Start in Vientiane. Walk to the bus stop. Take the bus to the Friendship Bridge (border with Thailand). Go through passport control. Take another bus across the bridge and clear Thai passport control. Take a tuk-tuk to the train station in Nong Khai. Enjoy delicious Thai food while waiting two hours before boarding night-train to … Continue reading
Waking up to rain pattering gently on the windows, the Italian guy across the aisle asked “Vientiane Centrale?” Arrivals aren’t very well announced in Laos, I noted. “If it is, it’s pretty different to Milano Centrale,” I responded, noting the red dirt-turned-mud that our bags were being thrown on to from the safety of their … Continue reading
Chiang Mai is a city of temples, monks, hippies and wanna-be hippies – but that’s not what caught my attention in this sweltering northern city. Searching for accommodation in a post-night-train-stupor (read: very broken and jolted-sleep), it was almost standing on a dead scorpion that woke me right up and reminded me just where exactly … Continue reading
New Zealand isn’t really “On the Road” for me, it’s home. I’m currently on a brief stopover here, organising my visa and repacking my bags before I set off for a year in Spain. It’s so nice to be home and to see New Zealand through fresh eyes – not having lived here for over … Continue reading
I knew that 3 months would not be enough to see all of Southeast Asia, but one place I was not willing to miss was the temple of Angkor Wat, in Cambodia. Although the sunrise didn’t play ball for us, the drizzle sent the majority of tourists scattering for cover, clearing space for us to … Continue reading
In the centre of Vientiane lies a monument suspiciously similar to Paris’ Arc de Triomphe. Patuxai has seen better days (like a lot of Vientiane) but with a view out over the city and a public park behind it, it’s still a great place to enjoy a lazy Sunday afternoon in Laos.
It’s been hot in Luang Prabang, there’s not a lot of breeze by the river and it’s humid. So to escape the heat we followed the recommendation of some locals to escape to shade of the beautiful Kuang Si waterfalls for a day.
If spending anywhere between 14 to 18 hours over two days on a boat sounds like a nightmare to you, then the slow boat from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang is not for you. For me it was something I’d been excited about doing since deciding to travel to Southeast Asia. Armed with a couple … Continue reading
I was pretty sure I’d like Thailand before I’d even arrived, and walking through the streets of Bangkok to my hostel I knew I did. It’s a colourful and vibrant, dirty and dusty city. It’s a contrast of old and new, eastern and western. The food is amazingly fresh and diverse, and the streetfood is … Continue reading
We arrived late afternoon in Ko Lanta, so one of our first stops was going to watch the sun set at Long Beach. A pack of stray dogs had the same idea just up the beach from us, even taking a dip in the warm Andaman Sea.
Tali Goes Travelling 