Khammanivong Guesthouse Luang Namtha

... 8217;t even seen a TV. But they didn’t seem to care because they have never lived any differently. I started thinking they were lucky not to be caught up in the consumerism. That night we went to bed really early because there was no electricity and it got dark. If we didn’t have lights in our houses we would get a lot more sleep! The next morning as we walked away I thought, if the world system and the big civilizations fell ...

... meat and vegetables were put in a 2 foot piece of bamboo and then put in a fire - an hour later and teh result was a very tasty soup! We tried many Northern Laos specialities (fortunately no grubs though!) and they were all delicious.The following day and we walked (slid and slipped) back to Namtha in the monsoon rain! A very enjoyable 2 days and as much a survival, living of the land experience as a hike!<br><br>For our final day we had ...

... it was just a mass of vegetation all the way to the valley floor. It made for some hair raising moments on the bends and the road was so bumpy and uneven that along with the awe for the surroundings you also had a tightly squeezed bum at the prospect of a bump flinging you over the edge. It didnt help that our driver thought he was in the world rally campionship!! I think the total distance was about 220km so the fact that it took 9hrs tells the ...

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... en bambou tresse. Mais la notre n&lt;est pas sur pillotis mais bien sur la terre, parce qu&lt;elle sert en plus de cuisine - le four etant un feu de bois, puisque, bien entendu, pas d&lt;electricite dans le coin ! Nous mangeons dans des feuilles de bananier (en fait, ici, tout se fait sur ou avec des feuilles de bananier !). <br><br>Les enfants du village nous approchent tranquillement pas vite. Certains portent des vetements traditionnels, d&lt;autres des ...

... sight. This is way better than anything you&#8217;ll get at the Melting Pot Restaurant back home. Each table is set up with a fire pit in the middle. They come over with hot coals, a tray to cook everything on, a ton of veggies and noodles, and beef and pork. Juan and I sat there cooking and enjoying our meal. It was sooo yummy. <br><br>Today I hoped on a bus back to Luang Nam Tha and tomorrow I&#8217;ll take my 9 hour journey back to Luang Prabang.

... town. <br><br> <br><br>We stopped for a break in a clearing, had a stilted translated conversation with an old dude who lived there with his animals, and then pushed on through some rice fields, which were really cool to walk through. <br><br> <br><br>Apparently mountain rice is thicker than regular rice, it reminded us of wholegrain rice. I guess the rice plants are a bit ...

... guide warned us about leaches, little blood-sucking slugs which crawl up your boots, through your socks &amp; trousers, and then bore into your flesh. He said that we would be very lucky not to have any by the end of the 2 days! <br><br>It's safe to say that none of us were exactly delighted at this prospect, but it certainly made us walk a ...

... The trip was pretty rainy but there were some nice views along the way, Laos looked very green and lush. <br><br> <br><br> <br><br>We were waved to a stop at one point when a roadside digger had somehow rolled onto its side as it worked on a new road. It was quite amusing seeing the driver using all the hydraulics to try and get upright, it was like one of those low ...

... are a few bars and a few restaurants, but ultimately not much reason to hang around. There is a bus to the Thai border at HuayXai that runs one way one day, the opposite way the next. I hear it's pretty rough, but there aren&#8217;t a lot of options&#8230; not a lot of good ones anyway. I&#8217;m sure the countryside is beautiful&#8230; yeah, right. This IS supposed to be an overland trip, after all.