9 Sept 2009

From Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang, Lao

Sabai-dee from Lao!
Travelling froom Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang I had Eddie Vedder keeping me company throughout. His music just fits the scene perfectly. Behind every bumpy bend we came across a new village - under the hot sun men worked the fields, 3 sometimes 4 on a single motorbike, so many childen everywhere. Woke up far too early this morning. The air is so still right now.  Never have I seen so many shades of green.

Vang vieng is a funny little place - we had 3 very entertaining days there - cycling to the lagoon, long walks, caves and such fun tubing it down the river - crawling from bar to bar only to refill our tiger whiskey buckets and carry on down. On the last night tubing Le, Jess and I stopped at our little fav bar (the last bar as it's called) for a drinkie just in time as the monsoon hit us  hard.

Jess laughing asking me "would you rather try to get back in this little tube through this thunderstorm or in the dark?" it turns out we did both- that last hour on those little tubes in pitch black, tipsy, with lightning above and such heavy rain was possibly the funniest moment ever. It was never ending and absolutely amazing. I could not stop laughing... it was so dark that only when lightining hit could we even see in which direction we were heading.

Luang Prabang is beautiful. A visit here is a must for anyone passing through laos. I just loved it. Our hotel facing the river, did the best dry marini in town. I just love the way time seems to stop when you are travelling.

Last night we strolled through the night market, had the obvious laobeer, and simply enjoyed this perfect little place.

Jess and Le- amazing travelling buddies.

5 Sept 2009


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