Laos

I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.

Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.

Henry Nilsson

Joanna

Feb 7, 202414 min read

Biding My Time | Vying to Leave Laos | Laos

Biding my time and vying to finally leave Laos... When I finally left Muang Ngoy, I caught the 9 am public river boat back to Nong Khiaw....

Joanna

Feb 4, 202414 min read

Escaping Nong Khiaw for Muang Ngoy... As much as I liked Nong Khiaw... due to the circumstances, it was a place that I wasn't always...

Joanna

Jan 30, 202418 min read

Volunteerings and Spillin' the Toxic TraTea... If there is one thing that I’m finding rather difficult to comprehend here in Laos, it’s...

Joanna

Jan 25, 20248 min read

If there is one thing I really adore about the NK Seeds program, it is the missions. The word just sounds so pious... There are two...

Joanna

Jan 20, 202410 min read

It's always difficult starting something new. For me, anyway. As daunting as it can be, I always try to mask my insecurities with a...

Joanna

Jan 8, 20247 min read

Having spent a week in Luang Prabang, I decided it was more than time to move on. Next port of call: Vang Vieng. How to get there? Bus.

Joanna

Jan 5, 20247 min read

They say one of the phenomenal advantages of traveling solo is that you really learn a lot about yourself. Now... I don't particularly kno

Joanna

Jan 1, 20245 min read

I really did love Luang Prabang, but after spending an entire week there... I was broke and more than a little bit bored. The boutique...

Joanna

Dec 30, 202310 min read

One thing I have noticed in my short time in Southeast Asia is that everyone is very comfortable tossing the word ‘boutique’ out & about....

Joanna

Dec 26, 20236 min read

Did you know that Laos used to be called 'The Land of a Million Elephants?'

Joanna

Dec 25, 202310 min read

The Slow Boat from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang. Rite of passage or absolute nightmare?