Taking a Vespa tour in Hoi An, Vietnam: Look beyond the lantern festival
We haven’t met anyone who hasn’t loved Hoi An; those old ochre buildings and magical lantern festivals really are something special. But few visitors…
Transport & Travelling
Sometimes it’s not the destination, but the journey, and what an adventure you can have with Southeast Asian Transport & Travelling.
The journey is the destination: 10 of the best journeys in Myanmar (Burma)
The busy streets of Mandalay, the gilded Shwedagon pagoda in Yangon, the lapping waters of Inle Lake, the vast plains of Bagan… We could…
Riding Yangon’s circle train in Burma (Myanmar)
On Yangon’s circle train, the journey is the destination. Buy a ticket and clamber aboard; peer out of the window and, nose to the…
Motorbiking in Laos: The Thakhek Loop-de-Loop
Intrepid traveller, Becky bravely set off on a solo motorbike trip on the Thakhek Loop in Laos. After meeting fellow travellers along the way, her adventure was far…
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…
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…