Full Moon Festival in Vientiane
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Full Moon Festival in Vientiane
Vientiane
We are in the valley of the Mekong. We arrived in the Capitol, Vientiane yesterday and applied for our Vietnamese visa. Claire got a bit of the last day of the Full Moon festival on video, and we will Vientiane. Claire finally found her French Toast! Unfortunately the only syrup they had on offer, was honey. Maple syrup comes from Quebec, for the French, and there are few French to be seen in the former colony, though we do see some of the language, Lao and English appear to be dominant. I can imagine that upsets the French. Read the rest of this article…
Bikinis, Tibetan Mountains and Stone Jars
Of the 1,300 miles in Tibet, we were in mountains with climbs of up to 7,000 feet, many to 15,000 or nearly 16,000 feet. Read the rest of this article…
He Found His Shangri-la
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…
Lucky Visits the Plain of Jars
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…
Luang Prabang; World Heritage Site
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…
The Mountains of Northern Laos
Mountains of Northern Laos is beautiful. Northern Laos, place of friendly people. Read the rest of this article…
Lao Children: They Keep Us Going!
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…