Dien Bien Phu, located in the north of Vietnam, near Lao border, is a very important town for the Vietnamese. Here the French lost their final battle and Vietnam became a free country. Today, you can visit a very interesting museum and a cemetery, commemorating the battle. My goal was to stay in most of […]
I have 6 weeks left. 6 weeks people!!! (read my itinerary here). It’s scary and exciting and overwhelming. Last week I got up and looked around my tiny flat. I still have so many things: clothes, accessories, books, photos, documents. I panicked a little. I really need to think of what I’m going to do with all […]
We left Muang Kua at dawn. I tried to sleep for a bit, but constant beeping of our car and uneven road kept waking me up. We were driving through mountains, passing trucks and lorries on a road that barely could fit two cars. From time to time one of those trucks got stuck in […]
It seems like my life is busy as never before. I have been running around like crazy, not sleeping well, not eating well, not exercising….However, I have been enjoying this awesome and unpredictable ride. And here’s what I’ve been up to. THE TRIP -I have booked all my flights. I have even booked some of […]
“Out of sight, out of mind” or “Absence makes the heart grow fonder”—which is true? Well, for old, rotten bananas, I can tell you which one rings true. But for love, it’s not quite so simple. My husband Dan and I currently live in a one room apartment, teach at the same school, share the […]
My boat got to Muang Kua in the late evening. The views changed a little in the last 2 hours of the boat ride from Nong Kiaw. There were less and less trees, the mountains were ripped apart by diggers, and trucks passed through the narrow roads all the time. Muang Kua wasn’t as inviting […]
So, here it is! I’ve finally decided what I want to do and where I want to go. Well, not entirely, as I want to keep some space for the unexpected. I also have lots of questions for those of you, who have been to the places I am going to visit. Starting from November, […]
Now, here’s something different and something I normally don’t write about, but I think it’s a pretty good subject, given the fact that some of you will soon start planning your winter holiday. Martin Nolan from The Travel Ramble tells us why he thinks Norway is the next hot skiing destination. There is pretty much […]
Nong Kiaw is a tiny, sleepy town in the North of Laos. I spend there a couple of days, trying to get some rest and chill out. After taking a small boat from Luang Prabang and sailing for 10 hours I thought I needed some peace and quiet, at least for a day or two. […]