Posts by Maarten

Maarten

Founder & Trip Planning Expert

Based in Bali, Maarten's passion for travel is undeniable. In 2016, he decided to quit his job as a stock analyst and started doing what he always dreamed of: travelling through South East Asia and helping other people plan their trips. When he is not working on Gecko Routes, you'll find him surfing in the ocean or exploring the best gems of Indonesia.

Bali → Lombok

Jul 12, 2026Route

Lombok → Nusa Penida

Jul 12, 2026Route

Luang Prabang

May 24, 2026Travel Guide

Don Det

May 23, 2026Travel Guide

Hoi An → Pakse

May 17, 2026Route

Things to do in Nuwara Eliya & How can I get there

May 7, 2026Travel Guide

Ella → Nuwara Eliya

May 7, 2026Route

Kandy → Nuwara Eliya

May 7, 2026Route

Colombo → Nuwara Eliya

May 7, 2026Route

Things To Do In Mirissa and How to get There

May 6, 2026Travel Guide

Things to do in Kandy & How can I get there

May 6, 2026Travel Guide

Bangkok → Vientiane

May 6, 2026Route

Vang Vieng → Vientiane

Apr 26, 2026Route

Vientiane → Vang Vieng

Apr 26, 2026Route

Pakse → Luang Prabang

Apr 25, 2026Route

Eine Rundreise, um Vietnams Geschichte, Natur und Menschen zu erleben

Kandy → Ella

Apr 21, 2026Route

Ella → Kandy

Apr 21, 2026Route

Chiang Mai → Luang Prabang

Apr 19, 2026Route

Don Det → Pakse

Apr 17, 2026Route

Vientiane → Luang Prabang

Apr 12, 2026Route

Kandy → Colombo

Apr 1, 2026Route

Pakse → Don Det

Apr 1, 2026Route

Vang Vieng → Luang Prabang

Apr 1, 2026Route

Vang Vieng → Pakse

Mar 29, 2026Route

Pakse → Vang Vieng

Mar 26, 2026Route

Luang Prabang → Vientiane

Mar 23, 2026Route

Pakse → Vientiane

Mar 21, 2026Route

Vientiane → Pakse

Mar 20, 2026Route

Things To Do In Ella and How to get There

Mar 15, 2026Travel Guide

Luang Prabang → Pakse

Mar 14, 2026Route

Things to do in Dickwella & How can I get there

Mar 11, 2026Travel Guide

Colombo → Colombo

Mar 10, 2026Route

Luang Prabang → Vang Vieng

Mar 9, 2026Route

Luang Prabang → Luang Prabang

Mar 8, 2026Route

Pakse → Pakse

Mar 8, 2026Route

Vientiane → Vientiane

Mar 7, 2026Route

Booking Train Tickets in Sri Lanka

Feb 26, 2026Sri Lanka

Things to do in Arugam Bay & How can I get there

Feb 26, 2026Travel Guide

How to spend 3 weeks in Sri Lanka

Feb 26, 2026Travel Guide

Bangkok → Siem Reap

Feb 25, 2026Route

Ho Chi Minh → Phnom Penh

Feb 25, 2026Route

Kampot → Siem Reap

Feb 25, 2026Route

Siem Reap → Kampot

Feb 25, 2026Route

Phnom Penh → Battambang

Feb 25, 2026Route

Battambang → Phnom Penh

Feb 24, 2026Route

Siem Reap → Kep

Feb 24, 2026Route

Battambang → Kep

Feb 24, 2026Route

Sihanoukville → Siem Reap

Feb 24, 2026Route

Kep → Battambang

Feb 20, 2026Route

Kep → Siem Reap

Feb 19, 2026Route

Koh Rong → Sihanoukville

Feb 18, 2026Route

Siem Reap → Phnom Penh

Feb 18, 2026Route

Siem Reap → Battambang

Feb 18, 2026Route

Battambang → Siem Reap

Feb 18, 2026Route

Phnom Penh → Sihanoukville

Feb 18, 2026Route

Sihanoukville → Phnom Penh

Feb 18, 2026Route

Kampot → Sihanoukville

Feb 18, 2026Route

Kep → Kampot

Feb 18, 2026Route

Sihanoukville → Kep

Feb 17, 2026Route

Kep → Sihanoukville

Feb 17, 2026Route

Sihanoukville → Sihanoukville

Feb 15, 2026Route

Getting Around Cambodia (2025 Guide for First-Timers)

Feb 15, 2026Travel Guide

Phnom Penh → Siem Reap

Feb 15, 2026Route

Don Det → Siem Reap

Feb 12, 2026Route

Sihanoukville → Koh Rong

Feb 10, 2026Route

Koh Rong Samloem → Koh Rong

Feb 10, 2026Route

Sihanoukville → Koh Rong Samloem

Feb 8, 2026Route

Sihanoukville → Battambang

Jan 27, 2026Route

Battambang → Sihanoukville

Jan 27, 2026Route

Kampot → Phnom Penh

Jan 26, 2026Route

Phnom Penh → Kampot

Jan 26, 2026Route

Kep → Phnom Penh

Jan 25, 2026Route

Koh Rong → Koh Rong Samloem

Jan 18, 2026Route

Siem Reap → Sihanoukville

Jan 18, 2026Route

Phnom Penh → Kep

Jan 17, 2026Route

Cancun → Holbox

Dec 11, 2025Route

Mexico City → Guadalajara

Dec 3, 2025Route

Guadalajara → Mexico City

Dec 3, 2025Route

Tulum → Cancun

Nov 30, 2025Route

Travelling Vietnam by train or bus

Aug 24, 2025Travel Guide

Hai Van Pass - How to spend 3 days in Hue, Da Nang, Hoi An

Aug 24, 2025Travel Guide

2 week itinerary for the Philippines

Aug 17, 2025Travel Guide

Zadar → Plitvice Lakes

Aug 13, 2025Route

Brac → Hvar

Aug 7, 2025Route

Split → Hvar

Jul 31, 2025Route

Hvar → Split

Jul 20, 2025Route

Hvar → Brac

Jul 20, 2025Route

Dubrovnik → Korcula

Jul 14, 2025Route

Korcula → Dubrovnik

Jul 14, 2025Route

Dubrovnik → Makarska

Jul 13, 2025Route

Makarska → Dubrovnik

Jul 12, 2025Route

Hvar → Korcula

Jul 12, 2025Route

Korcula → Hvar

Jul 12, 2025Route

Korcula → Split

Jul 11, 2025Route

Split → Korcula

Jul 10, 2025Route

Hvar → Dubrovnik

Jul 10, 2025Route

Dubrovnik → Hvar

Jul 10, 2025Route

Brac → Split

Jul 10, 2025Route

Dubrovnik → Split

Jul 9, 2025Route

10 car rental tips that will save you money

Jul 9, 2025Blog

Where to get your car rental insurance?

Jul 8, 2025Blog

Split → Brac

Jul 6, 2025Route

Mljet → Dubrovnik

Jul 6, 2025Route

Cebu → Cebu

Jul 5, 2025Route

Dubrovnik → Mljet

Jun 30, 2025Route

Split → Dubrovnik

Jun 30, 2025Route

Manila → Donsol

Jun 15, 2025Route

Legazpi → Donsol

Jun 6, 2025Route

Siargao → Siargao

Jun 6, 2025Route

Manila Airport → Manila

Jun 6, 2025Route

Puerto Princesa → Puerto Princesa

Jun 1, 2025Route

Cancun → Tijuana

Apr 27, 2025Route

Holbox → Cancun

Apr 22, 2025Route

Cozumel → Cancun

Apr 20, 2025Route

Puerto Escondido → San Cristobal de las Casas

Apr 20, 2025Route

Cancun → Cozumel

Apr 18, 2025Route

Cancun → Isla Mujeres

Apr 17, 2025Route

Merida → Palenque

Apr 17, 2025Route

Palenque → Merida

Apr 17, 2025Route

Cancun → Playa del Carmen

Apr 15, 2025Route

Oaxaca → Puebla

Apr 15, 2025Route

Tijuana → Cancun

Apr 15, 2025Route

Acapulco → Mexico City

Apr 15, 2025Route

Mexico City → Acapulco

Apr 15, 2025Route

Oaxaca → Puerto Escondido

Apr 14, 2025Route

Puerto Escondido → Oaxaca

Apr 14, 2025Route

Cancun → Mexico City

Apr 14, 2025Route

Mexico City → Mexico City

Apr 14, 2025Route

Palenque → San Cristobal de las Casas

Apr 13, 2025Route

San Cristobal de las Casas → Puerto Escondido

Mar 13, 2025Route

Cancun → Chichen Itza

Mar 13, 2025Route

Playa del Carmen → Cancun

Mar 12, 2025Route

Playa del Carmen → Cozumel

Mar 12, 2025Route

Mexico City → Teotihuacan

Mar 2, 2025Route

Bacalar → Palenque

Mar 2, 2025Route

Puerto Escondido → Mexico City

Mar 2, 2025Route

Mexico City → Puerto Escondido

Mar 2, 2025Route

Bacalar → Cancun

Mar 2, 2025Route

San Cristobal de las Casas → Oaxaca

Mar 2, 2025Route

Oaxaca → San Cristobal de las Casas

Mar 2, 2025Route

Chiquila → Playa del Carmen

Feb 25, 2025Route

Cancun → Bacalar

Feb 23, 2025Route

Chiquila → Isla Holbox

Feb 23, 2025Route

Mexico City → Oaxaca

Feb 23, 2025Route

Oaxaca → Mexico City

Feb 23, 2025Route

Puebla → Mexico City

Feb 21, 2025Route

Mexico City → Cancun

Feb 16, 2025Route

Bacalar → Tulum

Feb 16, 2025Route

Tulum → Playa del Carmen

Feb 16, 2025Route

Tulum → Bacalar

Feb 8, 2025Route

San Cristobal de las Casas → Palenque

Feb 8, 2025Route

Mexico City → Puebla

Jan 27, 2025Route

Merida → Cancun

Jan 26, 2025Route

Cancun → Merida

Jan 26, 2025Route

San Miguel de Allende → Mexico City

Jan 26, 2025Route

Mexico City → San Miguel de Allende

Jan 26, 2025Route

Krabi → Phuket

Jan 24, 2025Route

Koh Tao → Bangkok

Dec 1, 2024Route

Sukhothai → Chiang Mai

Dec 1, 2024Route

Phuket → Koh Lipe

Dec 1, 2024Route

Koh Lipe → Phuket

Dec 1, 2024Route

Koh Phangan → Bangkok

Nov 30, 2024Route

Bangkok → Koh Phangan

Nov 30, 2024Route

Da Nang → Hoi An

Nov 27, 2024Route

Colombo → Ella

Nov 11, 2024Route

Negombo → Galle

Nov 11, 2024Route

Kandy → Jaffna

Nov 11, 2024Route

Kandy → Sigiriya

Nov 11, 2024Route

Negombo → Kandy

Nov 11, 2024Route

Kandy → Negombo

Nov 11, 2024Route

Colombo → Jaffna

Nov 5, 2024Route

Colombo → Sigiriya

Nov 5, 2024Route

Colombo → Galle

Nov 3, 2024Route

Negombo → Colombo

Oct 22, 2024Route

Colombo → Kandy

Oct 21, 2024Route

Chiang Mai → Sukhothai

Oct 6, 2024Route

Krabi → Surat Thani

Oct 6, 2024Route

Bangkok → Koh Tao

Oct 6, 2024Route

Bangkok → Koh Phi Phi

Oct 6, 2024Route

Phuket → Koh Lanta

Oct 4, 2024Route

Bangkok → Koh Lanta

Oct 4, 2024Route

Penang → Krabi

Oct 3, 2024Route

Bangkok → Koh Samui

Oct 3, 2024Route

Bali → Gili Islands

Sep 29, 2024Route

Bali → Nusa Penida

Sep 29, 2024Route

Bangkok → Sukhothai

Sep 26, 2024Route

Vientiane → Bangkok

Sep 26, 2024Route

Koh Phi Phi → Bangkok

Sep 22, 2024Route

Bangkok → Koh Chang

Jul 9, 2024Route

Koh Phi Phi → Phuket

Jul 7, 2024Route

Vietnam Visa Guide: 3 Simple Steps

Jul 6, 2024Travel Guide

Bromo → Ijen

Jul 1, 2024Route

Bali → Nusa Lembongan

Jun 30, 2024Route

Pattaya → Bangkok

Jun 27, 2024Route

Chiang Mai → Bangkok

Jun 23, 2024Route

Sukhothai → Bangkok

Jun 22, 2024Route

Koh Lanta → Phuket

Jun 19, 2024Route

Koh Samui → Bangkok

Jun 19, 2024Route

Koh Lipe → Bangkok

Jun 19, 2024Route

Krabi → Bangkok

Jun 15, 2024Route

Bangkok → Krabi

Jun 13, 2024Route

Bangkok → Koh Lipe

Jun 13, 2024Route

Bangkok → Chiang Mai

Jun 7, 2024Route

Koh Lanta → Bangkok

Jun 7, 2024Route

Koh Rong Samloem → Sihanoukville

Jun 5, 2024Route

Phuket → Bangkok

Jun 5, 2024Route

Langkawi → Koh Lipe

Jun 4, 2024Route

Siem Reap → Don Det

Jun 3, 2024Route

Koh Phangan → Koh Samui

May 28, 2024Route

Koh Samui → Koh Tao

May 28, 2024Route

Koh Tao → Koh Samui

May 28, 2024Route

Luang Prabang → Chiang Mai

May 27, 2024Route

Koh Samui → Koh Phangan

May 27, 2024Route

Koh Tao → Koh Phangan

May 20, 2024Route

The Best of Java in 7 days: Java To Bali Trip Itinerary

May 9, 2024Travel Guide

How to visit the Sewu waterfalls

May 8, 2024Blog

Phuket → Krabi

Apr 11, 2024Route

Phuket → Koh Phi Phi

Apr 9, 2024Route

Koh Phangan → Koh Tao

Apr 5, 2024Route

Penang → Hat Yai

Apr 4, 2024Route

Siem Reap → Bangkok

Apr 4, 2024Route

Pai → Chiang Rai

Apr 4, 2024Route

Chiang Rai → Pai

Apr 4, 2024Route

Chiang Mai → Chiang Rai

Apr 4, 2024Route

Mae Sot → Bangkok

Mar 27, 2024Route

Chiang Rai → Chiang Mai

Mar 27, 2024Route

Chiang Mai → Pai

Mar 27, 2024Route

Phuket → Surat Thani

Mar 26, 2024Route

Bangkok → Phuket

Mar 5, 2024Route

Surat Thani → Bangkok

Mar 3, 2024Route

Surat Thani → Phuket

Mar 1, 2024Route

Surat Thani → Krabi

Feb 28, 2024Route

Pai → Chiang Mai

Feb 27, 2024Route

Bangkok → Pattaya

Feb 26, 2024Route

Bangkok → Surat Thani

Feb 24, 2024Route

Bangkok → Mae Sot

Feb 22, 2024Route

Travelling Vietnam during Tet 2025

Jan 8, 2024Travel Guide

Ho Chi Minh → Ho Chi Minh

Oct 5, 2023Route

Hue → Hue

Sep 30, 2023Route

Quy Nhon

Aug 3, 2023Travel Guide

The Ultimate Koh Rong Samloem Travel Guide

May 15, 2023Travel Guide

The Ultimate Phnom Penh Travel Guide

Apr 27, 2023Travel Guide

5 best things to do in Sihanoukville

Apr 19, 2023Travel Guide

The Ultimate Battambang Travel Guide

Apr 12, 2023Travel Guide

The Ultimate Sihanoukville Travel Guide

Apr 10, 2023Travel Guide

The Ultimate Kep Travel Guide

Apr 9, 2023Travel Guide

The Ultimate Siem Reap Travel Guide

Apr 9, 2023Travel Guide

The Ultimate Kampot Travel Guide

Apr 6, 2023Travel Guide

Phu Quoc → Phu Quoc

Mar 9, 2023Route

Where to visit Mount Bromo from?

Mar 2, 2023Travel Guide

The ultimate packing list for Southeast Asia and Latin America

Feb 8, 2023travel-tips

Da Nang Airport → Hoi An

Jan 29, 2023Route

Don Muang → Bangkok

Dec 11, 2022Route

Ho Chi Minh

Nov 24, 2022Travel Guide

Phu Quoc

Nov 24, 2022Travel Guide

Mui Ne

Nov 24, 2022Travel Guide

Da Lat

Nov 23, 2022Travel Guide

Hoi An

Nov 23, 2022Travel Guide

Hue

Nov 23, 2022Travel Guide

Nha Trang

Nov 23, 2022Travel Guide

Yogyakarta

Oct 22, 2022Travel Guide

Phuket → Phuket

Oct 5, 2022Route

Nha Trang → Nha Trang

Sep 23, 2022Route

Surat Thani → Surat Thani

Sep 11, 2022Route

Chiang Mai → Chiang Mai

Aug 21, 2022Route

Koh Samui → Koh Samui

Aug 21, 2022Route

Chiang Mai → Chiang Mai

Aug 21, 2022Route

Surat Thani → Surat Thani

Aug 21, 2022Route

Bangkok → Bangkok

Aug 21, 2022Route

Bangkok → Bangkok

Aug 21, 2022Route

Ho Chi Minh → Phu Quoc

Aug 11, 2022Route

Phu Quoc → Phu Quoc

Aug 10, 2022Route

Phu Quoc → Phu Quoc

Aug 10, 2022Route

Mui Ne → Mui Ne

Aug 10, 2022Route

Hanoi → Hanoi

Aug 2, 2022Route

Colombo → Negombo

Jul 19, 2022Route

Colombo → Dickwella

Jul 19, 2022Route

Langkawi → Koh Lanta

Jun 15, 2022Route

Koh Chang → Bangkok

Apr 26, 2022Route

All you need to know about Whale Sharks in the Philippines

Mar 8, 2022Travel Guide

Kampot → Kep

Aug 27, 2021Route

Sihanoukville → Kampot

Jul 19, 2021Route

A Quick Travel Guide to Ericeira

Sep 16, 2020Travel Guide

El Nido

Apr 27, 2020Travel Guide

Manila

Apr 22, 2020Travel Guide

The Ultimate Cebu itinerary: Exploring Cebu, Siquijor and Bohol in 14 days

Apr 21, 2020Travel Guide

Vang Vieng

Mar 17, 2020Travel Guide

Things To Do In Galle and How to get There

Feb 29, 2020Travel Guide

How to improve the visibility of your business on google maps

Feb 22, 2020Myanmar

Backpack for Southeast Asia

Jan 3, 2020Blog

Things to do in Jaffna & How can I get there?

Nov 26, 2019Travel Guide

Saving money with the debit card of N26

Oct 18, 2019Blog

"from" to "destination" (Updating Route template)

Aug 6, 2019Philippines

Budget Tips

Aug 1, 2019Blog

5 things to do when on the road

Dec 14, 2018Blog

Most Popular Travel Booking Websites & Apps (Aug 2018)

Oct 4, 2018Travel Insights

7 Awesome Features of Google Hotel Search

Sep 1, 2018Travel Insights

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