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Please press play to set the vibes for the Bangkok read PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE – SABRINA CARPENTER Hello fellow friends, I know this is a blog post which has been long awaited so I thank you for your patience. I write this blog post from an overcast but very toasty poolside hotel in the fancy…

Please press play to set the vibes for the Pai read EASIER SAID THAN DONE – THEE SACRED SOULS DAY 7 – Making Friends From being in Bangkok (in the middle of the country), I was officially up North. After arriving at Chiang Mai station at 7.15am, I grabbed a taxi to the minibus place…

Please press play to set the vibes for the Krabi read MY GOD HAS A TELEPHONE – AARON FRAZER DAY 12 – Travelling From North to South After a 4 hour bus journey from Pai to Chiang Mai airport I had 3 hours to kill. I got some blogging done and had some curry. I…

Please press play to set the vibes for the Koh Lanta read HIZOTRA – ALALA DAY 15 – Island Gyal After a sleepy 3 hour journey, we had crossed the ferry and had arrived on the island of Koh Lanta (Koh meaning island in Thai). The bus stopped and I hoped this was not my…

Please press play to hear the Koh Phi Phi vibes BACK ON 74 – JUNGLE DAY 22 – From One Island to Another I hopped on an early taxi to make the ferry for 8am from Koh Lanta. There was a French family on it but I didn’t chat to them too much (too early).…

Please press play to set the vibes for the Phuket read OKAY OKAY – PINO D’ANGIO DAY 24 – Poolside and Part 3? Again, I was not feeling my freshest self this morning. I managed to pick up some tasty looking food on the way to the ferry, however it turned out to be absolutely…

Please press play to set the vibes for the Ho Chi Minh read SYMPATHY FOR THE DEVIL – ROLLING STONES DAY 26 – Chill Day I got up ready for my 11am flight and had a mooch around the hostel. Turns out there’s this whole kitchen/living room/cinema room area available to use so I got…

Please press play to hear the Da Lat vibes. Me and Adi sang this song all day on her motorbike HOTEL CALIFORNIA – EAGLES Day 29 – Mooch Around Town Everyone in the hostel gets up quite early, 7-7.30 so I was quite happy to have an early start. I befriended a girl called Adi…

Please press play to set the vibes for the Hoi An read HEART TO HEART – MAC DEMARCO DAY 32 – Paradise In Vietnam To my surprise I woke up feeling a bit less shitty. I had an everything shower and went for a Da Nang mooch. This place screeeams money and wealth. I went…

Please press play to set the vibes for the Ha Giang Loop TOO LATE TO TURN BACK NOW –  CORNELIUS BROTHERS AND SISTER ROSE Day 39 – Travelling to Ha Giang Province Ha Giang is the Northernmost province in Vietnam, it boarders China and is absolutely huge. The Ha Giang Loop is a backpacker must,…

Please press play to set the vibes for the Cat Ba read MURDER ON THE DANCEFLOOR – SOPHIE ELLIS BEXTER DAY 43 – Family Time I woke up feeling refreshed. As I got to my hostel I saw another solo traveller who I started having a little bit of back and forth with. She was…

Please press play to set the vibes for the Hanoi read. Iman, this one is for you LAZY (HASTE) – KURFFEW DAY 46 – Expenses I made my long and tretchurous journey back to Hanoi, risking the same hotel I got no sleep at before. I plotted up in the foyer to wait for check-in…

Hello guys please brace yourselves for this riveting announcement. I have decided to make a single post for Taiwan as I am only here for a few weeks and am moving around a lot. Enjoy. Please press play to set the vibes for the Taiwan read, multiple options on this one as it’s a longer…

Please press play to set the vibe for the South Korea read – multiple options for you Friendly Pressure (Into The Sunshine Mix) Undercover Martin – Two Door Cinema Club Crazy Tings – Tems This Must Be The Place (Naive Melody) – Talking Heads Strange Overtones – David Byrne SEOUL DAY 73 – TAIPEI TO…

Please press play to set the vibes for the Japan read, it’s a good one Robbery – Lime Cordiale Good Gave Me Feet For Dancing – Ezra Collective, Yazmin Lacey  Lets Go Back – Jungle  TOKYO DAY 96 – Seoul to Tokyo Everybody, I made it to Japan. Before I had even booked my flight…