Luang Prabang, a Visual Treat

24 02 2009

Luang Prabang, Laos

I can understand why this place is considered the city in Laos. Luang Prabang is such a visual treat with the mixture of French-colonial and traditional Lao buildings. Plus there are tons of things to do in or near town like visiting villages, silk weaving classes, cooking courses, playing with elephants, and visiting waterfalls and caves. Guess which one we chose to do. Read the rest of this entry »





Intro to Cambodia: Battambang

17 12 2008

Battambang, Cambodia

So after all of the fun at the border, Gage and I were pretty excited to get to our hotel in Battambang. We had chosen to stay in Battambang because our guidebook had said that despite being Cambodia’s second largest city, it was really laid back. They were 100% correct. This place is more like a sleepy town than a second city. Once we were able to see past the ever-present dust clouds, we were greeted with two story buildings with faded pastel paint and quaint French balconies. Quite a change from the ramshackle buildings of Thailand. Read the rest of this entry »