Vietiane Morning in Pull Mind Cafe We pack up early and head to Pull Mind Cafe, our favourite hang out in Vang Vieng.As usual, there are a bunch of tourists posing at the edge of the terrace. This time it is a group of middle aged Thai girlfriends. They are giggling a lot and hamming it up for the photos, at one point grabbing two single European gentlemen from a table …
Morning Monk Alms Giving Ceremony and the Buddha Caves Monk Alms Giving Ceremony The alarm goes off very early (4:55 am). John and I are dressed and on the main street by 5:30am. Chairs are set up along the sidewalk of the main street which is closed to traffic. In front of each chair are baskets of sticky rice, disposable gloves and chocolate bars for alms giving. We each pay 40,000 …
Exploring Luang PrabangWalking Through a Residential Area Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This designation is due to its European influenced architecture fused with traditional Laotion culture. The town is also the former capital of Laos. Vientiane is the current capital.The morning is a cool 17° C but it is going up to 28° today. We have a great breakfast at the hotel. Besides food, I also order …
From Jeddah to Bangkok to Luang PrabangJeddah to Bangkok (January 27)John has a restless sleep but I sleep like a rock. After a delicious Arabic and western buffet breakfast at our Jeddah hotel we pack up and take the elevator to the lobby.We are on the 5th floor but the elevator takes us to the 7th instead of ground. Suddenly the elevator stops and the lights go out. No …