Na Viengkham Hotel Luang Prabang

... br>issues you have to put your used paper in the trash bin &#8211; not the<br>urinal. It took a bit to get used to all of this but now it's like<br>second nature &#8211; and we find ourselves using less toilet paper which<br>has to be good for the environment right!<br><br><br><br>The<br>highlight of our exploration today was visiting an elephant camp and<br>getting to ride on top of the elephant's neck!! Totally cool! We're<br>not huge animal lovers ...

... sections&#8230; Great fun, though, and lovely to explore a bit more of the city at ease, and blend in with the relaxed pace of the limited other traffic on the streets. We stopped off to visit a couple of wats (when in Rome&#8230;) and also left the saddle to climb up 'Mount&#8217; Phousi, a small hill in the centre of the town, for some rather underwhelming views in the general direction of the river that were ...

... phrases to use on their boyfriends). Its a great project, totally rewarding for all involved, a great cause, and so much fun. <br><br>The food in LPB was phenomenal. Lao food is known for a few signature dishes as well as French food, a leftover colonial influence. A northern Lao signature is this spicy green papaya salad--shredded green papaya (tart and tangy) mixed with cabbage and onions and dressed in spicy curry oil and peanuts. Totally authentic, totally ...

... them off, it became quite comical after a while!<br><br>Yesterday we did the most outrageous thing yet! Fed up of local transport and buses that take 30hours (no exaggeration) to get somewhere, we have brought a Minsk Motorbike!<br>We are going to drive it down to VangVieng after we've finished here, then along to Hanoi in Vietnam, and cycle the whole length of Vietnam, from north to south!!! We are both really excited! We went for a little cycle on it last night, and it ...

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... city is pretty random because all the bars close around 11:30 pm except one bowling alley. So from 11:30 pm until about 3 am the bowling alley is THE place to be. It was hilarious seeing the huge crowd in the middle of Laos in a bowling alley, drinking and bowling. If I had not known, I would have thought I was back home in any random bowling alley. We closed the place down and came back to the hostel and called it ...

... br><br><br ><br>Desayunamos y nos ponemos en marcha. aquí ya no hay motos y es un remanso de paz. La gente sonrie, es tranquila y las calles son pequeñas. Las casas, encantadoras, bajas y de madera. Es muy normal encontrar a monjes paseando, con su paraguas color azafrán para evitar el sol o la lluvia. El ...

... to either of those places and I doubt I ever will. <br> But again I digress, a picture perfect night for me would be having dinner at a little local place that I just learned about last night that serves a cheap and amazing chicken and vegetable stir fry, then a few hours of competitive volleyball with no injuries and no balls going into the river or neighbor's yard. That about wraps up a day in the life here in Luang Prabang, plus a few little stories tied in there...<br> 4:51PM August 4th, 2009

... few times for breakdowns (the boat, not the passengers) and also for lunch, where 'weed' was offered by the waiters. Tempting given the dangers of the day, but not my thing. <br>We safely made it to Luang Prabang. We eventually met up with the girls after thier 13 hour bus journey (my guilt ever increasing). Well i got a bit of stick and jokes and quips were passed back and forth, but all was taken light heartedly and i paid them (at a slightly ...

... paparazzi-style photo session of the girls who stood around awkwardly, unsure of whether to smile at or ignore the falangs. Large telephoto lenses nuzzled the girls' faces and then, as suddenly as when it had started, everyone moved away with their trophy photographs safely in their cameras and only one or two said thank you.<br><br>As I was watching this a man approached me and started to talk to me. Both of his hands were missing and he had lost an eye, probably as a result of trying ...