Tag: overland border crossing

China, Crossing Asia, Culture & heritage, Food & traditions, Laos, Overland travel, Southeast Asia, Thailand

From Thailand to China: the unlikely overland route through Laos

Morgane Vander Linden

On December 5, 2017, the time had come for me to start the journey back to Belgium. Departing from northern Thailand, my mission was to arrive back in Antwerp before New Year’s Eve. The easy part: from Thailand to Laos It was with teary eyes and a very heavy heart that I stepped into the… Continue reading From Thailand to China: the unlikely overland route through Laos

China, Citytrip, East Asia, Food & traditions, Overland travel, Southeast Asia, Vietnam

A tough path to Hanoi, my home away from home

Morgane Vander Linden

Going by train from Nanning (China) to Hanoi (Vietnam) didn't exactly make for the smoothest border crossing of the trip. But once I had arrived, I could proudly say that after taking 19 different trains and a bus, I had made it all the way to Southeast Asia, without taking one single airplane! And after… Continue reading A tough path to Hanoi, my home away from home