First Day in the PhilippinesBreakfast at Jony’s Beach ClubThe weather is so much better than forecasted. It is partly cloudy, perfect temperature (25°) and not raining.Tired from our long day yesterday, we both sleep in and don’t get to Jony’s beachfront restaurant at 9:30am. It’s lovely. Unfortunately half the things on the breakfast menu are finished for the day. I have a traditional Filipino breakfast; local sausage, garlic rice …
From Laos to PhilippinesHo Phra Keo Museum After breakfast at the hotel in Vientiane,we are able to obtain a late check out. We fly to Bangkok at 6:35 pm so we have until 3:00 pm to tour around the city.Our first stop is Ho Phra Keo Museum. It is a temple that houses many artifacts collected from numerous other temples. There is a beautifully carved tree trunk on the property.The …
Vietiane Morning in Pull Mind Cafe We pack up early and head to Pull Mind Cafe, our favourite hang out in Vang Vieng.As usual, there are a bunch of tourists posing at the edge of the terrace. This time it is a group of middle aged Thai girlfriends. They are giggling a lot and hamming it up for the photos, at one point grabbing two single European gentlemen from a table …
Up Up and Away…Chilling in Vang Vieng I wake to silence, then I hear a single motorbike rev it’s engine and as if on cue, the street fills with the sounds of engines, voices and people setting up the morning market. After our busy day yesterday, today is a relax and chill day. From breakfast we head across the street to Pull Mind Cafe where I take in the spectacular …