commenced another family backpacking trip with unknown destinations and an unplanned schedule. Bagan. Where it…