Please Don't Rush in Laos

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November 17th 2011

Published: November 11th 2011

If you want to see something really scary watch me get off a bus at 6:30 in the morning after traveling for 26 hours straight from Siem Reap in Cambodia to Vientiane in Laos. It's the stuff nightmares are made of, one wrong look and I'll shoot you my death glare and it is hot! Too bad we were a day late for Halloween, I could have went as myself and scared some kids. In hindsight we would ... Read Full Entry

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Whitney and Joel LaBahn

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Hello! We are Joel and Whitney LaBahn. We've quit our jobs and left our home in Seattle to travel South East Asia and gain some world experience. We hope to update our travel blog on a regular basis with photos and stories about our journey to show friends and family. We also hope to include travel tips and advice so others visiting the same area can learn from our experience. Thank you for sharing this journey with us!... full info

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We miss our Nico :(

Sticky rice cooked in a banana leaf, this is a staple food eaten in Lao with every meal.

Wat Pahouak

The painting behind the statues was painted in 1860 in Luang Prabang, Laos

A temple in Luang Prabang, Laos

Dried chilies

You see chilies drying all over the cities in Lao, they like their food hot and luckily so do we!

Bamboo noodle soup

A traditional Lao dish.

Lao Lao (rice whisky) with coconut

With a bamboo straw which I thought was neat..

Night Market

There is an entire alley filled with buffet style foods and you can load up a plate for only $1.25!

Woodear Mushrooms

A common ingredient in Lao cuisine.

Market tour

At the Market in Luang Prabang

See the pigs feet? Lao use all of the animal products in their cooking.

Luang Prabang Salad

Cooking class

Stir-fried noodles with eggs and veggies

Chicken salad

Chicken curry

My cooking partner, Harry

Harry is from Germany and works on a cooking show, we were the best students in the class if I can say so myself.

11th November 2011

mom
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Beautiful!
This shot of the falls behind you guys is awesome! for sure one for the scrap book. great job on the blog once again. i can't decide if you should be a writer or a geography teacher. how about a show on the travel channel you can cook and travel and the pay would be great too!

11th November 2011

mom
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14th November 2011

carol
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missing you in seattle
we miss you guys sooooo much!!

16th November 2011

Carol
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hi!
Hi, Joel and Whitney! Still loving your post and pics. Hope to get to see you in December! Safe traveling! love ya!

17th November 2011

totoy
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Bus from Cambodia to Laos
I am glad to to read your blog since I am planning to do the same trip together with my younger sister sometime in May next year. Can you please tell me more about your bus experience from Siem Reap to Vientiane? Where did you make the booking? Was it through the hotel/guesthouse or directly at the bus station? Can you please provide details about the bus company, their location in Siem Reap, etc. Do you suggest making a stopover in Pakse? Were you able to cross to Laos on the same day? Any information you can give us will go a long way in our planning. My e-mail is totoytubiera@gmail.com Thanks in advance for your assistance! Frankie

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