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Getting into Laos, An Alternative to the Mekong Slow Boat

Paddy July 24, 2015July 23, 2015 1 Comment

For backpackers travelling from Thailand into Laos, the most common option is to take the 2 day slow boat up the Mekong river. But for various reasons relating to comfort, safety and convenience, we decided on a much easier alternative to the Mekong slow boat. (more…)

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A Day with the Thai Farm Cooking School

Paddy May 12, 2015May 13, 2015 Leave a comment

Every one who visits Thailand raves about the food. So while we were backpacking across the ‘Land of Smiles’ we were determined to bring a little bit of Thai cuisine know-how back home with us – at least enough to impress our friends! (more…)

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Oh Mai! Tickling Tigers in Chiang Mai

Paddy May 12, 2015 Leave a comment

Chiang Mai… the first stop of our tour of South East Asia. Not a bad place to start either as it’s generally heralded as one of the best stops in Northern Thailand, with it’s cosmopolitan population of locals, ex-pats and hipster university students making a home for themselves in Thailand’s ancient “Rose of the North”. (more…)

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