Ammata Guest House Luang Prabang

... who was leader of the pack. We went on a 90-minute ride, the poor beast went into the forest into steep hills, up and down, with at least 400 lbs. on her back. The mahout was gentle with her at least, and let her rest whenever she needed to. The beast behind ours was quite funny - she kept stopping for food, no matter how much her mahout urged her on, she ****** continually, picked up a piece of bamboo to scratch herself on the foot and scratched her ...

... of a primarily broth based soup with small bits of vegetables and pork and a moderate sized portion of mostly vegetables and a small bit of chicken, set on steamed white rice. It was definitely not a scanty portion, but by no meals a large quantity of food for a Westerner (since being home I ate at an Italian restaurant that served me at least four times the quantity that a normal human being should eat and thought back to this moment). During and after dinner, our guide served as ...

... hill from the pier, then got * tuk-tuk to t*ke us first to *n ATM, *nd then on to SpicyL*os Hostel, which Sus*n *nd I h*d booked, in the hope they would h*ve room for five more people. On *rriv*l, the *nswer w*s no they didn't. However, there w*s * guesthouse right next door, so the others checked in there, while Sus*n *nd I went to our dorm room. Unfortun*tely *s the hostel w*s so full, we were put in *n outhouse, *nd it w*s like some kind of hideous g*r ...

... by the smallest of margins (1 point). Everyone was tired after the running around at the waterfall so we headed back at about 2am and knocked the partying on the head.<br><br>Sunday morning and we managed to book ourselves a minibus for later that afternoon to take us to our next stop at Vang Vieng. We had a few hours to kill so went for lunch and then a Lao massage. The main difference between a Lao and Thai massage being that the former is a bit more aggressive, with a lot of bending ...

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... schlechter bzw. teurer als in Vietnam. Ein anstaendiges Zimmer mit allem drin, kostet in Laos ca. 15 US$. Man koennte aber auch fuer ca. 4US$ ein Zimmer haben, dann sind jedoch die Betten durchgehangen und die Waende verschimmelt und die Daecher undicht. Pech, wenn das Leck genau ueber dem Bett ist :-)<br><br>People: Die wissen wie man relaxen und chillen tut....Sie sind sehr freundlich, unaufdringlich ...

... for dinner and the evening. Often we saw them standing under a hose (of sorts) or climbing in and out of 44 gallon drums....the children too. The Mekong River came into view about 50k's from Luang Probang so we knew we were almost there. Yay!<br><br>Later that evening, over a wine, (I forgot it was my AFD, Christine!) we decided that even though it was a long exhausting drive it was the day we have enjoyed the most. So far........

... to be there at seven PM sharp and, as we approached, we could see a line of smartly-dressed people waiting to enter the hall. The dress code was eclectic, ranging from men in shiny Chinese-made suits and women in graceful sins to others in plain shirts and the occasional shell suit - in this context something to be seen as modernist and progressive as well as respectable. Nunu and Nini, excited beyond all efforts to control them, wore brand-new matching denim dungarees and had their hair ...