In this video, we decided to stay on the beaten path and finally see what the legendary “Banana Pancake Trail” is all about. It’s not an official trail (there’s no map and no guide), but it is a super popular budget backpacker route through Southeast Asia—so we spent two weeks traveling a small segment through Laos and Cambodia. We kicked things off in Luang Prabang with banana pancakes (yes, we committed to the bit… even though neither of us really likes pancakes) and then got hit with the heavy stuff at UXO Lao, learning how Laos became the most bombed country in the world and what unexploded ordnance still means for people today. From there we chased sunset views up Mount Phousi (including a quick wardrobe change because we didn’t want to be disrespectful), found a sketchy-cool little cave, and then rolled into Vientiane for Victory Monument, Buddha Park, and a night market that was also randomly an amusement park—14 minutes of bumper cars for about 75 cents each is honestly insane. We wrapped the trail in Siem Reap with a thunderstorm-soaked Angkor Wat sunrise attempt (I was thriving; Caleb was just trying to keep the camera alive), banana pancakes round three, and one of our favorite surprises of the whole trip: meeting APOPO’s hero rats that detect landmines. And if you’re in Cambodia… the circus show we saw was way more than a circus. Just go.