Wicker Guesthouse

... up on the agreement that we would meet again at 9 in a bar called Utopia for some drinks. As Katie led me to Pathoumphone Guesthouse she explained that the guy at reception had no record of my call from the night before and that for the room they did ...

... me?) and put it over the other steaming mesh, at which point a young girl rolled over the now solidified noodle pancake with a large wicker rolling pin to remove it and place it on a flat wicker board to dry.  Four noodle pancakes could fit on one ...

... back to the guesthouse to give it a try. Nice enough if a bit to thick for a crepe. Spent the afternoon in the guesthouse before wandering out again. Found that as night got closer people once again started to fill the market street and set up ...

... Lots of bright green paddi fields and towering bamboo to look at on the way.  Arrived in the mid-day heat, found our guesthouse and did a bit of exploring but were disappointed.  We were expecting a cool, laid-back quiet & historic place and ...

... . They would have to turf thousands of foreigners out of hotels to do that; unlikely to say the least. I remembered the name of the guesthouse I had stayed in on my last visit; Hare Rama. I said we were meeting friends there. He said it was impossible as ...

... for by the first glimpse of where we would be staying. It was the most fantastic little guesthouse spread out over a few terraces, with hammocks and wicker-backed chairs all overlooking rural farmland and further out over the valleys of limestone along ...

... head back to my guesthouse, hoping for better weather the next day. For what it lacked in amenities and atmosphere, the Thu Giang guesthouse made up for with a great location. Down a narrow alley too small for cars in the old quarter, there was an endless ...

... enough respect and appreciation to Buddha inside that we would be forgiven. Or so we told ourselves. We rode the 6km back to our guesthouse and were lucky enough to run into Marcus and Dani from Muang Ngoi. We were so excited to be able to catch up ...

... on one bike in the pitch black - it was great. Arriving a little after schedule we quickly hopped into a tuk tuk and found a guesthouse in town. Feeling both utterly drained from the lack of sleep on the bus and the weight of the immense heat of the ...

... to the top of mount phousi which is the main temple landmark in Luang, on the way up i was persuaded to buy a sparrow in a little wicker cage and told to let it out when i reached the buddah as it was good luck, don`t know about that as I nearly ...

... in the middle of nowhere we arrived in the little town we would be staying in. The boys had stayed in a place called Fathers Guesthouse, so we headed there, Ash was highly excited about the tea and scones that they had to offer! It was such a lovely ...

... it back to our tuk tuk, and were able to cool down with the breeze on the way back to town. When we got back to our guesthouse, we all scrambled for the shower to cool down, and then Louise and I went to get a massage and pedicure, whilst Cami went to ...

... other's travel plans pan out.    So the next day we left The Loft and moved to Sam's Guesthouse, got a brilliant room with ensuite overlooking the most glorious courtyard, lush with plants, a little hump bridge over the goldfish pond, ...

... in the day. Once the rain had stopped and we had reached the entry of the complex it had closed for the day. Returning to the guesthouse we purchase gin, lime, ice and a little tonic to enjoy a game of poker with. I won again, the 2nd time in a ...

... of bats swooped over our heads - it was like 'Deliverance'. When we got to the homestay, the first thing we saw was wicker bungalows on stilts sitting over the river, sweet. We made spring rolls for dinner and ate rice paper filled with ingredients from ...

... .  A few vendors had caged, wild birds.  Songbirds, baby owls and one hawk that seemed near death were held in wicker enclosures.  The scam was to buy a bird's freedom and receive a blessing.  Such a heart break!  You want to ...

... too hot and the tent has morphed into a weird shape so feet hit the end.  Did a bakery run, watched the end of Wicker Park as the battery had died 2 minutes before the end (very annoying) then climbed aboard Nala for an 8am departure.  ...

... and the odd 4x4 parked outside but also with many people still living local style life. We walked past houses where people were making wicker baskets and mats and it was clear that this was not being done as a tourist show as the products weren't for sale ...

... I have never been in Paris so please forgive me if you find there is not a huge resemblance!  We hired bicycles with french style wicker baskets on front and explored this laid back city at a nice slow pace over the next 5 days.  For the next 5 ...

Garden Village hostel is basically what it says. It is a village of traditional wicker walled houses where the families live inbetween 3 large blocks of accommodation for travelers. The first block where reception is has a roof terrace, a restaurant ...