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I’ve been off line for a couple of days as I made the journey from Luang Prabang down to Vientiane on highway 13 through the mountains. I think it is approximately 350km long and was built by the French when they occupied Laos. Apparently if …
The Traditional Crafts and Ethnology Centre in Luang Prabang is a very well laid out small museum with examples of traditional dress, and household objects for different people groups within Laos. The information is clear and presented well. This kind of place is a little …
Workshop number two was weaving using the traditional looms that Ock Pop Tok have in abundance. At the end of the morning dying session we chose two colours and left the thread with one of the weavers so they could get us started while we …
So straight on with another post while I have wifi and half an hour to write. I think I’m going to be a bit off grid for a couple of days so I’ll strike while the irons hot as it were. I was so impressed …
The Ock Pop Tok centre is a place set up by an English photographer and a Laos weaver about seventeen years ago. Ock Pop Tok means ‘east meets west’ which is a good way to describe the feel of this place and the coming together …
From Thailand I crossed the boarder into Laos which was very straight forward and didn’t take long. Immediately Laos seemed beautiful, almost greener some how than Thailand. From the boarder I headed to the Mekong to pick up a river cruise boat that takes two …
After a brief stay in Bangkok (I’m heading back there later) I went up north to Chiang Mai. One of the highlights here apart from the elephants because they just trump everything, no pun intended, is the Doi Suthep Temple. I don’t have much time …
I am finally sitting down for five minutes to collect my thoughts and write some posts. Its been a bit of a whistle stop and hectic trip so far but all very good. This week I was able to tick something of my bucket list …
I have been without much internet for a couple of days so haven’t been able to do any posts. So in lieu of a proper full post here are a few drawings of the elephants I met, please say hello to Anna, Natalie Mali and …
So no prizes for guessing I’m in Bangkok! My head is still spinning from the journey and heat/humidity and general business of this city. It is a year since the ninth King of Thailand died and there are hundreds of thousands of extra people here …