South East Asia 16

Legend

Bus
Boat
Plane
Driving
Motorbike
Hiking
Train
Cycling

Auckland, New Zealand ‐ Jan 11, 2017

Arrived in New Zealand! :-) Staying at an Airbnb for a week, preparing a cycling trip.
Gold Coast, Australia

Stopover in Australia (unboard-board plane)
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ‐ Jan 6, 2017

4 days in KL, break + downtown visit (Petronas towers!) Met up with Florencio 9 years after we last saw each other in Malaga, Spain!

+18
Phuket airport, Thailand

On our way to Malaysia (stop before New Zealand)
Laguna Phuket

Arrived in Phuket past midnight after the bus left us on the side of the road with a flat tire (!). A cool Filipino guy picked us up and brought us to the Laguna. Stayed 3 nights in Olivier's uncle's apartment.

+7

Phuket with Olivier
Don Sak pier ‐ Jan 3, 2017

Back on the mainland. Stress to get on the bus and head to Phuket. Stopped 2 hrs in Suratthani and met a cool Pakistani guy who wanted to warn his sister that he was alive. Stressed Englishmen wanted to get on a taxi to catch their flight in Phuket.
Ko Tao ‐ Dec 25, 2016

Ferry left 1h15m late...

+36

Koh Tao
Don Sak pier

Minibus transit, pickup at 8am ON TIME! (Miracle)
Ko Lanta ‐ Dec 21, 2016

Back to the islands with Olivier and Cécile

+49

Koh Lanta
Krabi ‐ Dec 18, 2016

Shared taxi ride with two girls on an exchange in Singapore (one Swiss and one Danish)
Phuket ‐ Dec 17, 2016

Flight Siem Reap to Phuket (Air Asia)
Siem Reap airport, Cambodia ‐ Dec 18, 2016

Back to Thailand
Angkor Wat temples ‐ Dec 16, 2016

Day-tour of the temples with mountain bikes

+93

Visit of the temples
Siem Reap ‐ Dec 13, 2016

- 7-hour boat ride to Siem Reap - 3 nights at Limegrass & Ginger Hotel - 1 night at Sala Lodges

+23

+9

Battambang to Siem Reap by boat
Battambang ‐ Dec 10, 2016

+36
Phnom Penh ‐ Dec 7, 2016

+29
Kampot ‐ Dec 5, 2016

+14

Bokor National Park
Sihanoukville ‐ Dec 4, 2016
Koh Rong Samloem ‐ Dec 2, 2016

+11
Sihanoukville
Andoung Tuek
Chi Phat Community-Based Ecotourism Site ‐ Nov 29, 2016

+35

Jungle trek

+25

Boat and kayak in Chi Phat
Andong Tuek
Koh Kong ‐ Nov 28, 2016

- minibus from island to border - managed to get through the border without bribing the officials (30$ visa, not 37 as they ask)

+3

Sunset in Cambodia
Tambon Laem Ngop, Thailand
Tambon Ko Chang ‐ Nov 25, 2016

+24

First island! - Koh Chang
Trat ‐ Nov 24, 2016
Bangkok

Back to Thailand
Mandalay, Myanmar (Burma) ‐ Nov 21, 2016

- 3 nights in Mandalay

+27

Mandalay - day 2

+12

Mandalay - day 1
Nyaungshwe ‐ Nov 16, 2016

+16

Inle Lake bike trip

+27

Inle Lake day trip
Trek day 3

5-6 hour trek to Lake Inle Took a boat to get to Nyangshwe

+17

Trek to Inle Lake - day 3
Trek day 2 ‐ Nov 15, 2016

7-hour walk in the heat Slept in another village Delicious food! Bucket of cold water as a shower

+29

Trek to Inle Lake - day 2
Trek day 1 ‐ Nov 14, 2016

6-7-hour walk Slept in a local tribe village, cold night Group of 10 people: Penelope, Marielle, Timothée, Gaël, Bart (5 from Belgium), Mirjam and Sophia (Germany), Dan (Swiss) and us + two guides (Kalea and a young girl)

+9

Trek to Inle Lake - day 1
Kalaw ‐ Nov 13, 2016

- Night bus Bagan to Kalaw (arriving 2am) - Basecamp before trek to Inya Lake

+12

Kalaw - Full Moon
Nyaung-U ‐ Nov 10, 2016

+14

Bagan
Yangon ‐ Nov 7, 2016

- 2 nights at Yangon Hub - Visited Shwedagon Paya + walk around city - Drink at "Off the beaten track Café" and 1-hour chat with Lin (owner). Ate fresh coconut. - Ate at the best restaurant in Burma (Le Planteur)

+7
Kin Pun Sakhan ‐ Nov 5, 2016

Arrived at Kinpun by taxi from Kyakto 2 nights at Pan Myo Thu hostel Lots of power cuts (no fan the 2nd night) Golden rock!

+33

Hike up to the Golden Rock
Kyaikto
Mawlamyine ‐ Nov 4, 2016

Border crossed on foot with Gaëlle (F) and Floor (NL) Shared-taxi ride to Mawlamyine with Gaëlle One night at Breeze Hostel

+15

Crossing the border to Myanmar
Mae Sot, Thailand ‐ Nov 3, 2016

Arrived at Sleep Nest Hostel after 7-hr bus ride. Enjoying our little pod.

The Pod
Chiang Mai ‐ Nov 1, 2016

Day 5 - Back in Chang Mai (stop in Pai) - End of scooter trip - Pickup Myanmar visas

+20

Road Trip Day 5 - Return to Chiang Mai
Tambon Tham Lot ‐ Oct 31, 2016

Day 3 - Temples in Mae Hong Son - Bamboo bridge (Su Tong Pae) - Pha Suea waterfall - Fish Cave - 2 nights at the Cave Lodge Day 4 - Cave trip (Fossil, Waterfall, Xmas) + hike with Ong, Maria and Sandy

+35

Day 4 - Caving

+25

Road Trip Day 3
Mae Hong Son ‐ Oct 29, 2016

Day 2 - Hot Springs (Nong Heang) - Driving in the monsoon for one hour (soaking wet when we arrived) - Night at Boondee House

+13

Road trip Day 2
Mae Sariang ‐ Oct 28, 2016

Day 1 Long ride from Chiang Mai in the afternoon + by night in the lightning storm on a Honda Click 125 scooter on route 108

+2

Road trip Day 1
Chiang Mai ‐ Oct 25, 2016

+13

+4

On the night train
Bangkok, Thailand ‐ Oct 18, 2016

+38

Bangkok