by abjella | Sep 24, 2017 | Travel
I struggled to sleep last night and couldn’t shut my mind off about the future, potential jobs, and life. I realize that this is the time when I have few, if any, responsibilities. But I couldn’t help it. I zombied out of bed at 9 and following breakfast at our hostel...
by abjella | Sep 23, 2017 | Travel
Another two days of long driving. Yesterday we ate breakfast sandwiches and left from Savannakhet around ten. The day was humid and the sun strong. The sweat that accumulated on our skin as we prepped the motorcycle was quickly seared off by wind and heat. By the time...
by abjella | Sep 21, 2017 | Travel
Yesterday we decided to take the road lightly and only drove for a couple hours before bunking down at the Sabaidee Guest House. The lodging is surrounded by eery, semi submerged trees from flooding in years past. We spent the afternoon eating overpriced and under...
by abjella | Sep 19, 2017 | Travel
The Laos Loop is the bees knees. We started our day early with our newest drink discovery: a Lao rice-milk milkshake available everywhere. With the liquid breakfast sloshing around our stomachs we set out towards Kong Lor. The road to Kong Lor was unforgiving and put...
by abjella | Sep 18, 2017 | Travel
We pulled into Pakxan and unstrapped our lives from the back of the cycle. After a much needed shower we were lured to a street festival along the river by the sound of live music. Soon after approaching the stage a group of Lao people motioned for us to join them and...
by abjella | Sep 18, 2017 | Travel
We spent the day walking around Vientiane in the rain and slurping down Pho. For a reprieve from the rain we stopped in a cafe and purchased a watery hot chocolate served next to a display of prepackaged cricket snacks. What I thought was something played up for...
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