Luang Prabang, Laos: A two day gentle step into central SE Asia. Say Wat?

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December 21st 2012

Published: January 14th 2013

21 to 22 Dec: Luang Prabang (note: given the number of photos a number appear towards the bottom of the page). I arrived in Luang Pragang (LP) around 2pm local time (21 Dec) and headed to my accommodation in town. After settling in and unpacking I tried to grab some sleep, but found I was too wound-up and hot to make any headway on this front so I threw on some mosquito repellent and made my w... Read Full Entry

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Donavin Wick

Call 2 Adventure

I wish I had discovered this blog years ago. I did the mass email update for my previous adventures (United States and Europe) and now have no online documentation to share with fellow travelers. To the chagrin of some friends and family wanderlust has struck again. I managed to stay focused for nearly a year and a half in a job related to my college education, however the desire to travel has grown strong again and can no longer be suppressed. I have secured a 12 month Visa for New Zealand and hope to document this adventure for posterity, or at least the life of the TravelBlog. Enj... full info

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Storeroom carving detail

Typical urban construction details

Bamboo bringe over Khan River

This is the smaller of the two rivers that define LP. This bridge gets rebuilt after every rainy season.

Monks on an mission along the Khan River and veg gardens

Wat ???

In LP the care and embelishment of Wats verys significantly - this was towards the low end of the scale.

Nature always looking to revert to its natural state

Sights like this were common around Laos. It's an ongoing struggle between man and nature.

Wat Siphouttabath

Contemplating modern life under the shade of a leaf

LP's main street and the colonial french architecture

This is taken from the table as I waited for my fruit salad that never came.

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