Mekong River, Laos | Art by Todd Berman As Todd and I set off this morning on a tour of the Buddhist caves near Tha Khek, the tour agent asked what we wanted for lunch so he could tell our…
Todd at our $3 a night bungalow on Don Det | Photo by Lauren Girardin As Todd and I swing in our hammocks on the deck of our tiny river-side bungalow on Don Det island*, we see several unusually burdened…
Caught in the act | Photo by Lauren Girardin At some point, I deleted photos from a memory card, thinking I had transferred them to our laptop. Well, I was wrong. All the photos that would have gone along with…
I <3 the Buddha | Photo by Lauren Girardin “So, you guys feel also a little too old for Vang Vieng?” This question comes from one of the few guys our age that Todd and I have seen while tubing…
Where we ate: Phousi Restaurant – Knowing how spicy Laotian papaya salad can be, we asked for mild and it was still delivered inedibly spicy (and we love spicy). Fruit shakes were miserable concoctions, beer was overpriced.: NAH Pasaneyom Coffee…
It probably wouldn’t have occurred to us to go to Vang Vieng, Laos if Liz – a traveler that Todd and I met back on our tigerless safari in Ranthambore, India – hadn’t posted a Facebook status update that said,…
Where we ate: In Vang Vieng, we didn’t like many of the eating options. Natureview Restaurant, on the road to Pou Kham Cave – Though we only had one dish of lap, a lao lao mojito, and homemade potent pineapple…
Laotian naga from Wat Sisaket | Art by Todd Berman We’re such wimps. Rather than hop on a cheap bus over the Vietnam-Laos border, Todd and I decide to fly. We’d heard enough grievous tales of 4 a.m. shakedowns for…
Where we ate: Morning Market – We’re pretty sure we didn’t find the actual Morning Market, known for it’s street food, but we did find a lady on Lane Xiang Ave near Hatsady Rd making fresh rice paper rolls with…
On and off, we spent almost a week in Hanoi, and we spent many meals hopping from one little shop to another, noshing on each shop’s specialty. So, there are a lot of travel tips! Read on…