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Getting to Rishikesh

INDIA | Wednesday, 26 Aug 2009 | Views [112]

4 am starts are never fun, but I was very thankful that I had had the foresight to hire a porter to hawk my bag back down to the bus stand for me. The stand was packed and completely incomprehensible as usual but I asked someone who pointed out the ... Read more >

Tags: bus, river

Palaces and Islands: Pakse and Don Det

LAOS | Tuesday, 12 May 2009 | Views [185] | Comments [2]

The Champasak Palace Hotel in Pakse was built by Prince Boun Oumna Champasak with, supposedly, a room for each of his concubines. Also known as the thousand room pavillion, it's built in Laotian style, looks a bit like a wedding cake, has 1 King ... Read more >

Tags: holiday, hotel, island, river, hammock, wildlife

Camping by the Nam Kong river

LAOS | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Views [146]

A tuk tuk brought us up the bank of the Nam Kong river in the morning and we walked across a fabulously rickety bamboo bridge to a Hmong village, beginning our trek. It was blisteringly hot and Tan, our guide kept the ... Read more >

Tags: river, trekking, kayak, animism, mot, visa, chess