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The Capital of Laos..NOT "L"
... name of…BUT, I tried some chicken Larp, which is traditional spicy laos kind of salad, and it was lush! HOT HOT HOT MMM.
Afterwards we visited a rooftop bar, and the football was on…bliss…don’t think Sarah was too happy though, but after a few drinks we we’re both tired and so we went home to bed….Pretty boring day really.
The next morning we woke up and went to the COPE ...
Nae rules in Asia
... was “just like Sex and the City”. Not quite what I would describe as first class, but I was grateful we were not in cattle class, literally.
I dashed out for some beers before the train left and we drank over a few games of cards. Managed to get some sleep as our cabin was changed into beds at 9pm – and that was us pushing bed time as the train attendant was desperate to get us tucked up in bed.
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Northern Laos - A Laid-back Place
1) About
We grouped together our Northern Laos trip, as we were here for a relatively short time (time is ticking and we only have a few months left!).
Laos is a relativey poor country compared to its neighbours (by conventional measures), with almost 80% of people growing their own rice, and sub-sistence farming accounting for half the countrys GDP. That said, the poverty is not that evident as 40% of the population live among the hills, and those who ...
The path of the Emerald Buddha
... capital in Chiang Mai, but the elephant carrying it there insisted 3 times on going to Lampang. This was taken as a divine sign and the Emerald Buddha spent the next 30 years there before it finally made it to Chiang Mai (no elephants objected this time, apparently). In 1552 it went to Laos after 2 neighbouring kingdoms in northern Thailand and Western Lao were united under 1 king. In 1564 Haw Pha Kaew in Vientiane was built to house ...
...get a useless Indian visa.
... But if that doesn't happen I will be diving among ship wrecks, at night with the nocturnal sea creatures, and with a group of people that seem to be a lot of fun to be around.
As I write this I once again find myself in Vientiane (my 4th visit) waiting for my 60 day Thai visa to be processed. This is also meant to be a fairly easy process but I can't give the details because I let the guy at the hotel talk me into allowing him to do it for me...the desire to ...
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