Directly across the river from our hotel balcony in Pak Beng is Mekong Elephant Park. When we left this morning, we saw two of their elephants hanging out by the river. We…
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A Private Boat Trip up The Mekong River
We started our two-day-one-night cruise on the Mekong River from Luang Prabang this morning. We arrived in Pak Beng, Laos around 5:30 pm and will be spending the night at a hotel…
Sunset on Mount Phousi
We climbed some steep stairs up to Mount Phousi for sunset. We saw many Buddha statues and shrines on our way up. There was a group of teenage monks applying cement onto…
Are You Ready to Get Wet?
I’ve been asked a hundred times if I’m ready, and I’ve been told a thousand times to put my hands up today by DJs around town. “Are you ready?!” “Put your hands…
Solicitation Along The Mekong
We went to a place by the Mekong River for dinner. We had grilled prawns, fried whole fish in spicy “source” and mixed vegetable stir fry. Three dishes and two large bottles…
Waving Across the Mekong at Thailand
Our flight from Indonesia had a nine-hour overnight layover in Kuala Lumpur. Being awake for about 30 hours really took a toll on this old woman. Kenric was fine because he’s 3.5…