The first day At 8 am, we get into the car that will take us to Sayaboury, tired, but very excited! 3 hours later, our excitement is well met when we arrive at the port and get into the ECC boat that goes on the lake and brings us to the center. We also meet […]
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Rice farming, the traditional way
We are lucky to be able to try one of Southeast Asia’s local natural work, rice farming, at a very nice farm right next to our hotel. We start off at 8:30 after a warm welcome. First we need to create the right mixture of salt and water to see which rice seeds are good […]
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East Meets West: A wonderful day at Ock Pop Tok
Today Mama organized us a whole-day workshop at Ock Pop Tok’s Living Crafts Centre (OckPopTok means East meets West in Lao), just out of town and down to the Mekong river bank from Phosi Market which is the happening market spot in Luang Prabang. In the morning, we will do traditional Lao Tie-Dye, and this […]
Artisanal eco paper – made from elephant poo!
One of the things I am most excited for in Chiang Mai is, since the moment Mama tells us about it, is to go to the Elephant Poopoopaperpark, where they make paper out of elephant poo! So, of course, when we set off just after a great breakfast at 10 am, when Mama calls the […]
Angkor, Part II: Angkor Wat and on the tracks of Tombraider
On the second day of Angkor Wat, we attempted the small tour with a guide which includes Angkor Wat, the legendary Ta Phrom temple, where the famous Tombraider movie was filmed, and the Bayon temple (temple of the smiley faces). First, we crossed the floating bridge and caught a great view of the temples. When […]
Animals of Tassie
The Tassie Devil and the Tassie Tiger are only a few of the numerous and fantastic animals that live in Tasmania. Many more incredible animals hide in the mainland, as well as in the water. Seals and penguins are some of those animals. Sadly, animals of Australia face the day-to-day challenges of deforestation, drought and […]
Rapid Destroyers VS Fire n’ Fairies: the ultimate race down Whanganui
The challenge: 124km in 3.5 days, down rapids and narrow gorges. Who will arrive first (and dry)? Rapid Destroyers: the team Members: 3 Member 1: Nilay AKA Amazing Spotter Member 2: Vyas AKA Brave Swimmer Member 3: Papa AKA Super Director Number of falls: Day 1: 2 😐 Day 2: 0 😄 Day 3: 0 […]
Bora as it was 30 years ago (so they say): Magnificent Maupiti
We arrive in Maupiti the old fashioned way: the catamaran’s sails up, passing the island’s famous (and often infamous 😯) pass. The pass is so incredibly narrow and fraught with dangerous rocks close to the surface, that you can only access the pass if the swell is in your favour. We get lucky – Papa […]
Of slime, flamingos and looooooots of salt (10bn tons to be exact)!
We embarked on an adventure from the Atacama desert to the Salar de Uyuni, in Bolivia. First, we took a shuttle to the Chile – Bolivia border, had a very windy and pretty chilly breakfast outside our shuttle bus which gave us a small taste of what was yet to come, transferred into the obligatory […]
Les p’tits gastronomes in… Peru
During our stay in Peru not only we were spoiled with magnificent meals, but we also discovered many new fruits (and veggies!). Turns out that Peru has the amazing advantage of calling 70 of the world’s 120 microclimates their own, and between the 3 key climates – the coast, the Sierra and the Selva (or […]