INDIA | Wednesday, 26 Aug 2009 | Views [2486]
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
LAOS | Tuesday, 12 May 2009 | Views [3396] | Comments [4]
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: hammock, holiday, hotel, island, river, wildlife
LAOS | Sunday, 26 Apr 2009 | Views [2812]
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: animism, chess, kayak, mot, river, trekking, visa
