This is without a doubt the most revered and best known religious moment in all of Laos. It is situated on a high point on the outskirts of Vientiane.It dates back to 1566 when King Setthathirat the Great started its construction, along with four temple or wats built on the cardinal points. Supposedly the top [...]
This is without a doubt the most revered and best known religious moment in all of Laos. It is situated on a high point on the outskirts of Vientiane.It dates back to 1566 when King Setthathirat the Great started its construction, along with four temple or wats built on the cardinal points. Supposedly the top [...]
This young Lao girl is showing her handiwork in the form of a frill for the tradition skirt (sin) worn by most Lao women. She is wearing one in the photo as are the two girls in the other photo. The formal sins are really quite beautiful. For more information about the oprhanage please check [...]
The Lao Government Orphanage (Deak Kum Pa Orphanage) on the outskirts of Luang Prabang is unable to get all of its operating funds from the government and various organisations assist in providing additional funds and assistance to the group. In addition the children grow a lot of their own vegetables, some of the girls do [...]
Another great activity around Luang Prabang is short distance elephant trekking. In the past our elephant rides were only a short ride a on a circuit but this one was real-life thru real country. We had a great few of hours riding thru secondary growth forest, up & down hill and thru watercourses. The mahouts [...]
Just outside Luang Prabang would have to be one of the most beautiful waterfall settings we have come across. The falls are pretty-well standard falls you see often BUT the pools below the falls are spectacular. The water over time has eroded the t0p soil and just left a white clay base (kaolinite I [...]
Just outside Luang Prabang would have to be one of the most beautiful waterfall settings we have come across. The falls are pretty-well standard falls you see often BUT the pools below the falls are spectacular. The water over time has eroded the top soil and just left a white clay base (kaolinite I presume). [...]
