Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang a UNESCO World Heritage Site Luang Prabang is Laos’ most visited town and it’s easy to see why! The old city is a recognized UNESCO World Heritage Site, chosen for both its architectural and artistic heritage in fusing…
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Mekong River Cruise to Luang Prabang
Huay Xai Huay Xai, the town 15 minutes away from the Thailand-Laos border, is the definition of a transient tourist town with most people staying overnight before taking the slow boat to Luang Prabang. We opted to stay an extra…
Crossing the Thailand-Laos land border
We crossed this border a few weeks ago and thought our experience could be helpful for anyone who’s thinking of doing the same. Chiang Rai to Chiang Khong We crossed Friendship Bridge No. 4, which seems to be the most…
Laos
Laos was the second stop on the Asia portion of our 2024-2025 trip! We entered the country from Thailand via Friendship Bridge No 4 (read more on crossing the border here). We took the 2-day slow river boat to Luang…
Jalpan de Serra & Peña de Bernal
Our next stop was Jalpan de Serra, located in the third and last state we visited this week, Querétaro. We were stunned by the abrupt change in scenery: from arid, semi-desertic planes to lush mountains in just a few hours’…
Zimapan & Xajha
After Teotihuacan, we continued our road trip, departing from the state of Mexico, we headed north into the state of Hidalgo. The road offered beautiful sights of mountains and canyons basking in sun rays. The highlight of this stop was…
Teotihuacan
We spent a day in Ciudad de Mexico, discovering the city and acclimating ourselves to the language and the food, before setting off on a road trip to explore the surrounding states. We stopped at half a dozen cities over…
Mexico
What a way to start our 2024-2025 World Trip! Mathieu and I have been talking about this trip since COVID-19 first struck. Throughout the lockdowns, we would fantasize about all the places we wanted to visit after things returned to…
Santorini
I was so relieved to have planned an R&R stop before Santorini because it was really hectic. The first night, we stayed in an airbnb in Parissia to see the black sand beach, the second night, we stayed in Fira,…
Koufonisia
Ah, beautiful Koufonisia. Tucked away between tourist hotspots such as Mykonos and Santorini, the group of small islands is an ideal place to rest, relax, and beach. Koufonisia/Koufonissi is a group of three islands but the only populated one is…