Tag Archives: Laos
Wilbur’s Travels – My 7 Travel Wonders Of The Past Decade
Travel is a great defining constant in my life and as I reflect on the last ten years of travels, I am extremely grateful that I am able to indulge in my passion on a regular basis. I have visited 22 new countries in the decade and revisited many more old favourites. I found it […]
Sunday Photo – Happy Women, Luang Prabang, Laos
I took this photo in 2010 at the monk alms procession. It always makes me smile.
Sunday Photo – The Bangkok to Laos Train, Vientiane Outskirts
We travelled by overnight train from Bangkok in February 2010. The train goes over the Peace & Friendship Bridge to the outskirts of Laos capital Vientiane. From there it is a short tuk tuk ride into the city. Magic memories!
Wilbur’s Travels is Four Today
Those nice people from WordPress have just informed that my first post was published four years ago. That first post told the tale of my 1995 visit to the Chinese city of Guangzhou by boat from Hong Kong. 710 posts later I am still enthused and planning much more. Here are a selection of photos […]
A-Z April Challenge – Mekong River
The mighty Mekong has its source in the Tibetan Plateau in China and flows through China’s Yunnan Province and onto Myanmar, Laos, Thailand and Cambodia before reaching the South China Sea in Southern Vietnam. It is the 12th longest river in the world at around 4,350 km and is the lifeblood for millions of South […]
A-Z April Challenge – Elephant Village, Luang Prabang
Luang Prabang in Laos is an amazing city, perhaps the most spiritual place I have ever visited. After chilling out with the Buddhist monks and viewing fabulous Mekong sunsets, we decided to get up close with rescued elephants at a sanctuary out of town. Having read a lot of adverse articles about the suffering of […]
