Life in Luang Prabang

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Week 89 Day 614 Chiang Mai 18.7953° N, 98.9986° E As I mentioned before, we almost skipped Laos entirely on our trip.  Luang Prabang is another town I’m so glad we didn’t miss. Luang Prabang was described to me as a SE Asian honeymoon destination by my cousin Matthew who had visited the year before.  Not quite sure what he …

Balloons over Vang Vieng

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Week 83 Day 579 Koh Tao 10.1000° N, 99.8381° E Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always been intrigued by hot air balloons. The obsession started probably around the time I could talk. My family was living in the bay area and we would often drive up to Napa on the weekends to stay with my grandparents.  Their …

Angkor Wat

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Week 82 Day 574 Koh Tao 10.1000° N, 99.8381° E Angkor Wat is a magnificent work of architecture, a gateway to the past, and the equivalent of a rock concert all rolled into 1 day.  Located in Siem Reap, Angkor Wat definitely brings in people from all over the world. As we felt visiting Machu Picchu, the ruins themselves are …

Vientiane

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Week 81 Day 568 Siem Reap 13°21′42″ N 103°51′38″ E Most of our travel stems from inspiration I get from travel blogs, Instagram photos, pinterest, and Google image searches. Laos was one of the harder countries to do research on.  I had a couple suggestions from friends, but many of those involved long bus rides.  Not wanting to waste the …

Elephant Rides and Kuang Si Waterfall – Day Trips from Luang Prabang

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Week 80 Day 561 Luang Prabang, Laos 19.8833° N, 102.1333° E Luang Prabang is a town you could spend days just chilling in.  Since we’ve been here, we’ve quickly fallen into a relaxing routine. Even though we could have spent weeks here enjoying the food and napping, there are also some awesome day trips you can sign up to do …