Breakfast at the Maison is pretty good. Mary went with her traditional fruit and yogurt. I went native with a noodle soup, the famous ‘Luang Prabang Feu’. We had a busy day scheduled in Luang Prabang. To start off, we were on a ‘Luang Prabang Discover Tour’. Luang Prabang is a UNESCO World Heritage site…
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We had a free morning to settle into our hotel, the ‘Maison Dalabua’, in the historic area of Luang Prabang. ‘Dalabua’ means ‘Lotus Princess’. The hotel is surrounded by three UNESCO classified lily ponds set in an acre of tropical gardens. I didn’t know that ponds could be classified as UNESCO sites but they are very…
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The effects of the two typhoons have caught up with us. We received numerous text messages from the US State Department application (STEP) with travel warnings. The overnight rain was very heavy and the water level on the Mekong has really risen and was REALLY muddy. We were worried the river might not be navigable,…
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We had an early (6AM) pick up this morning and drove some 90 minutes to the Thai border at Chiang Khong where we exited Laos. The Mora hotel prepared a box breakfast we enjoyed in the car on the way. Our guide, Jackie, is a keen gardener (I think it’s his happy place) and has…
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