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