Around the Planet

Things to do | Places to see | Food to eat

Around the Planet header image 4

Entries Tagged as 'Laos'

An interview with David Rogers of Last Train to Lhasa

October 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

Following my post on David Rogers’ on-the-road travel blog Last Train to Lhasa, I was very happy to finally catch up with the man himself, who has just had a very hectic few months setting up his new web design company. We had a bit of a chat, and I asked David about some of [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Asia · Budget accommodation · Cambodia · China · Denmark · Estonia · Europe · Finland · General · Hostels · Laos · Nordic countries · Norway · Russia · Scandinavia · Sweden · Tech stuff · Thailand · Trains · Vietnam

Last Train to Lhasa - a fascinating traveller’s tale

October 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments

It was almost exactly a year ago, with another English winter on its way, that David Rogers decided that it might be more fun to spend winter in Tibet than in his usual London habitat, and so, travelling overland, he headed off east in the direction of Lhasa, Tibet. Thus, Last Train to Lhasa was [...]

[Read more →]

Tags: Asia · Budget accommodation · Cambodia · China · Denmark · Estonia · Europe · Finland · General · Hostels · Laos · Nordic countries · Norway · Russia · Scandinavia · Sweden · Thailand · Trains · Vietnam