Courtney & Walker. August 13, 2010 @ 8:18 To help those of you who may not have figured out this blog deal yet, Danielle and I are posting 3 separate blogs today, but this little note is the only one that will be on the front of our page.Courtney is posting 2 blogs from the 2 Lao cities: Luang Prabang, and Vientiane.Danielle is posting 2 blogs, both from Vientiane.So if you go into Laos, and then the relevant city, the dates should be August 13, 2010, (m...

Courtney. August 12, 2010 @ 14:22 After the craziness we experienced in Vang Vieng, we decided we needed to regroup.Vientiane, the capitol of Laos, is another 'quiet,' 'boring' city, and it has an airport so we booked a 4-hour bus ride and went to regenerate our batteries there.This is the bus ride I mention to some on which our driver stopped halfway through for a beer. We stayed in a PALACE for 150,000 kip ($33 USD) / night (for a double room with two tw...

Courtney. August 12, 2010 @ 11:20 Luang Prabang is the town where patrons of the 2-day Mekong Slow Boat trek from Chiang Kong, Thailand, disembark and experience their first taste of Laos. It's a beautiful French colonial town on the river and, although it's becoming more of a tourist destination, it's still a quaint and peaceful city - a perfect place for backpackers to get their bearings and relax before their southern journey through Laos. One of the 'i...

Courtney. August 12, 2010 @ 11:20 Luang Prabang is the town where patrons of the 2-day Mekong Slow Boat trek from Chiang Kong, Thailand, disembark and experience their first taste of Laos. It's a beautiful French colonial town on the river and, although it's becoming more of a tourist destination, it's still a quaint and peaceful city - a perfect place for backpackers to get their bearings and relax before their southern journey through Laos. One of the 'i...

Just another day in paradise August 12th 2010-Walker To those who give, all is given.... Today was another tutoring day; only this time it was very random as most things in our travels are. I walked inside a store called "Big Brother Mouse," asking questions about volunteering and how I can help tutor children or monks in need of practicing English. This organization is the same one I bought books from for the village kids and works throug...