Laos
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Celebrating Songkran in Laos
Sabadee Pee Mai! Splash…the water – as if in slow motion – drains down my shirt. Before I know it, my face is smeared in talcum powder. Not that I expected to be spared. In fact, I had hoped I wouldn’t be. It’s just that first trickle of water was a bit jarring, that’s all.
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Month 12 Roundup
STATS Days on the road: 365 Number of beds: 14 Countries visited: Russia, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Macedonia, Albania, Turkey Postcards sent: 10 Beautiful Mount Ushba, Svaneti, Georgia Thoughts Wow. It’s been a year since we left the US – our home, our cat, friends and family. Without hesitation – best.decision.ever. We would do it again in
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Month 10 Roundup
STATS Days on the road: 305Number of beds: 13Countries visited: Vietnam, Russia (16 hrs!), GeorgiaPostcards sent: 0 THOUGHTS It’s been about two weeks since we left southeast Asia for Europe. Its strange – even though we’ve reached our limit of mangos, rice paddies, and scooters as the main mode of transportation – we miss it. Not that
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24 May 2014 – Lao Bao, Vietnam
We are back in the saddle of our trusty Indi, who took us from Phong Nha to tLao Bao border crossing with Laos and then some. We had to get a new 15 day visa free pass for our stay in Vietnam, so this detour was a necessary step )
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Month 9 Roundup
These 9 months of travel have been an incredible learning experience. We’ve seen a lot of good bits: spectacular nature, beautiful people and fascinating cultures. Part of the trip though has been seeing first hand the utter devastation that we as humans are capable of. It has been painful, challenging, and thought-provoking.
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8 May 2014 – Vieng Xay, Laos
Our final stop in Laos is the birthplace of current regime, Pathet Lao. The communism adherents sought refuge in the Vieng Xay during the 9 years of bombing from the US. Its a fascinating place, full of history and beautiful scenery. The same cannot be said for our guesthouse, but at least the view was
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7 May 2014 – Sam Neua, Laos
A pit stop in Sam Neau as we wrap up our motorcycle ride from Phonsovan to Vieng Xai, Laos. In the morning, when we were leaving Phonsovan, the manager of our guest house asked us where we were headed – I told him Vieng Xai. The look on his face was not encouraging. His comment
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6 May 2014 – Phonsavan, Laos
Ever wondered what’s it like to drive a motorcycle in Laos? Check out this video for the answer — Jenia kind of refused to get on the bike at one point. Actually, this is a small village road, its not so bad from town to town 🙂
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5 May 2014 – Phonsavan, Laos
Celebrating our 8 year anniversary in Phonsavan, Laos. The 4 o’clock celebratory snack includes wine, beer lao, and some fake Pepperidge Farm chocolate chip cookies. In all seriousness, out of all the years that we’ve been together, this last one was the most magical yet. Last year on 5 May we were sleeping in the
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4 May 2014 – Enroute to Phonsavan, Laos
More motorcycle riding through Laos! The route from Luang Prabang to Phonsovan was the easiest we had in Laos, which is not to say that it was a piece of cake. At the end of the day we were rewarded with some of the most stunning scenery that we’ve seen in Laos, and of course
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3 May 2014 – Luang Prabang, Laos
A video of Sergey talking about this and that. Jenia was out at a steam sauna / massage spa.
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2 May 2014 – Luang Prabang, Laos
We happened upon Utopia bar in Luang Prabang and kind of were totally into it. We don;t normally hang out in a place with a young 20-something crowd, but…Utopia has something to offer for everyone. Pus the view is pretty magical, and Beer Lao a plenty at a reasonable price 🙂 Stop in for a