A walk in the jungle
A one-day trek in Nam Ha National Protection Area, near Luang Namtha
In which we find a Wat, a Stupa, and a mozzie finds me
A bike ride to Wat Samakyxay and the Stupa, That Luang Namtha, and an encounter with a trapped mosquito
Luang Namtha
When I stepped onto the local bus from Oudamxay to Luang Namtha in Northern Laos it looked full. I gesticulated my question and several of my fellow passengers smiled back at me and pointed out the last two empty seats.
Oudamxay
Oudamxay, a town in Northern Laos
Muang Khua, and a forced change of plan
Off the beaten track in Northern Laos
From Nong Khiaw to Muang Khua – a boat lover’s dream ride
Psychologists have a therapy for worries – especially those attached to a particular thing – like riding on boats in Asian countries- no, make that riding on boats anywhere. It’s called Exposure Therapy. Heard of it? Basically, the idea is that graduated exposure to the object of fear […]
A day trip on the Nam Ou
For a land locked country Laos has a lot of water. The rivers, especially the Mekong and the Nam Ou, are an important means of transport as well as a source of food. I did know this before I got here. And as you know despite my nervousness […]
Introducing “Ben goes …”
A new blogger in the blogosphere
The mighty Mekong and me
In which boating gets a little more adventurous than was intended, or perhaps it’s time to rename my blog “The trials of a timid traveller” Visit the Pak Ou caves the guidebook said. It’ll be fun, John and Ben said. Why not, I thought. Well, actually, if I’m […]
Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang – a road trip like no other
Pick-up is at 9:30am the hotel receptionist told us. And, being the obliging sort, we were ready and waiting for the shuttle bus at 9:20. We whiled away half an hour watching the builders across the road. They were putting up the framing for a new house – […]
Jill's Scene 
The korero