Mon 2nd Mar – Luang Prabang
CR: As we have four full days in Luang Prabang we feel compelled to tick off some classic tourist activities. The most obvious one is a trip to the famous waterfall an hour outside of town. At the base of the waterfall is a bear conservation zoo.
CR: In contrast, we don’t really get wet either and are also unsure if we had any fun.
CR: The bounty of nature.
CR: Bait and switch.
I can see you are living right on the edge, consuming another Laotian cocktail.
The bear appears to have an admirable work ethic, climbing up that structure. You wouldn’t get that sort of activity from the over hyped but apathetic pandas at Adelaide Zoo.
Not much commentary on food recently.
Leo: The Laotian cocktail was a mandate from my boss after giving me a brief update on the Bagellen merger. We made sure to choose the gayest bar possible. No gays would be caught dead serving poor quality spirits.
Ssssh Leo we are around a lot of Chinese at the moment. They will take those big bears back if they see that comment.
Food commentary a bit tricky. Declan gets extra mad at food photos so I only take limited photos. Watch this space for lots of food updates in Cambodia.
@Declan – THE CAMERA EATS FIRST! Hasn’t anyone taught you the rules?!
@mimigcooks – I’m only willing to entertain this food photography fad as a concept if I get to make a whole new website for Caitlin with some novel borderline usable theme for it.
I am only on this blog for the romance ❤️
Did you have a discussion about whether you would pay to see the view.
There seems to be a lot of mini buses and not many tourists.
Lovely photo of the sunset.
In 1985 I worked at revesby workers club. I always remember that 3 of the regular older blokes that used to sit together disappeared for a couple of weeks. Even the other staff would discuss with each other if they had seen the guys recently. Then one night there they were sitting at their regular table and at the next table were 3 younger ladies from Asia that didn’t speak English. We soon worked out the guys had gone os for a holiday together and by sheer happenstance all found love at the same time.
Declan reading the paper is such a classic expat image.
Once again surprised by the cleanliness of the city.
Dad: We did have a discussion on whether we would pay to see the view. It was A$4 for us both to go up. We were tired from all the steps, hot and had a bit of time to burn so, while it was annoying, we decided to proceed. This cost paled in comparison in terms of annoyance to having to pay 3000kip to use the bathroom up there. Only to find there was no toilet paper! Declan was in need of a number 2 and had to leave me on the steps down to get to the toilets quicker. Who would have thought a waterfall trip could be so complicated?
There were a fair few tourists at the falls – just did some strategic photos to avoid them 😉
I wonder whether those Asian ladies were happy in their new life. When the alternative is gold panning…
Haha
What a scam.
You got kipped off twice.
I would have been upset about no loo paper.
The issue of westerners plundering poor countries for brides is extremely problematic. That is a topic that would make great content for a high school debating contest.
Dad: I’d like to know the escort to wife conversation rate. I think it’s pretty high. I feel like the men I see are all in their sixties ready for their next wife. The one I sat next to last night just looked dreamily into her eyes while she played on her phone and talked to the waiter in Lao.
Guys i seriously cannot tell u how much i am smiling at this post… they are really getting me through these last few weeks. What a sweet photo (Dek blink 3 times if ur in danger)