Category Archives: Places

Day 47: Savannakhet

Posted on March 13, 2012 by admin

I find myself in the second largest city in Laos, with a population of over 120,000 and a mix of Lao, Thai, Vietnamese and Chinese. The city has its own airport, which is served by Lao airlines, and is a … Continue reading →

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Day 45: Bangkok

Posted on March 11, 2012 by admin

This morning, after a decent breakfast, I headed off into the bustle of the streets to see what I could find. I don’t think it dropped much lower than 24c last night, but my room had air-conditioning, so I had … Continue reading →

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Along the Ping river

Posted on March 9, 2012 by admin

As I travel south on Highway AH1, it isn’t long before I find myself following the Ping river on my left. This is the main river in the Kamphaeng Phet Province. The region had its own royal city as early as … Continue reading →

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Looking at Mandalay

Posted on March 6, 2012 by admin

Rudyard Kipling wrote the famous Mandalay poem in 1890. His father was a museum curator and you may remember this from my visit to Lahore a few weeks ago. Kipling was born in Bombay in 1865 and became a journalist … Continue reading →

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Into Imphal

Posted on March 4, 2012 by admin

The drive around the last mountain ridge, which takes me as high as 1300 ft before heading down the winding hillside. Despite the drop down the mountain road into the spectacular plain, Imphal is still at a height of 800 … Continue reading →

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Views of Dhaka

Posted on March 2, 2012 by admin

Dhaka, with it’s greater metropolitan area, is the 9th largest city in the world, with a population of over 16 million. This place is the king of the rickshaw, with over 400 thousand trading throughout the city. Although the city … Continue reading →

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Day 35: Rajshahi to Dhaka

Posted on March 1, 2012 by admin

Despite the rather ‘business’ type hotel and room, I sleep fairly well and am up nice and early. I have never been one to lie in bed until midday, and I really don’t understand people who go to new countries … Continue reading →

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Day 33: Begusarai

Posted on February 28, 2012 by admin

The backstory of this city is like a subplot from Godfather II. Begusarai is a former stronghold for the Communist party in this region, being known as the ‘Leningrad of Bihir’. Politics has always been difficult, with many of its … Continue reading →

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Day 31: Kathmandu

Posted on February 26, 2012 by admin

Kathmandu is so much bigger than I expected. With over one million inhabitants, this is by far the biggest city in Nepal. The city stands at an elevation of approximately 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) in the bowl-shaped valley in central Nepal … Continue reading →

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Day 28: Dhangadhi

Posted on February 23, 2012 by admin

Dhangadhi is close to one of the border crossings to India and has a population of around 68,000. I found out that there is an open border between Nepal and India, much the same as we have in the Eurozone, … Continue reading →

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