Asia – Page 2 – Bianca Mertens

3 Feb 2019

By slow-boat from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang

by Bianca Mertens | posted in: Asia, Laos | 0

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[ultimate_heading main_heading="Crossing the border from Thailand to Laos"]Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang[/ultimate_heading] On Monday morning, January 28th, I left Chiang Mai by Minivan and started my journey to Laos, which would take 3 days: 1 day to the border, 1 … Continued

28 Jan 2019

Chiang Mai – temples and elephants

by Bianca Mertens | posted in: Asia, Thailand | 0

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[ultimate_heading main_heading="4 days in Chiang Mai" sub_heading_style="font-style:italic;"][/ultimate_heading] On Wednesday, January 23rd, I took the 6PM direct flight from Mandalay (Myanmar) to Chiang Mai (Thailand) where I arrived about 8PM. The flight had been with Air Bangkok and this flight operator … Continued

23 Jan 2019

Sunrises in Bagan

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[ultimate_heading main_heading="Sunrises & Balloons in Bagan"][/ultimate_heading] We reached Bagan at 4AM, after a quite uncomfortable bus ride; the AC had been much too cold and we hadn’t been able to sleep more than 1 or 2 hours... In addition to … Continued

23 Jan 2019

Hiking in Hsipaw and relaxing in Mandalay

by Bianca Mertens | posted in: Asia, Myanmar | 0

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[ultimate_heading main_heading="Trekking in the jungle of Hsipaw"][/ultimate_heading] The night before leaving for Mandalay, the people I was travelling with and I had been up very late and as we had gone to the see the sunrise in the morning, I … Continued

23 Jan 2019

3 days at Nyaung Shwe – discovering the Inle lake

by Bianca Mertens | posted in: Asia, Myanmar | 0

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[ultimate_heading main_heading="Inle lake"][/ultimate_heading] On Tuesday, January 8th, Iver, Thereza and I arrived with the night bus from Hpa-An to Nyaung Shwe (Inle lake). It had been a very long bus trip (departure 7PM, arrival 9:30AM), but I had slept quite … Continued