I arrived in Laung Prabnag as the markets were being set up - this night market is such a beautiful display of local textiles, lamps and magic - it is a truely enchanting place. One in which I spent many hours wonderinh around and of course buying my compulsory scarves.
I am sorry for the lack of photos for this part of the trip - eveytime I insert my ememory card into the computer it tells me I have a virus! Oh joy... the photos are still on the camera so I am hoping it will be fine once I get home.
I spent a day relaxing around Laung Prabang, checking out the daily ritual of the monks to collect thier daily food from belivers at 6am - it is a truely magestic sight and it is well signposted in the guesthouses and tourist areas what this tradition means to the locals and how we as travellers can preserve it and show respect. I have found this remarkable in Laos the amount of eco- tourism and am warmed by guesthouses implementing solar power and large water containers for gusets to fill their water bottles. It is wonderful to see a country trying to keep its natural beauty.
I spent a comsiderable time in a local bookshop where the proceeds to go writing and publishing books for Laos children and developing local libraries. There are so few books written in Lao and many children are illerate.
I have formed a great friendship with Xavier from Spain and we meet in the evenings to have dinner and chat to other travellers. In Laung Prabang there is a great 5000kip vegetarian buffet which is a complete traveller magnet, you meet so many wonderful people and spend the evenings laughing and learning about the rest of the world.
My final day in Laung Prabang I headed out to a beautiful cascading waterfall and took the very steep route to the top - but it was well worth it the views were amazing!
I could get use to taking showers at the base of waterfallls, although a little fresh it is such a beauiful matural way to cool off. The final evening was yet another vegetarian buffet before heading to Lao Lao garden bar which is beautiful set amoung the trees wth candles and fairy lights everywhere - if NZ wasnt so wet this place would be such a hit!
I am sorry for the lack of photos for this part of the trip - eveytime I insert my ememory card into the computer it tells me I have a virus! Oh joy... the photos are still on the camera so I am hoping it will be fine once I get home.
I spent a day relaxing around Laung Prabang, checking out the daily ritual of the monks to collect thier daily food from belivers at 6am - it is a truely magestic sight and it is well signposted in the guesthouses and tourist areas what this tradition means to the locals and how we as travellers can preserve it and show respect. I have found this remarkable in Laos the amount of eco- tourism and am warmed by guesthouses implementing solar power and large water containers for gusets to fill their water bottles. It is wonderful to see a country trying to keep its natural beauty.
I spent a comsiderable time in a local bookshop where the proceeds to go writing and publishing books for Laos children and developing local libraries. There are so few books written in Lao and many children are illerate.
I have formed a great friendship with Xavier from Spain and we meet in the evenings to have dinner and chat to other travellers. In Laung Prabang there is a great 5000kip vegetarian buffet which is a complete traveller magnet, you meet so many wonderful people and spend the evenings laughing and learning about the rest of the world.
My final day in Laung Prabang I headed out to a beautiful cascading waterfall and took the very steep route to the top - but it was well worth it the views were amazing!
I could get use to taking showers at the base of waterfallls, although a little fresh it is such a beauiful matural way to cool off. The final evening was yet another vegetarian buffet before heading to Lao Lao garden bar which is beautiful set amoung the trees wth candles and fairy lights everywhere - if NZ wasnt so wet this place would be such a hit!
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