We have found our tropical paradise and we plan to stay awhile. Thong Nai Pan Yai on Koh Pha Ngan is the beach destination we've been looking for. Bungalows are cheap and right on the beach, local restaurants boast spectacular curries, and there are very few other travelers to share the beach with. We've been spending our days lounging by the pool, playing paddle ball on the beach, swimming in the warm turquoise water, and enjoying wonderful meals. Unfortunately internet access is very expensive here, so we won't be posting pictures for awhile. You can just picture us having a long, beautiful beach to ourselves, and you'll get the idea. While we're here, we hope to participate in the following activities (aside from all that lounging mentioned above): kayak rental, elephant trekking, snorkeling day trip, and day trip to Ang Thong Marine Park, which is a group of several uninhabited islands with great swimming, snorkeling, and hiking.
In a week or two we plan to slowly make our way to northern Laos. Any recommendations for places to stay, things to do, or things to eat in Laos would be much appreciated! Sorry the blog posts are few and far between these days.
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Lynne here...
sigh...
You 2 are SO fortunate. Anyone in their right mind would much rather be going what you're doing than what they're doing.
I'm green, and a horrid shade of it, with envy.
What are the people like there? Are you getting some pics of them? Do they mind?
Hugs!
I'm sorry, did somebody say Laos?
Go to Luang Prabang and stay there for at least a week. Do little to nothing once there. Climb Pho Si and chill with some young monks a bit. Eat pho for breakfast with the locals. Go to the Kuang Si waterfall even though that's what everybody does. Eat lots of baguettes with butter. Eat the sour pork you see grilling outside, and for god's sake don't tell me how it is because it still throws my Jewish conscience into alternating pangs of guilt and raw lust.
In LP I stayed in Le Tam Tam Garden guesthouse. It's mid-range - I think I paid $12-15 per night - and clean.
Vang Vieng is a tourist trap but understandably so; it's very beautiful with the karst formations looming up out of the mist. Like something out of an Indiana Jones movie.
If you are feeling adventurous the provinces north of Luang Prabang are interesting, but be prepared to rough it a bit. Don't stay in Udomxai any longer than you can help it - use it only as a way station to Luang Namtha and Phongsali. If you get carsick easily, you will not like traveling around northern Laos much.
Email me if you'd like more detailed tips.
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