8:45 am – Began mountain biking to river – 1.5 hours (16 km) on dirt/rock road – bumpy enough to justify quality bikes. Sun came out. Hot hot. Seat was hard, didn’t have easy access to all 18 gears. 10:15 am – Arrived at a village, rest break, took five minute boat ride across river. […]
Laos
Photogenic Luang Prabang
The moment I arrived in the old section of Luang Prabang (a World Heritage town), I fell for its charm. I believe “cute” was the exact word out of my mouth as the tuk-tuck dropped Caroline and I off (Nicholas was still tubing back in Vang Vieng). On my first morning, I walked north toward […]
Tubing In Vang Vieng
Met up with Nicholas and Thomas (France) around noon. Caroline wasn’t feeling well so she skipped the tubing, Vang Vieng’s main draw (beautiful scenery aside). My plan was to *not* drink at all, or much, as I was tired from my birthday celebration. We took the tuk tuk on the ten minute drive to the […]
The Birthday Rock Climb
I arrived in Vang Vieng the day before my birthday and decided to go rock climbing as a way to celebrate. A mere 14 years earlier, I had my first experience climbing on a friendly 10-12 meter quarry wall at college. It wasn’t until after I booked a half day trip that I ran into […]
MAG, COPE, Wat, And Wrap
On my last day in Vientiane, I took a few pages from the Stay Another Day – Laos booklet and combined them with the city’s main sights. The first stop was MAG (Mine Advisors Group). While the display was small, it was to the point and gave me some background on why Laos was the […]
