Top 5 tips: Boating in Indochina
Whether cruising the Mekong in luxury or riding the waterways of Vietnam in a traditional sampan, the best way to explore Indochina is by…
Transport & Travelling
Sometimes it’s not the destination, but the journey, and what an adventure you can have with Southeast Asian Transport & Travelling.
Planes, trains & tuk-tuks: The joy of getting around in Southeast Asia
While I was anticipating my holiday to Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in spring, I was excited to head back to Vietnam’s food markets, looking…
On the rails: Burma’s Goteik Viaduct
Japan has the bullet train, China has the maglev – even Vietnam has a five-star train service and has started work on its first…
Planes, trains & automobiles: Getting around in Burma
Burma is a pretty big country (it covers slightly more total area than France), but its infrastructure is underdeveloped in comparison with most. Many…
Top 5 Burma boating experiences
It’s been over a century since Rudyard Kipling memorably described the Irrawaddy River as “the road to Mandalay”, yet by boat remains one of…
On the water: Our top 10 boating experiences across Indochina
In our opinion, one of the best ways to explore Indochina is by boat – whether it’s a luxurious overnight cruise in the dramatic…
Indochina by boat
In our opinion, one of the best ways to explore Indochina is by boat – whether it’s a luxurious overnight cruise in the dramatic…
All aboard Vietnam’s new five-star train
There once was a time when the 31-hour trip from Hanoi to Saigon by train via the 1,726 km (1,072 mi) Reunification Railway was…