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79: Town Walk, Monk Talk & Mekong Beach

Thursday, February 9th, 2006

I walked around town a bit more today to see more of the local french-colonial style architecture, visit some more Temples and soak up the atmosphere – which you can pretty much take literally since this place has loads of it, it’s an amazing place to hang out for a few days.
I spoke to some Novice Monks for a good while and later chilled out on a Beach along the Mekong River in the afternoon and watched the sunset over the Mekong..
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78: Red Cross Indulgence

Wednesday, February 8th, 2006

08-Feb-2006

Today was the first full day in Luang Prabang after I arrived here by boat the evening before.

I checked into a different guest house and spend the best part of the afternoon at the Red Cross for some pampering…

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77: Trip to Luang Prabang, Laos

Tuesday, February 7th, 2006
Made it to Luang Prabang in Laos but no time to write more just now.. TBC later..

76: Off to Laos

Saturday, February 4th, 2006
At long last I'm off to Laos tomorrow. I will travel overland for 3 days to get to Luang Prabang, the old capital of Laos in the northern part. I will take a bus to the Thai-Laos Border near Chiang ... [Continue reading this entry]

75: Chaing Mai Flower Festival

Saturday, February 4th, 2006
Parades, Parades, Parades :-) Glad I stayed on til today, the Flower Festival Parade was worth seeing. Looked a bit like a Carnival Parade with lots of costumes, marching bands and flower cars .. Many dancing girls in traditional or madeup costumes and ... [Continue reading this entry]

74: Reassurance

Saturday, February 4th, 2006
You definitely know you are not at home when you stand in the bathroom in the morning and an Elephant trumpets outside your Hotel while you a brushing your teeth... 8-O Chiang Mai Flower Festival had started...

73: A Busy Day..

Thursday, February 2nd, 2006
Today was a busy day and I'm exhausted! My days achievement: I had a haircut :-D OK I did a little bit more than that and I did do lot of walking! Left Hotel around 9am, walked 50m down the ... [Continue reading this entry]

71: Not Baan but Smart Thai Cookery Class

Wednesday, February 1st, 2006
Maybe it helps having done the SmartCook Thai Cookery Class cos I seem to need it. Completely got the days mixed up. Thought it was Thursday when it was only Tuesday and booked Baan Thai Cookery Course with the Friday Schedule ... [Continue reading this entry]

70: Baan Thai Cooking Course

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
Booked another cooking course for tomorrow at Baan Thai Cooking School. They are supposed to be very good as well and are pretty much opposite my Guesthouse so easy to get to. More after I have done the class..

68: The Italian Experience

Tuesday, January 31st, 2006
Some experience I though I should log here since it was unexpected and a "First" as far as Italian Restaurant Experiences are concerned .. I'm surprised how well I'm doing with the local food (knock on wood!) and I have ... [Continue reading this entry]