Racing on a dusty road from Banlung to Stung Treng Primarily a travel day today; we leave from Banlung to Stung Treng and tomorrow we sail from there to Kratie where we want to spot the Irrawaddy dolphins. Mister Leng has arranged a car (taxi) for us, 15. We leave around 8.45 am. Our driver […]
Drivers waiting for new clients to arrive When checking out, we meet our drivers from yesterday again at the counter. Today they have no work. This afternoon a fresh load of tourists arrives in Battambang, hopefully, that provides them some job the next day. We drive to the next hotel where a crowd of about […]
Early pickup to visit the Pak Ou caves The agreement was that I would be picked up at 8 am to go to the Pak Ou caves by boat. Already at twenty before eight somebody knocks on my door. Of course, I am not ready yet, but I say I will be in five minutes. At […]
Charming imperfection One of the many charms of South East Asia is its beauty of imperfection. For example, you enter a bar, or at least a place resembling that. At first sight, everything seems fine, until you look more into detail. As it turns out nothing is what it seems. To give an impression of […]
Favorite chill-out spot in Laos Of all the places that I have visited in Laos, it is definitely Luang Prabang, flanked by the Mekong river, which is my favorite. The city itself has been classified as a World Heritage site because of its ancient temples. But the best thing to do around here is to chill-out. All you […]
