It’s a short walk across the Nong Khiaw bridge to the area where the slow boats leave to go up and down the Nam Ou river. It is mid-November now and the number of tourists that we encounter on a… Read More ›
Laos travel
Now this seems familiar – Nong Khiaw
After 3 weeks we finally have left Luang Prabang. Our extra time there was good and we have met new friends. We enjoyed the sense of familiarity with the town; we started to know where everything was and when we… Read More ›
Festival, Friend, and Food in Luang Prabang
They say that you always stay longer then you plan to in Luang Prabang. Michel and I originally planned to stay for 3 days and now, a week later, we don’t know when we will leave. We arrived in Luang… Read More ›
Getting into shape in Vang Vieng
Vang Vieng is a small town nestled in a valley surrounded by limestone hills. It’s located part way between Vientiane and Luang Prabang. As I sit on our balcony overlooking the river the smell of the evening burning fills the… Read More ›
Vientiane
We spent a week in Vientiane exploring the city and preparing for the rest of our time in Laos. Not too many stories to tell here. The highlights of our stay were crossing the border, extending our VISA, and discovering… Read More ›
The secret war and finding COPE
We are in Laos now and I will take a little time away from the travel journal and move into a topic that Michel and I are interested in. On our first trip to Laos we learned about the number… Read More ›
