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Tony42

Angry in Asia: The Hidden Costs of Vientiane’s “Cheapest” Motorcycle

“Give me my passport or I call the police. Your choice.” Momentarily taken aback, the 70-year old Laotian woman across from me paused her tirade and sized me up, trying to decide if I was serious.
LaosMotorcycles
Steph27

What & Where to Eat in Vientiane

Just as we did in Savannakhet, part of the reason we stayed as long as we did in Vientiane is because of the food. Six days in this city is probably unthinkable to most people, but when we weren’t trying to better ourselves through the MANY historical/spiritual buildings on...
FoodLaos
Steph24

Vientiane: A Capital City Like No Other

We had been warned MANY times that Vientiane was a capital city like no other, but some of my Western biases run deep, and I just can’t seem to shake my preconceived notions about what a capital city will be like. Immediately my imagination conjures up visions of shiny...
Laos
Tony16

Loop De Loop in Thakhek, Part 2

It was the second morning of our journey around the Thakhek Loop. The sun was barely up, my belly was full of delicious mini French toasts (how something so delightful could be prepared by our most definitely not-delightful hostess remains a mystery) and the road was calling.
AdventuresLaos
Tony24

Loop De Loop in Thakhek, Part 1

’ve always loved motorcycles, motorbikes, scooters… pretty much any motorized, two-wheeled transport. When we were planning our trip years before we ever left the comfort of our home for the first time, I always imagined what it would be like to ride through the exotic S.E. Asian countryside on...
AdventuresLaos
Steph34

Where & What to Eat in Savannakhet

If you know anything about us at all then you know that if there is one thing that is likely to make us like a place and stay put for a while, that thing is clearly food.
FoodLaos
Steph43

Welcome to Laos, South East Asia’s Sleeping Beauty

Countless people told us that following Vietnam, we would surely find Laos boring. “It is verrrrry quiet in Laos,” they said, drawing out the word very so that the r sounded like a Spanish trill. “It’s the place you go when you want there to be nothing. No McDonald’s, no...
Laos
Steph12

Chewing the Fat with NZ Muse!

I honestly believe that there is nothing like food to bring people together. I think if Chewing the Fat has proven anything, it’s that just TALKING about food can be enough to unite people and make us happier. I know that every time someone reaches out telling me that...
Chewing the Fat
Steph43

How to Travel from Hue to Savannakhet by Bus

The ironic thing about being a long-term traveler is that the “travel” part of the process is soon the thing you come to like least about this lifestyle. Wax philosophical all you like about how it’s all about the journey rather than the destination, but I’m betting that 9...
LaosTips & TricksTransportationVietnamVisas
Steph28

So Long, Saigon

For the last month, every time I have set forth into the busy streets of Saigon, I have felt the keen pangs of grief. The pains are sharpest and most acute when I’m on the back of our motorcycle and we zip through the swirling snarls of traffic; it’s...
MusingsVietnam
Steph23

Eating Our Way through Vietnam at Lang Viet

Vietnam is a deceptively big country. From top to bottom, it snakes over 3000 kilometers, and travelers who aren’t careful with their itineraries may find themselves spending more time in transit than actually taking in the sights.
FoodReviewsVietnam
Steph38

Yan Can Cook, We Can Eat

My mother’s side of the family is from Trinidad. Even if you can’t locate Trinidad on a map, know this: Trinidadians love to eat. What nation doesn’t, really? Regardless, visits to my maternal grandmother (Nanny) always revolve around food.
FoodVietnam
Steph61

On Being Cut Short

I will not be the first person to tell you that in order to live a life of full-time travel, I had to make sacrifices. Everyone who has ever decided to travel for an extended period of time has had to give up something in pursuit of that dream—whether...
Musings
Steph14

Chewing the Fat with Christina Loiacono

When we originally launched Chewing the Fat, we had no idea how popular it would prove to be. We mostly just thought it would be fun to talk to some of our favorite travel bloggers about one of our favorite topics and the one thing that seems to unite...
Chewing the Fat
Steph46

Gorging on George Town: Does Malaysia’s Culinary Capital Live Up to the Hype?

Asia is a continent of superlatives. Nearly every attraction we have visited is touted as the top of its kind and worthy of its own chapter in the Guinness Book of World Records. I'm not sure how many "biggest buddha in country X/Asia/the world/the universe" we have seen at this...
FoodMalaysia