Orrest Head: a wonderful walk from Windermere

Orrest Head: a wonderful walk from Windermere

Orrest Head is one of my favourite walks in Windermere. It can be as easy or as hard as you want to make it. You can follow the main trail and be on the summit in about 30 minutes, or you can follow the myriad of other trails and spend several hours exploring this...
The Blue Lagoons, Vang Vieng: an in-depth guide

The Blue Lagoons, Vang Vieng: an in-depth guide

Vang Vieng in Laos is a stunning location and one of the best things to do while there is to go swim in one (or more) of the blue lagoons. Yes, Vang Vieng had a somewhat notorious reputation as a wild party town, but that is in the past. It is working hard to change...
The Best Things to do in Vang Vieng, Laos

The Best Things to do in Vang Vieng, Laos

Flashback fifteen or twenty years and Vang Vieng had the reputation for being a wild party town the likes of Koh Phangan. Not anymore… What is Vang Vieng like today? In 2012, after reports of dozens of tourists dying each year in the notorious river tubing, the...