Annie and Jon left corporate America to do some world traveling. This blog chronicles their unconventional path and hopefully provides a little inspiration along the way.

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Entries in Laos (2)

Friday
Sep032010

potw - alms giving

Every morning at 6am in Luang Prabang two hundred local monks take to the streets to gather food for the day. Many of the locals honor this tradition by providing the monks with sticky rice and for one day I joined in the procession. To learn more about the experience please check out the daily details post. Also, to see all the photos from our travels in Laos visit the photo gallery

Tuesday
Aug242010

potw - muang ngoi neua

Annie and I spent a day in this beautifully quaint river village named Muang Ngoi Neua. The village only has electricity from 7pm to 10pm provided by a local generator. There are no roads to the the village, the only way to visit is by boat. I took this photo just before dinner as the sun was setting below the surrounding mountains. Many of the locals were bathing in the river as we enjoyed some food and live music from our restaurant patio. Muang Ngoi Neua is seven hours north of Luang Prabang and the boat ride south looked very much like what you see in this photograph. We have been pleasantly surprised at the beautiful scenery of Laos. Check out the daily details for the full recap of our stay.