This space will be used to document and record my adventures in Vietnam and throughout South East Asia over the course of the next year.

Tuesday, March 28, 2006

Laos

We've been in Laos 3 days thus far and it's great. Tranquil, beautiful, hot and cheap. There are wonderful temples and parks to visit, excellent Lao and French food, gorgeous views over the Mekong river at sunset and charming, gentle people to meet. We undertook a 13 hour ride sans air conditioning today which was a test in patience but the chickens in the aisle and the offered lunch of grilled snake and rat made it an interesting cultural experience. We're in Luang Prabang, a UNESCO world heritage town, right now. The U.N said it is the 'best preserved city in South East Asia' and it is indeed. If you've visited the following places, it's a mixture of Chiang Mai, Ubud and Hoi An. We're staying for 3 days before we head to Vang Vieng, a town famous for floating down the river on tubes. I love it.

1 Comments:

Blogger Nguyen Le Hieu said...

Hi Alison

long time no talk. so, you're still around SouthEast Asia... i just want to stop by to see how you're doing and say hi. hope to see you soon. when you're back to America, drop me a line and we can chat sometime.

miss you much

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