Thailand Laos Holiday
The Farang visit south-east Asia.
The Holiday
Everything was organised by Gecko Travel. We chose their Northern Laos & the Golden Triangle tour - all we had to do is pay and turn up. (Gecko Travel. are now All Points East.)
Who is "we"? Laura, Andrew and myself, Nick.
Links
Pictures
Andrew and I took a ridiculous amount of photos,
(Let's use those 8GB memory cards!)
Take a look at the
favourites
I'm using also using
Flickr. (Accessing images on a home server in the UK from Laos is a bit
slow!)
Big Brother Mouse
Big Brother Mouse is a Lao-based business publishing books that make it fun for kids to learn to read.
I visited them in Luang Prabang and made a modest donation to sponsor a book
party and mini-library.
They invited me to join the party, but the tour had the day arranged to leave Luang Prabang and head to Vientiane. OK - next time!
Here's the email they sent describing the party.
They create and adapt their own stories so that the books are really of interest to the kids who will read them. There aren't that many books in Laos targeted for children in the Lao language.
If you're interested in more information about the
tireless work this organization does, visit their web site
www.bigbrothermouse.com. They
host on average 4 books parties a week.
A small donation of even £5 can buy a bundle of books for a classroom to
share and enjoy!
Peter's
Diary
Peter, a friend from our Gecko tour, kept a dairy.
"Oh" - I said, plying him with beer - "I'll have that".
I did, and here it is.
Richard's
Photos
Richard, another friend from our Gecko tour, took some photos.
Tim's
Photos
Tim, another friend from our Gecko tour, took some photos.
Do's
and Don'ts
Here's a flash version of the
book "Do's
and Don'ts" that's usually lurking in Laos hotel rooms.
And
where does the sun set in Vientiane?
We visited in April. We were promised a riverside sunset treat on the river Mekong at Vientiane.
(We didn't. The sun disappeared behind buildings. I should have put money on it.)
The sun sets over the river between September and
March, as depicted in this
image.
The Route
Here's a map of the route we took.
Photos
Yes - I've made return trips.
