You’ve been waiting for months, and the big day has finally come. Full of adrenaline you make your way to the airport, have a few celebration drinks and board your plane. But once you arrive at your destination, the adrenaline is gone, and you feel tired and jet-lagged. You can’t believe it. It was the…
There is nothing worse than going on holiday and getting sick. You have saved and waited a long time for your trip. The big day arrives, and you reach your destination, but a day later you get sick! And the fun continues without you while you recover. It is never fun being sick. But if…
No one tells you, setting up a blog by yourself is hard work. And the longer you do it, the more you realise you didn’t know anything when you started. There’s a lot to learn. There’s researching domains & hosting and how to use a platform (like WordPress). And then you need to learn how…
Blog Goals & Tips for Bloggers Part 2 Thanks to everyone who read our post “Blog Goals & Tips for Bloggers.” We had a record-breaking 150 page views within 24 hours of publication. The feedback we received was astounding, and you helped us achieve one of our goals of increasing blog traffic! Moreover, it resonated…
Welcome back to the ‘Travel Blogger Resources’ series. This series is about sharing industry news, blogging tips and inspiration for travel bloggers, content creators and anyone interested. And it is also a record of our progress. In this post, we will be talking about blog goals for bloggers.
On a visa run from Bangkok in Thailand to Vientiane in Laos, we discovered the ominous and fascinating Buddha Park. It is one of the favorite tourist attractions in Vientiane of many visitors, ranking in the top 3 things to do in Vientiane on TripAdvisor. Since reading the reviews and seeing the unusual and striking…
After three months in Southern Thailand, we needed to leave the country to renew our visas. So, we decided doing an overland visa run would be fun. We chose Laos for several reasons. First, it would be a fun, overland journey from Thailand. Secondly, it is a cheap country (we were low on funds). Thirdly,…
Laos had recently opened its doors to tourism. When we there in 1999 it started a marketing campaign ‘Visit Laos Year 2000’ to welcome more visitors to travel to Laos. It was a country considered off the beaten track even by the most intrepid backpackers. We saw striking landscapes, architecture and temples. But best of…