Post Ph.D. trip


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This was my latest and longest solo trip. You can follow my steps on Polarsteps.

Trip highlights:

  • Spent 5 days in a Buddhist monastery practicing Vipassana meditation. It was in Thailand, near Mae Hong Son.
  • Rode a motorbike through the stunning mountains of northern Vietnam along the famouse Ha Giang loop.
  • Went rock climbing limestone cliffs near Vang Vieng, Laos.
  • Tried insects for the first time during a cooking class in a bustling market in Vientiane, Laos.

The trip in numbers:

  • 3 countries
  • 52 days
  • 1 bout of vomiting
  • 34256 stomach aches

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