This April was the first time everybody could celebrate the Thai New Year again after this festival was canceled due to Covid in previous...

The title is a bit of a misnomer as this is the only day without any train rides, sorry about that! I’m an early riser and continued...

From a quartet we’d been reduced to a trio, not that mattered much as we all had traveled in various combinations before with usually the...

High-speed train arriving at Muang Xai station. The next day we set out for our by-now-standard now standard Lao breakfast of baguettes...

We left the station and while walking to the tuk-tuk stand, Tim asked which hotel we were supposed to go to. Good question, I’d sent a...

Earlier this week I had the opportunity to join a small tour group to Kanchanaburi and on the way through Samut Sakhon, we made a stop at...

Over the years I have enjoyed live performances a lot, but by now I avoid big names in large concert halls, just not worth it. The last...

After our cycling trip along the Mekong (*) Tim's family drove to Mukdahan and brought us back to his house in Baan Huai Daeng, Kalasin....

The last cycling day of our trip had arrived, we checked out and cycled into town. Luckily our favorite breakfast place was open! The...

We checked out, had a small patanko and coffee breakfast, and hit the road. The option of cycling the same way back didn't appeal much to...