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Cruising the Mighty Mekong from Pakbeng to Luang Prabang, Laos
Blog: Hole In The Donut - 29 April 2011
Though I resisted the idea of climbing out of my cloud-soft king size bed and leaving Luang Say Lodge, my cruise boat beckoned for a second day of sailing down the mighty Mekong River in Laos. As the captain expertly piloted our white yacht through rippling rapids encased by jagged rocks, I swayed with the [...]
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Luang Prabang And The Monk Paparazzi
Blog: As We Travel - 15 April 2011
(note: The photos and videos we took really showed the craziness of it all, but [...]Luang Prabang And The Monk Paparazzi - As We Travel - Around The World Travel Blog
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Featured image 13 – Go Wild in Laos
Blog: photito's blog - 24 February 2011
KUANG SI Waterfalls is located roughly thirty kilometers south of Luang Prabang in Laos. And yes – it is a place where dreams come true! Grown men and women throw themselves off the slanting tree trunks, and most let out … Continue reading →
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Luang Prabang – Monked out
Blog: photito's blog - 20 February 2011
We had never been to Laos before… So our expectations were high. After all, there’s nothing quite like discovering a whole new country. Getting it under your belt. Deciphering their customs, and feeling its pulse. Well. I am not quite … Continue reading →
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Water for elephants
Blog: photito's blog - 1 February 2011
A face to face encounter with an elephant is on many travelers’ wish list. These wonderfully bulky animals offer an amazing opportunity to be close to nature and wildlife in far away places like India, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand and many … Continue reading →
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Monk’s business
Blog: photito's blog - 17 January 2011
Our most recent photographic project is about the life of Buddhist monks in Laos. Spencer has spent countless mornings hanging out with the monks in their temples. He has taught them English and geography. In return, they opened up their … Continue reading →
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Top 5 South East Asian Budget Airlines
Blog: The Travel Project - 12 January 2011
Here is my list of top 5 budget and no frills airlines in South East Asia that will help you travel to your next destination. Related posts:Flying with Strategic Airlines Etiquette Guide for Visiting Ethnic Villages in South East Asia
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Featured image 11 – Monks on water
Blog: photito's blog - 10 January 2011
Luang Prabang is a highly religious city in northern Laos. It is full of Buddhist temples and monasteries, and orange clad monks are a prominent part of everyday life. During a recent trip there, we saw monks in internet cafes, … Continue reading →
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Photo of the Week – Laos
Blog: Ottsworld - 31 December 2010
Young Monks – Luang PraBang, Laos Purchase this print As I walked with the morning alms procession in Luang Prabang and took photos, I eventually came to a temple where the monks were finishing their procession. One of the monks said that it was ok if I came in as it was a good chance [...]
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A Little Travel Memory…Where Do all the Buddhas Go?
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 17 November 2010
Travel Memories: Reassessing Pak Ou Caves Near Luang Prabang This is where I admit that my initial assessment about a travel experience was wrong. When I wrote my opinion about the Pak Ou Caves near Luang Prabang, Laos nearly two years ago I noted that ” although it was cool, I personally think it was fairly skip-able in the long run.” Ouch – harsh assessment at the time – but it was my honest opinion back then…in the craziness of traveling and constantly moving locales, the Pak Ou caves weren’t “Holy cannoli, ...
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A Little Travel Memory…A Puppet and a Green Guitar
Blog: A Little Adrift - A RTW Travelogue - 18 October 2010
Travel Memories: A Puppet and a Green Guitar My friend Laura is perhaps the most randomly happy person I know – she spotted this puppet at the night market in Luang Prabang, Laos and simply had to buy it. At that time I couldn’t imagine how she would use it enough to justify carrying but she insisted so I bought a stuffed monkey to play alongside the puppet. We carried that puppet alongside the green guitar nearly everywhere we went in Southeast Asia and although the kids often didn’t have a clue ...
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Blog carnival: Your favourite place on earth
Blog: Sophie's World - 20 September 2010
It’s my great pleasure to host the 10th Lonely Planet Blogsherpa Carnival. For this edition, I asked my fellow bloggers: Which is your favourite place on earth? Is it a...
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Fighting Fires in Luang Prabang, Laos
Blog: Todd's Wanderings - 12 May 2010
This article was submitted to the Southeast Asian Travel Writing Competition. If you like it, please show your support by voting for it(click the picture to the right) and sharing it with your contacts. Thanks! No, Thank You Laos How many people can you feed with a 600 pound catfish I wondered as I walked down the deserted street in northern Laos. Somewhere, in the darkness close by, the mythical Mekong River snaked its way through the intense blackness, hiding the massive catfish and the largest population of gigantic species in the world.
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Morning Alms in Luang Prabang
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 5 April 2010
A UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1995, the town of Luang Prabang is not only known for its fusion of Lao and French colonial architecture but also for its many Buddhist temples. Most visitors come here to relax and soak up the atmosphere while enjoying a cold Lao beer and a warm French baguette. But [...]
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The VIP Bus
Blog: Some Travel Required - 3 April 2010
The VIP bus is anything but. The only indication that it is in fact the VIP bus are the huge letters emblazoned across the front windshield that read "VIP." The seats are all made of the plastic pleathery material that makes you sweat when hot, the seat numbers are scrawled in permanent marker on the backs of the seats, and the rest of the interior is in various states of disrepair. As I write this an unknown liquid substance is dripping on me from a crack in the shelving above my seat. Attempts to stem the flow of the dripping with the ugly green curtains have so far p
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The Fear Factor
Blog: Travels with a Nine Year Old - 26 March 2010
Can intensive, sweaty, pulse-pounding vertigo count towards one’s recommended 30 minutes cardio? If so, I need no more exercise for at least a week… I blame my son. There we are, last day in Luang Prabang, beautiful World Heritage town, all geared up to mooch around and finally visit the oldest temple in Laos, when we [...]
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Pressed Flowers
Blog: Travels with a Nine Year Old - 25 March 2010
It’s pretty rare for me to get excited about crafts, though Z and I loved watching weaving in action the other day. Oh, yeah, and normally I hate tourist markets with a passion. But the paper workers around Luang Prabang, Laos, produce some of the most beautiful objects we have seen on our travels. Like this [...]
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Palanquins and Kings
Blog: Travels with a Nine Year Old - 25 March 2010
The generational differences between me and Z never cease to amaze me. We went to the Royal Palace in Luang Prabang, Laos, yesterday, former home of the kings of Laos. We were pacing down a corridor in our bare feet, trying to work out the sense of the legend of the Lao prince who became a [...]
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Unexpected Pleasures
Blog: Travels with a Nine Year Old - 24 March 2010
Travelling with children, the best days sometimes come out of absolutely nowhere, and from the lowest expectations. And on our first day in Luang Prabang, Laos, my expectations were pretty much rock bottom. Yet we ended up swimming in the most fantastic set of rapids, having masterclasses in weaving and petanque, meeting an utterly delightful baby, [...]
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Up with the Larks
Blog: Travels with a Nine Year Old - 23 March 2010
So we’ve arrived in Luang Prabang, Laos, and, as ever, I’m still trying to work out whether the benefits of night buses — saves a day’s travel and the cost of a room — are outweighed by the pitiful condition in which we reach our destination. I’m not sure they’ve quite got the hang of [...]
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Luang Prabang in Laos
Blog: Orn's travel blog - South-East Asia and China - 14 March 2010
Luang Prabang has been a great relief after all the all the noise in Hanoi. As you might have heard the Lao people are extremely relaxed and I think that in the five days we have been in Laos only one scooter has honked its horn at us so it has been very relaxing! The flight [...]
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Snapshot: Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang
Blog: To China... and Beyond! - 5 March 2010
This Buddha statue stood out from others at Wat Xieng Thong in Luang Prabang because the gilt on his face and neck was not the usual smooth gold paint that I had seen on other Buddhas in Laos.
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Learning to Weave in Luang Prabang
Blog: To China... and Beyond! - 1 March 2010
Happily for those who spend a full week there, Luang Prabang has more to offer than just wats, wats, wats. In February, I spent two full days taking a weaving course through OckPopTok, which operates two shops in the town and a weaving center just outside of it.
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Painless penance in Luang Prabang, Laos
Blog: Chronicles of a year-long break-up - 21 February 2010
In temples across Laos Buddhists have tried to teach illiterate lay people about the principles of life through paintings and murals. The general message is always the same – the afterlife is divided into two levels. On the bottom you have hell, full of heathens scampering up trees to escape rabid dogs and men fighting [...]
