Have you even backpacked in Southeast Asia if you haven’t taken a boat ride at least once? What better way to tick this off the list than by sailing the Mekong – the longest and most important river in mainland Southeast Asia? You can take the Slow Boat in Laos! This unorthodox form of transport…
In a certain weird way, Laos feels like nobody should be using money there. It’s rural, rugged, slow. Everything is simple and easy-going. But you still need some money, right? So here’s a practical guide to tourist money for Laos. Everything about ATMs, exchanging currency, and paying by card. From a backpacker for backpackers, although…
The Burning Season in northern Laos and northern Thailand is between February and May when local farmers burn their agricultural fields in preparation for the new planting season. Agricultural burning is widespread and creates a layer of smog and haze over the regions. The air quality drops significantly, often to dangerous levels. Most of my pictures…