They used to call me Pineapple

March 25, 2018Travel stories,NGO,PineappleStories,Dark side,Asia,Travel Journal,Southeast Asia,Narrative,War,Laos,UXO,Cope,Bombs,Blu-3,USA,Secret War,Bombies

There are several ways of travelling and scarce ways of remaining in a nation’s conscience. But I did for more than 45 years. Here’s my story. They used…

by Guille Álvarez

Laos, a country with two surfaces

March 18, 2018Travel stories,Luang PrabangTravel,One week,Asia,Asia,Southeast Asia,War,Travel guide,Laos,UXO,Cope,US,Bombings,Vientiane,Vang Vieng

Laos is beautiful on its surface. There is a very calm atmosphere that surrounds the country. The old capital cities of Vientiane and Luang Prabang don’t…

by Freya Guddas

Myanmar, blinded by the light

March 5, 2018Travel stories,Ethnic,Human rightsPhotography,Asia,Two weeks,Southeast Asia,Mass tourism,Myanmar,Rohingya,Genocide,UN,Aung San Suu Kyi,Responsible travel,Golden,Blind,Burma

There are two associations that probably pop up in your mind the moment you think about Myanmar (Burma). First of all, Buddhism and giant golden temples.…

by Freya Guddas

Bali and Indonesia, a renewed perspective on paradise

February 26, 2018Travel stories,RAM,AsiaTravel Journal,Southeast Asia,Perspective,Bali,Indonesia,RTW Stories,Lombok,Flores,Sumatra,Time

When I first travelled to Bali, Bali meant so many novelties in my life. It was a first time in Asia, a first time in a surfing mecca, a first time in what my…

by Guille Álvarez

Postcards from Vietnam (II) – A crush on the north

February 14, 2018Travel stories,Photography,AsiaAsia,Southeast Asia,Vietnam,One month,Postcards from,Travel guide,Ninh Binh,Cat Ba,Ha Long Bay,North

I have a special thing for the north. Like any other crush, it’s pretty much an irrational thing. Just knowing I’m north delights me. I come from a northern…

by Guille Álvarez

Cambodia is no country for old men

February 5, 2018Travel stories,RTWAsia,Two weeks,Long trip,Southeast Asia,Cambodia,Phnom Penh,Kampot,Siem Reap,No country for old men,Travel guide,Khmer Rouge

That Cambodia is no country for old men has a double take. The first is dark but necessary. Not even Anton Chigurh, the hired assassin imagined by Cormac…

by Guille Álvarez