Yearly Archives: 2016

Day 9: Slow boat to Laos – arriving in Luang Prabang

The view from the balcony at Pak Beng. Beautiful but good to leave  Boats moored up  This kid was sweet. This was his first taste of Candy Crush  I was hovering near the engine area to stretch my legs and

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Day 8: Slow Boat to Laos – Pak Beng

Crossed the border at Friendship Bridge #4 between Thailand and Laos  Then onto the slow boat  Which is partly slow cos it’s a huge boat with a small engine bit also cos it drops / collects locals en route  And

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Day 7: Slow boat to Laos – White Temple, Chiang Khong

The next leg was the slow boat to Laos.  Visited the White Temple en route. Needless to say it’s all white There’s even white carp This was macabre  The white things in this fountain are coins Arrived at a great

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Day 6: More Temples in Chiang Mai

A quiet day planning the next stage of my trip but still managed a few more temples 

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Day 5: Temples in Chiang Mai

Chiang Mai has a lot of temples. So I spent a day wandering around temple spotting. This is at the NE corner of the town inside the moat  The main one is Wat Chedi Luang but here are a few

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