Senesouk

... , etc.) I also had my standard supply of sticky rice to keep me fed. So, I'm back in Luang Prabang staying at the Senesouk Guesthouse. It's a little less expensive than my last place (Sala Luang Prabang), but just as nice. It doesn't have a Mekong ...

... (approx. $6.00 USD) for downtown LP so no haggling over taxi prices. That was refreshing. We’re staying at Villa Senesouk opposite the Watsene temple in Sakkarine Road (main street). The room is OK –medium size but they have stuffed up the ...

... begin to search for the hotel we had booked. In a back and forth flurry of e-mail correspondence, we had arranged for the Senesouk Guesthouse to reserve two rooms for us and the entire first week of the trip had been geared towards getting here in time ...

... before our 8.30am pickup for Elephant Village mahout training. We hit Morning Glory Café – two doors down from Villa Senesouk Guest house. John’s bacon mistakenly gets put into an omelette in his croissant. As John doesn’t like eggs ...

Laos is a country of forest – it has a small population and most of the people (80% according to what we've read) live an agrarian subsistence village lifestyle and there are numerous areas in Laos that do not have any human habitation. Today we ...

We found a cheap flight so instead of busing our way into Laos we are flying. The landing was spectacular because the small airport of Luang Prubang is surrounded by lush green hills. Our original plan was to stay in Luang Prabang for a couple of ...

We safely touch down in Laos. Our first experience of their officialdom is having to pay an extra dollar per visa as overtime payment for the staff. Haven't they heard of working shifts? We then share a taxi into the quiet town of Luang ...

After a nice visit to our first city in Laos, we next headed north Luang Prabang, in the center of the northern part of the country. We decided not to endure the 10+ hours by bus from Vientiane, described as having “jaw-dropping scenery” as ...

Oh boy, paikallisbussit on loistavia. Ikkunat auki -ilmastointi ei koskaan ole rikki ja moottorin meteli peittaa oksentelijoiden aanet mukavasti. Kiitan onneani etta en karsi matkapahoinvoinnista, silla pohjoisen tiet ovat melkoista serpentiinia. Tosin ...