To Nam Tok There are several possibilities to get to and over the original Death Railway part that ends in Nam Tok. A train from Bangkok to Nam Tok is one but much more popular is to start from Kanchanaburi to Nam Tok. In several other posts we have told …
Camiguin Island Founded in 1565 and an official province from 1966, Camiguin Island has a size of some 240 m2 (92 sq ml). The highest point on the island is Mt. Mambajao with 1713 m and a population of around 89.000 which is a density of around 370 per m2. …
Kulen Mountain National Park This place is also called Phnom Koulen and Phnum Kulen in Khmer language. The name indicates something that can be found in someone’s imagination. In reality there is no mountain whatsoever and therefore it’s a tricky name. That it even is a supposed part of a …
Liphi waterfalls It’s also written as Li Phi waterfalls and Somphamit waterfalls. The Kuang Si waterfalls in northern Laos near Luang Prabang are impressive. You can read more about it in another post on this site and the video on our associated YouTube Channel. When you travel to the south …
Pakse waterfalls Around Pakse, in southern Laos, are several waterfalls. There are not too many options to get there. Tuktuks can be an expensive ride and buses are hardly available and will only get you to the main road, which leaves you with a part to walk. So the best …
Chobar Gorge There is the myth about Chobar that deity Manjushree cut with his sword a hill, which let out the water of a lake. Once all water was out, the fertile land left became what is nowadays Kathmandu. The story with more reality goes that the hill that was …
Mekong Tour One of the packages the agencies in Luang Prabang sell is the Mekong tour, which ultimately goes to Tham Ting Cave and to a Whiskey Farm. The complete tour cost you around 80k LAK ($10) and takes a full morning. You’ll get to the agency by 8 am, …
Kuang Si Waterfalls Kuangsi Waterfall Park is located at a short distance from Luang Prabang in northern Laos. A 20 minute drive by minivan or on scooter will get you there. Kuang Si waterfalls is actually a big park and forest, including a bear rescue center. The source of the …
Sai Yok National Park The location of Sai Yok National Park is in the northwest of Thailand. Roughly 250 km northwest of Bangkok in the province of Kanchanaburi. In 1980 Sai Yok became the 19th national park of Thailand. The size of Sai Yok National Park is 958 km2 and …
Vang Vieng Town The town of Vang Vieng is located around 160 km north of Vientiane, which is the capital of Laos. It’s location between Vientiane and Luang Prabang makes it perfect to visit. The journey takes about 4 hrs by bus and 3,5 hrs by minivan from Vientiane. It …