Luang Namtha Guest House

... these would be the people who wouldn&#8217;t be affected at all.<br> Later that day after walking through kilometers of rice patties we arrived at the end of the trek. A truck came and picked us up from one of the villages by the road and brought us back to Luang Namtha. After arriving at Luang Namtha I took a long shower to make sure all the leeches came off. Then we headed off to some other village I have never heard of.<br><br><br><br>

... fun kayaking through the rapids and visiting more local villages. Another great way to see this wonderful country, <br><br>So there it is - another gushing blog about Laos! It has become our favourite place in South East Asia - so unspoilt and so laid back. We are both a little sad that we don't have more than 4 weeks here - it would be easy to stay for much longer! <br><br>Here are the photos.<br><br>Next stop, a visit to Pakse in the South.<br>

... of the roads. Could do with Daddy, Kevin McCooey and a few other *************aghan Council lads over for a contract!!! Anyhoo made it alive anayway and are heading out on a 2 day Trekking, Kayaking, Cycling trip into the Nam Tha Protection Area. The jungle area is home to Tigers, Leopards, Bears, Elephants and loads of monkey species so hopefully will get to see some although we are told the chance is prettty rare as there are not many of ...

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People always say that bus rides make the best stories. I thought my bus ride in Guatemala going from Nebaj to Guatemala City was bad (see story in Guatemala blog), I'm not sure which was worst, that or my ride up to Luang Nam Tha.<br><br>Before we even left Luang Prabang at 9am it was pouring rain, I mean serious rain drops. They were coming down fast and furious without a breath in between. All windows in the mini bus were closed ...

... up here, and we all preferred the taste compared to regular white rice. <br><br>It was good to put 'Meow Meow' down for a while as she was making a lot of noise the further we got from the village. The poor thing must have been terrified, so we gave her a bit of food and played with her for a while, and that seemed to do the trick. <br><br>Along the river we hiked, until we ...

It feels good to be back in Laos, and just in time, too, since cool weather and early nightfall have been dogging me the whole trip. The border itself is unremarkable, something of a development on the Chinese side, not much at all on the Lao side. It's a short hop to Luang Namtha, but I continue on to Muang Sing, since I&#8217;ll have to come back to Namtha anyway.