The worst possible welcome to Vietnam and my first sleeper bus experience
To say I didn't have the best first experience of Vietnam would be an understatement. It was a sad goodbye I said to my friends as I waved them off in their bus from Laos to Chiang Mai for Songkran
Vang Vieng – A place for badly behaved backpackers
Dropped off at the side of a dusty road in Vang Vieng after the most traumatic journey through winding, mountainous roads, I won't lie and say my first thought wasn't "oh God this place is a hole." It looked like
Luang Prabang – Playing mermaid in the waterfalls
It's been a while since I had the opportunity to indulge my inner mermaid, so when we heard about the huge waterfalls in Luang Prabang, we simply had to make sure we went there. Now I have to clarify that
Stepping back 160 million years to the real Jurassic Park – Khao Sok (Part 1)
One of my favourite experiences in Thailand so far has definitely been my time spent in a 160 million year old rainforest slap bang in the centre of the country. When my Lonely Planet and a few websites all described
Periods. What’s it like when Auntie Flo comes to visit in Thailand?
Okay so you remember that time I wrote about smear tests? This is going to be a little bit like that
How travelling solo gives you the confidence you never knew you had
I've always been a very confident person, anyone who knows me will tell you that, but travelling has brought out a confidence I never knew I had within me. People talk about travelling changing them, particularly solo travelling, they say
Why travelling solo isn’t as scary as I expected
Those of you who have been following my journey will remember when I posted about the reactions of people as they realised I was planning on travelling across Asia, Australia and New Zealand by myself. Solo. Alone. Big decision right?
