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Today was dedicated to one of the highlights of the tour – the Plain of Jars. This had also been one of the main motivators for me – to actually do this tour. We spent the day exploring the main … Continue reading
Today we left Luang Prabang for our next destination Phonsavanh near the Plain of Jars.
For us this meant sitting on a bus all day to cover the distance and get a glimpse of Laos landscape. The drive – of course – was broken by number of rest stops.
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Today we had a full free day in Luang Prabang with plenty of options. I decided for a serious options in the morning – watching the locals (and some tourists) giving alms to the monks before breakfast … after breakfast … Continue reading
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We flew into Luang Prabang on the evening of the 16th using the national carrier Air Laos. This Monday morning started off with a guided tour of Luang Prabang and some of the more famous of its temples, the national … Continue reading
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First group activity on Sunday morning was a guided tour of town … As Vientaine doesn’t have too many attractions, I already knew many of the places we went from my explorations the day before. Notable exception was the golden … Continue reading
I arrived in Laos in the late evening of the 14th after a flight from Frankfurt to Bangkok and then on to Vientaine.
After a first night in Vientaine I followed the usual routine and started discovering town and its attractions using the Getting lost on Purpose ™ approach – below some photographic evidence.
A further business trip in 2008 got me back to Boulder; also this time our hosts took well care of us – and we had an enjoyable weekend in Rocky Mountain NP. Below some impressions.
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We were now on our trip back to Tokyo for a last day … during hte train ride we were lucky enough to get a glimpse of Mount Fuji. This was now my last full day in Japan … I … Continue reading
Today was spent in Nara, now covering the main attractions – including the Todai-ji Daibutsu-Den Hall (the hall of the great Buddha) and the Isuien Garden, a great sample of Japanese gardening.
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This morning we had the opportunity to visit the Daisho-In temple and get a closer day-light view of the Itsukushima-jinja shrine. Later in the morning we made it back to the mainland and continued to Nara. In Nara we had … Continue reading