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Tour Day 7: Luang Prabang
2 February, 2024 Hi everyone, Today was our second full day in Luang Prabang. We had an early start this morning with a 5 am wake-up call to head into town and partake in the daily Alms Giving ceremony. Traditionally, monks walk the streets early in the morning to collect offerings of food from locals,…
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Tour Day 6: Luang Prabang
1 February, 2024 Today was our first full day in Luang Prabang (also spelled Louangphrabang), a UNESCO World Heritage site. Each of the countries we are traveling to requires that tour guides be local, so we met our Lao guide, Mr Le at the hotel before heading out. (Our main guide from G Adventures, Tom…
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Tour Day 5: Chiang Mai/Luang Prabang
31 January, 2024 Sabaidi (hello) everyone, Today started off with free time, which we used to go to the old city with most of our group. Last night we learned that in accordance with Animism, each person should visit the temple of the animal of the year of your birth at least one time in…