6 Months
Halfway through and have no plans on stopping
Currently in: Luang Namtha, Laos
Favourite Country: Laos.
Countries visited: 12
Number of new beds slept in this month: 14
Best coffee: Lao Coffee
Laos
Jungle food
Food made for us using ingredients picked from the jungle –
hard to describe this one. Post coming soon
Nam Khao
Crispy rice balls and sour pork chopped up with herbs, peanuts, coconut etc. and
usually eaten as a (lettuce) wrap
Khao Soi (Lao style)
Not to be confused with Thai Khao Soi
Seeing the same travellers throughout Laos, to the point where you just
have to have dinner/drinks with them.
Eating freshly caught frogs
Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos are not the “same” although many people would suggest it.
Everything closes early in Laos
Laos is amazing.
Luang Namtha
– Trekking for 3 days through remote villages and the jungle
– Learning how to cook in the jungle
Pakse, Bolaven Plateau
– Driving semi-automatic motorbikes
– Visiting Captain Hook (post coming soon)
– Chasing waterfalls
Vientiane
– Experiencing 2 days Lao hospitality after a plate of Bánh cuốn
Luang Prabang
– Helping local students practice their English at Big Brother Mouse
– Learning about rice
Mike
• Eating frogs
• Spending the holidays overseas
Vicki
buying a local piece of clothing – Lao skirt
M+V
• Not booking a place to stay in favour of just showing up and looking around
• Eating rattan
• Hiking in the jungle
• Scammed by a tuk-tuk driver
• Bowling in Asia
• Eating ants
• Being in a night bus where you lie flat