He got food poisoning in Laos. After five years of bicycle touring around the world, he was stuck in Luang Prabang. Then he met her, and his life changed forever. He found his Shangri-la. Read the rest of this article…
There were all these big things made out of rock in Laos on the Plain of Jars. I got to look at the jars and saw myself in the water. Lorenz and Alex from Germany laughed. The other two nice people from England were Will and Jo. They introduced me to Eeyore. He is in a famous book called Winnie the Pooh, who is a bear. Eeyore is not a bear. He is a donkey. He is the nice people’s traveling companion. Just like me! We had a visit about our travels. He has his own web page. He doesn’t have to share one with his people, like I do. Read the rest of this article…
Here are some photos from a morning walk around Luang Prabang. It is a World Heritage Site for the French Colonial architecture. We are obviously more into people and food than architecture! Read the rest of this article…
In the mountains of Northern Laos, the children have greeted us with enthusiasm, or Zippy really, we just ride the most unusual beautiful bicycle they have ever seen. They are beautiful, happy, healthy and full of energy. They make our day. Read the rest of this article…
So far, I love Laos. We’ve seen all sizes of electric blue and neon yellow butterflies; we can hear insects buzzing, frogs chorusing and birds singing; bright flowers bloom and scent the air. The children are delightful; the little ones run half-naked after us, scattering chickens, waving and squealing “Sabadee, sabadee!”
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Chinese do not like to be photographed as a part of a crowd, and yet they always like to be a part of a crowd. I wonder if it has to do with how much they are under surveillance, or think they are? Read the rest of this article…
A quiet walk in Dali, China. Read the rest of this article…
Most of yesterday was in flat rice fields, many being harvested and others being prepared for winter crops, with lots of rice chaff and manure, animal and human, being dug in by hand. The amount of hand labor involved in raising rice here is amazing, but there are a lot of people to do the labor. Read the rest of this article…