All by myself...

I think I have walked up about 2000 stairs in the past two days. Hiking waterfalls and temples. If I can keep this up I will have a mighty firm tush by the time I get back. The V-neck tshirt farmers tan will come with it. nicceee!








Quite the adventure today. Suzy was sick so I had to hang out all alone which I decided, 20 minutes into it, I am not at all a fan of at all. We had planned a tour to ride elephants and to see the second waterfall in Luang Prabang. The elephant riding was fun, kinda. They are very slow and very smelly and actually have really sharp hair on their hides. But, my guide let me pretty much take the reins of my elephant friend. I got to steer him around the entire trip. It was pretty cool. We waded through like a 4ft river. My toes almost touched the water. The elephant was a good sport though. Posed for a bunch of pictures with me.

After that I was taken to the Tad Sae waterfall. Nothing compared to the one we saw yesterday but it was very beautiful. You could play in the little pools of water.






Laos is really a great place. They have street buffets for .75 cents where you can fill up a plate with as much food as you can fit on it. We walk away from the stand looking like total fatties, but usually eat the whole plate. The pineapple, rice, and green beans are the favorite. Although we did have a bite of a friends fish and it was amazingly delicious. We were planning eating that tonight, but since we are unsure what took Suzy out, I think we are going to stick with a very simple meal tonight.


There are animals everywhere here. Cows, chickens, goats, dogs, cats... everywhere! In the streets, on the side of the street, in houses. They pretty much rule the town for sure. It is really funny to see all the cars and motorcycles and bikes have to stop and wait for the cows to mosey across the road followed by the chickens. We do dispise the roosters though. Up before sunrise everyday. Makes for sleeping very difficult.

We are off to Chaing Mai tomorrow!!
Get better Suzy!!!

Vang Vieng: Yahoooweee!

This is Suzy and I being extreme adventurist!! It was really fun swinging over the water like that! I felt like I should have been doing some flips or something though. More like they do in the circus. Maybe next time!

...school kids for Mrs. B

Luang Prabang: BEAUTIFUL!!

Ginnie Springs has nothing on Vang Vieng

We did a caving/trekking/tubing trip around Vang Vieng. The caves we saw were awesome. One we just walked around inside and the other we tubbed through. Flashlights and headlights were all we had to see around the place and the caves were massive. It was hard to get any pictures since it was so dark, but they were really cool. Kinda creepy when we all turned out the lights and it was pitch black. We didn't see any animals but I am sure they were just lurking around the corner.

We got put with a group of 6 older guys who were on a reunion. They all used to work together in Singapore and met up for a trip around Laos. They were hilarious. Laughing and making fun of each other the entire trip. Very loud and very slow. haha. We were ready for the next part before they had even started.




The last part of the trip was tubbing down the river. We wish we had more time on this part since it was pretty much the equivalent to any Spring Break trip ever taken. Within the first 100ft there was a bar with a zip line and a rope swing. Then within the next 200ft was an even bigger bar with another zip line, rope swing, slide AND a bonfire so after you adventured into the water you could warm your tush by the fire. It was great fun. We both did the rope swing and Suzy did the slide too. Got us totally pumped for our sky diving in New Zealand. Such a rush swinging out over the water and dropping 30ft. We could have stayed there all day.

In Luang Prabang now (after a 6 hour bus ride through the mountains of Laos).

Laos: Vientiane & Vang Vieng

We spent yesterday in Vientiane, Laos. It was a really fun little city. They had a ton of little bakeries and restaurants. Very delicious cheese croissants!! We watched the sunset over the river playing Gin like two old ladies. It was so relaxing and fun.





Today we jumped on a bus and came up to Vang Vieng. 3 hour bus ride, but this place is totally worth the trip. There are a ton of little bungalows and restaurants that overlook the water. We watched another beautiful sunset over the river and the mountains. I think we are going to have to stop watching sunsets or we will both be coming home with about 3000 photos of the sun.

Tubbing, caving, and trekking tomorrow...

Siem Reap: Temples, Temples, Temples

After visiting all the Wats in Thailand I wasn't expecting today to be much different. Good thing Suzy planned our adventures!! The temples we saw were amazing. We got up before sunrise and went to see Srah Srang. It was beautiful. The temple itself was sort of small, but the sunrise over the water was great to see. We also met a ton of the small children who lived right there. Unfortunately they didn't start school until 7am so we were stuck with them asking us to buy their stuff for over two hours. Coffee, books, bracelets, books, scarfs, books. haha. They get pretty angry with you when you decline, but how many books can we really purchase on this trip.

After that we went to Ta Prohm. Probably the most beautiful place yet. It was covered with huge trees that wrapped around the broken down temple. We jumped all over the place, bouldering up the crumbled sections only to realize we were in a completely different section that was just as massive as the one before. It was a maze of nature and temple. Anyone that is thinking about a trip over to this part of the world should definitely make it a point to stop by this temple!!!

We did a bunch of the smaller temples inside Angkor Thom... and then finished our day at the huge Angkor Wat temple. It was very beautiful, surrounded by a huge moat. It is pretty much an entire city within itself.