Alexandra San Miguel-Brathwaite

LexiSanMiguelBrathwaite

Alexandra San Miguel-Brathwaite

Thailand,
Laos,
Vietnam,
Cambodia,
Thailand,
Australia,
Fiji,
LA



Asia » Laos » West May 7th 2010

Okay so Laos. We've been here since 30/04/10. We took a 2minute boat crossing from Thailand to Laos (the two countries are separated by a river) and then hit immigration to check in our passports, receive our Visas etc etc we then met our guide Sing Kum (I can't spell his name but that's what it sounded like). Oh and just so you are aware, climbing on and off a very small, low boat with a 90l rucksack and small daysack is not bloody easy especially when you have to walk across a thin wooden plank to get to land. Thankfully no-one fell in but I did dip a toe in the water for balance. Following our epic plank walking skills we got a Tuk-Tuk to the Mekong river and to our boat which we were ... read more

Asia » Thailand April 29th 2010

First blog entry. I'm doing this whilst my iPod charges. We arrived 5days ago to Bangkok, with the plan of not leaving the hotel until the tour started on the 26th, sorry parents I failed, we went out. The first night we met Anty's friend Max and headed out to the Khao Sang Road for dinner. Although its famous for being touristy its not really all that big, nevertheless it's full of stalls selling everything from bracelets to a foot massage performed by fish that eat your dead skin cells. Being jet-lagged we woke up at 1pm and went for further explorations including going to the famous Cabbages and Condoms restaurant. The journey was around 20mins and obviously we had no idea where we were going, turns out we drove straight through the Silom district, which ... read more




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