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I'm going where the sun keeps shining, through the pouring rain.
Going where the weather suits my clothes.
Banking off of the northeast winds, sailing on a summer breeze
And skipping over the ocean like a stone.
Henry Nilsson


Joanna
Feb 7, 202414 min read
Biding My Time | Vying to Leave Laos | Laos
Biding my time and vying to finally leave Laos... When I finally left Muang Ngoy, I caught the 9 am public river boat back to Nong Khiaw....
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Joanna
Feb 4, 202414 min read
An Idyllic Escape | From Nong Khiaw to Muang Ngoy | Laos
Escaping Nong Khiaw for Muang Ngoy... As much as I liked Nong Khiaw... due to the circumstances, it was a place that I wasn't always...
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Joanna
Jan 30, 202418 min read
Fancy a Cuppa? I'm Spillin' the Tea | Toxic Volunteering | Laos
Volunteerings and Spillin' the Toxic TraTea... If there is one thing that I’m finding rather difficult to comprehend here in Laos, it’s...
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Joanna
Jan 25, 20248 min read
Mission... for Lack of a Better Word
If there is one thing I really adore about the NK Seeds program, it is the missions. The word just sounds so pious... There are two...
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Joanna
Jan 20, 202410 min read
The Comfort Zone
It's always difficult starting something new. For me, anyway. As daunting as it can be, I always try to mask my insecurities with a...
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Joanna
Jan 8, 20247 min read
Vang Vieng
Having spent a week in Luang Prabang, I decided it was more than time to move on.
Next port of call: Vang Vieng.
How to get there? Bus.
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Joanna
Jan 5, 20247 min read
Hassle
They say one of the phenomenal advantages of traveling solo is that you really learn a lot about yourself. Now... I don't particularly kno
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Joanna
Jan 1, 20245 min read
Jingle Bell
I really did love Luang Prabang, but after spending an entire week there... I was broke and more than a little bit bored. The boutique...
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Joanna
Dec 30, 202310 min read
Boutique
One thing I have noticed in my short time in Southeast Asia is that everyone is very comfortable tossing the word ‘boutique’ out & about....
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Joanna
Dec 26, 20236 min read
Land of a Million Elephants
Did you know that Laos used to be called 'The Land of a Million Elephants?'
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Joanna
Dec 25, 202310 min read
Rite of Passage or Nightmare?
The Slow Boat from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang. Rite of passage or absolute nightmare?
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