Month: January 2014
And just like that we are in Laos
Moving from Thailand to Laos through the Chiang Khong felt as if we didn’t just cross a border but flew into a different world. Gone were the tourist crowds. Gone were the fancy hotels. Thai linear cities with concrete houses were suddenly replaces by settlements with bamboo bungalows, dirt courtyards with small burning fires in front and people crouching around […]
While Waiting for the Spring Rolls
Muang Sing is in the far North of Laos. We headed this way in search of indigenous people, one of Boryan’s passion and interests. What we didn’t know was that in January this area of Laos is very cold at night and hot during the day. Coming from warm Thailand we were miserable. The city itself was not welcoming but […]
Trang, Thai Wedding
It was 9 am and we were outfitted with our ‘finest’ backpacking outfits washed the night before and still a little damp. We were looking clean but not fancy enough for a wedding. The sole of my right sandal has unglued all the way the night before so I was shoe-less. But that was a small worry given the fact that […]