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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Sabaidee! Laos chapter 1, up north
Laos was on my must-visit list from the get go of planning, much to the surprise of Thierry. It’s one of those rare off-the-radar-yet-easy-to-travel places that we were hoping for, the reality of travelling with little kids keeping us sufficiently close to major infrastructure, just in case, yet looking for little pockets of escape off […]
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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 […]