Lethargic Laos

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February 26th 2008

Published: April 30th 2008

Ask me what I did in Laos I will say not much. Even though we have cycled from the Chinese border south to Vientienne we have also spent a lot of time still and resting. Drinking lots of wonderful 'Beer Lao' and eating many baguettes and doughnuts, we are definitely appreciating a rest and relaxation. Maybe it is where we are in our journey but I think that more likely it is Laos; it really is ... Read Full Entry

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Erika Bird and Robin Searle

Banchory to the Bosphorous by Bike

We are Erika and Robin from Scotland and in April 2005 we quit our jobs and set off to cycle from Scotland to İstanbul. We reached İstanbul in October 2005 having discovered that cycling truly is the best way to travel and so decided to keep going beyond the Bosphorous...... We had never cycled any long distance before but had been wanting to travel for a long time and had finally saved enough and realised ıf we didn't set off now we never would. We decided cycling would be the best form of transport as we wanted to learn more about the countries and people we passed through at a s... full info

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Chilling by the Mekong, Luang Prabang.

Another Mekong Sunset

Our Singing Sandwich Lady

For the best baguettes in Luang Prabang find this lady, who will serenade you as she makes your lunch.

Stilt Village

Bamboo Bivvy

Our home for the night, in the hills south of Luang Prabang.

Misty Morning

The dawn view from our luxury bamboo roadside shelter bivvy.

Engine Trouble

Carrying out some minor roadside repairs. Sometimes it feels soooo good to be on a bike.

Steep Hills

Climbing up towards the Phonsavan plateau.

Fresh Produce - A Bamboo Rat?

Problem: how to keep meat fresh in your shop when you have no refrigeration? Answer: hang it by the neck but not so tightly that it actually dies. Therefore still very fresh when somebody buys it.

Rural Laos

Incredible Hills

North of Vang Vieng. The weather is pretty amazing too.

Paddy-Pitch

Well with the fields dry and bare for most of the year it makes a perfect football pitch. The village women have no farming to do so they play football instead.

Why did the snake cross the road?

Probably it was thinking that too after getting squished.

Bowldro

Bored on the bike, hit the rocks. North of Vang Vieng.

Laos Cuisine #3

A dead peacock-pheasant. In the basket is another one, still alive. This roadside market had dozens of these for sale.

Dead deer.

As big as my hand.

Everything is off the ground in Laos, not just the houses but even the gardens.

The most littered place in Vientienne

3rd May 2008

Shirl & Dave
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Going to Thailand?
Hiya Pals Are you going over the Friendship Bridge to Thailand? We were up on the Mekong, at Phu Kradung, a few years back. They also seem to eat anything that can't run fast enough, but in larger quantities! Festival season starts here in a few weeks with Knochengorroch, we'll have a boogie and think of you. Happy Trails. Love, Shirl and Dave

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