The Adventures of Brian & Julia

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“When preparing to travel, lay out all your clothes and all your money. Then take half the clothes and twice the money”.
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Sorry for the delay, but we’re just about to post our Laos stuff. This is good, because we’re headed to Hanoi, Vietnam on Sunday. So finally, here’s Laos in 3 parts:

Part 1:  Chiang Mai to Luang Prabang

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We’re back from our 2-day visit to Muang Ngoi Neau. It was beautiful, interesting and chilly (a feeling we haven’t had in a while). Pictures and more info coming soon, but for now you can lower the threat alert level back down to beige again.

-B&J

Main Street- Muang Ngoi Neau, Laos

Palace in Pushkar, India

Buddhist Monk – Sukhothai, Thailand

This is a tiny wild pig, one of the critters that lived at Mountain View Guesthouse, where we stayed in Sukhothai.

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We’re headed off the tourist trail (a little) to some smaller villages here in Laos. We’ll probably be out of touch for a couple of days, so don’t panic!

B&J

Here’s a quick glimpse of Pak Beng, a riverside town in Laos that serves as the overnight stopping point for the 2 day boat trip between the Thai-Lao border and Luang Prabang. The tiny town is clearly built around tourism, so it’s very heavy on guesthouses, bars and restaurants. We paid about $20 for a guesthouse room, dinner, breakfast and lunch to go for the boat trip the next day. Not bad…