Kratie, Cambodia travel tips
Where we ate: Krolan, a.k.a. bamboo rice – Along the roadside away from the tourist hotels, there are women with small roadside displays of bamboo tubes of various lengths and diameters. You’ll need to haggle a bit, but for much…
Tha Khek and Champasak, Laos travel tips
There’s not a lot to choose from in either Tha Khek or Champasak, as far as food and accommodation go, so do as we did and be willing to settle. Best tip, as is true almost everywhere in Laos, is…
Don Det and 4,000 Islands, Laos travel tips
There’s no electricity on Don Det besides the infrequent generator power. We heard that the island was going to be connected to mainland power by April 2009, so for all that we know may have changed by now. Service on…
Luang Prabang, Laos travel tips
Where we ate: Phousi Restaurant – Knowing how spicy Laotian papaya salad can be, we asked for mild and it was still delivered inedibly spicy (and we love spicy). Fruit shakes were miserable concoctions, beer was overpriced.: NAH Pasaneyom Coffee…
Vang Vieng, Laos travel tips
Where we ate: In Vang Vieng, we didn’t like many of the eating options. Natureview Restaurant, on the road to Pou Kham Cave – Though we only had one dish of lap, a lao lao mojito, and homemade potent pineapple…
Vientiane, Laos travel tips
Where we ate: Morning Market – We’re pretty sure we didn’t find the actual Morning Market, known for it’s street food, but we did find a lady on Lane Xiang Ave near Hatsady Rd making fresh rice paper rolls with…
Hanoi, Vietnam travel tips
On and off, we spent almost a week in Hanoi, and we spent many meals hopping from one little shop to another, noshing on each shop’s specialty. So, there are a lot of travel tips! Read on…
Halong Bay, Vietnam travel tips
Where we ate: Holiday View Hotel, Cat Ba Island – See hotel review below. Dinner gets a “yeh” and breakfast a “nah,” which averages out to a: MEH Hoang Y Restaurant, Ca Ba Island – The grilled local fish was…
Sapa, Vietnam travel tips
Sapa, Vietnam is a town that exists almost entirely for tourism. The town was a surprising and dismaying experience after 6 weeks traveling through the rest of Vietnam, but the views are killer.
Nimh Binh and Tam Coc, Vietnam travel tips
Tourism is just picking up speed in Tam Coc and Nimh Binh, Vietnam. Older guidebooks list hotels in the main town, Nimh Binh, and most are small, geared towards the independent backpacker and Vietnamese. A lot of newer, schnazzier hotels…
