THE STUNNING SCENERY OF VANG VIENG Nestled along the banks of the Namsong River, in amongst the karst hills of central Laos, Vang Vieng is a small town with a great laid-back vibe to it. The scenery around here is nothing short of spectacular and there are […]
OBSERVING THE RITUAL OF TAK BAT FROM A RESPECTFUL DISTANCE We left Luang Prabang today and spent most of our day in a bus travelling to Vang Vieng in Central Laos. Before we set of for Vang Vieng, however, we got to observe one of the most humbling […]
A DAY EXPLORING THE MARKETS OF LUANG PRABANG & SWIMMING AT KUANG SI WATERFALLS For our second full day in Luang Prabang we chose to go exploring a little further afield, and so caught a tuk tuk out to Kuang Si Falls. There we swam in the milky […]
WE FOUND UTOPIA IN LUANG PRABANG! Today felt like our first “real” day in Laos; although we’ve technically been in the country a while, the last 2 days on the slow boat haven’t really felt like we’ve been IN Laos. The slow boat journey down the Mekong was […]
WE’RE ON A BOAT FROM NOWHERE… We’re back on the slow boat today, making our way from our half-way stop, Pakbeng, to the town of Luang Prabang. The scenery is just as beautiful as yesterday, though our day started out much damper than yesterday as a tropical storm […]
Wandering Soles 