Getting from Phayao to Luang Prabang was a journey of three days. We left from our guesthouse (HomHug) in Phayao, walked to the bus station with our bags and hopped on the bus to Chiang Khong. Chiang Khong is a…
Rainy Days in Phayao
Apparently some tourist brochures were put out in the past describing Phayao as the Vienna of Southeast Asia. While I haven’t been to Vienna, I doubt that is a very accurate comparison. We do happen to be here for the…
PHOTOS: Phayao
As Chris mentioned in his post, one Lonely Planet writer had heard Phayao called the “Vienna” of Southeast Asia. I’d agree this is an egregious overstatement by whomever originally made this comparison, even having never traveled to Vienna. Personally, I…
Checking Out of Chiang Rai
Chiang Rai is beautiful and someplace I meant to get to the entire time I lived in Thailand, but never made it until this trip. We got to wander the city, check out the White Temple and the Black House.…