Earplugs, helmet, life jacket: with the speedboat I race from Luang Prabang up the Mekong for 6 hours (through, how could it be otherwise, wonderful scenery). 8 people fit in the boat – with so much space that the legs hurt. Somewhere in the Golden Triangle (no opium fields in sight) I cross the border, … Continue reading “From Laos to Thailand”
Hammock paradise by the river in the mountains of Laos
We went to the Plain of Jars, where hundreds of cubic metre-sized monolithic stone jars (made of sandstone) are lying around. Around 2000 years ago, they were probably used for burial. Read on 13 months as a backpacker through Asia Vang Vien Luang Prabang Muang Ngoi Neua
The old royal city of Laos
Caves, hammocks and cone karst in the backpacker mecca of Laos
Si Phan Don in southern Laos