Border crossing Experienced travelers know about a border crossing, which could be called border craziness too. It can happen while traveling overland. A border crossing in certain countries can be a hassle and corruption is common. Take for instance the border crossing between Laos and Cambodia. Travelers might tell you …
Thai Embassies in Asia In the post on this site about Nong Khai and Friendship bridge border with Laos, you can already read some info about Thai visa application. In this post more extended info about the Thai embassy in Vientiane and the visa application itself. Not related to the …
Thai visa & border The Thai border to Laos at Nong Khai is popular among backpackers and people who are living in Thailand on tourist visa and do visa runs. Many of those are traveling over land to the Nong Khai border. Do the border crossing and get themselves from …
Rules of Hotels & Apartments in Vietnam Some of the most strange things in Vietnam are related to hotels and apartments. They have this obsession with your passport. If you don’t hand over your passport, there will be a big chance they won’t let you stay. If you’re lucky, they accept …
Tourist bus When living in Asia, or travelling in Asia, you will always have some adventurous journeys instead of luxury ones. So is the tourist bus between Vientiane and Hanoi. A ticket for the daily tourist bus might look cheap and a good alternative for flying. The price being charged …
Traffic chaos The people who have been in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) know what this post is about. The traffic is chaotic and crazy. If you don’t like big cities, if you don’t like noise, if you can’t handle pollution, stay out of Saigon. The traffic was …
Bus to George Town on Penang Island There are several bus companies driving from KL to Penang. This gives you the choice to go at any time that you want. The only time that there isn’t a bus going, is between 1 am in the night and 6.30 am in …
Lukla Lukla is a small village in Nepal. It’s located on an altitude of 2860 meter in the district called Solukhumbu and in the Sagarmatha national park. Sagarmatha is the Nepalese word for Mt. Everest, so it is relatively close to the highest mountain in the world. Khumbu and Solukhumbu …
Cheap flights Vietjetair and Jetstar Pacific airlines are usually cheaper than Air Asia and much cheaper than Vietnam Airlines, Thai Airways and other national carriers. So for cheap flights you better choose one of these airlines. Vietjetair Vietjet started its operations at the end of 2011 and has established itself …