12.08.2004
Northern Exposures #2
Well blow the budget. Even if it is two baht a minute for internet access and we're trying to maintain a fifteen dollar a day per capita expenditure for this city-state of two people in paradise, well do it. For the readers. Here are some pics of the first half of our travels in Laos - from recollection assorted snaps around Vang Vieng in Laos.
More...02.08.2004
Northern exposures
Halong bay, Vietnam. Last time we will ever get caught in a tourist trap - I swear! Superb scenery but like most of Vietnam has been colonized by thousands of tour operators, making you feel like you're part of the blue-rinse set hoping off the tourist bus to take a few pics and have a pee. Danielle took it all in her stride though.
More...01.08.2004
La Kawn, Laos
We left Laos for Thailand a few days ago. Stuck here now in Chiang Rai with a touch of the flu. Will probably bus it to Bangkok tomorrow and hole up in an internet cafe to put down some words and send up some pics before having a holiday around the southern islands. I think we deserve a holiday, no?
By the way, La Kawn is my best attempt at a clever cultural reference - means 'leaving first' in Laotian.
21.07.2004
Luang Prabang
Laos effortlessly surpasses every country we've been to so far, in every way. That statement is truer the further north you go. If I were spirited enough to write something really special and memorable about Luang Prabang I would. Right now. Anyway.
More...16.07.2004
Vang Vieng
Laos is stunning. Lush green forests and the bursting, brown Nam Song river rushing past massive jutting stone cliffs covered in thick vines and trees and every living, buzzing, crawling thing you can think of.
More...14.07.2004
Vientiane
We made a 22 hour bus journey from Hanoi, through the border checkpoint near Vinh to Laos and on to Vientiane - getting here last night.
We're just about to jump on a mini-bus to Vang Vieng - to all the Hmong rebels causing major trouble recently - chill out!
Our weekend in the hills of Sapa was fantastic - once we get time a few pics to send through.
