Today was a travel day for us, so we had some free time in the morning to sleep in, pack or just enjoy the resort. We chose to have massages after breakfast to work out some kinks we had developed carrying around our equipment. They really know how to give a massage here and it only cost $75 for both of us. I would be doing this weekly if it was available at home.
For anyone thinking about traveling to Cambodia I say do it! The people are very friendly and welcoming. The US dollar is accepted everywhere so there's no need to mess with money conversion. They even gave me change in dollars at many places. There's lots of very nice hotels dotting the city and the tuk tuks make it very easy to get anywhere you want for not much money. The temples are fabulous and the food is not bad either.
A word about Siem Reap traffic. A native describe it like this: It's like a river with rocks in it, with everyone flowing around each other and a somewhat disorganized but organized fashion. Traffic from all directions merges and exits without coming in contact each other in some kind of dance that only they really understand. If you cross the street slowly, all the vehicles will find a way of avoiding you. It's really pretty amazing.
Our next destination was a short plane flight into Laos. We ran into a little issue on Laos Air with all the luggage we had with us. I guess they are not used to having so many bags with camera equipment that needed to come onto the plane. We finally wore them down and they let us direct the placement of our luggage to our satisfaction.
Coming into Luang Prabang, Laos was beautiful with mountains surround the town and the sun setting as a back drop. Our hotel, the Burasari Heritage is a collection of buildings containing lovely guest rooms. Some of the room layouts were a little different (our shower was in the corner of our bedroom) but the accommodations were more than adequate.
We walked to a group dinner at L'Elephant just up from our hotel. Laos was a French colony at one point and it really shows in the quality of food available to us. French bakeries line the streets along with both French and native restaurants. The town has a very chill vibe which should be a great way to end our trip.
Tomorrow: Up at dawn with the monks
For anyone thinking about traveling to Cambodia I say do it! The people are very friendly and welcoming. The US dollar is accepted everywhere so there's no need to mess with money conversion. They even gave me change in dollars at many places. There's lots of very nice hotels dotting the city and the tuk tuks make it very easy to get anywhere you want for not much money. The temples are fabulous and the food is not bad either.
A word about Siem Reap traffic. A native describe it like this: It's like a river with rocks in it, with everyone flowing around each other and a somewhat disorganized but organized fashion. Traffic from all directions merges and exits without coming in contact each other in some kind of dance that only they really understand. If you cross the street slowly, all the vehicles will find a way of avoiding you. It's really pretty amazing.
Our next destination was a short plane flight into Laos. We ran into a little issue on Laos Air with all the luggage we had with us. I guess they are not used to having so many bags with camera equipment that needed to come onto the plane. We finally wore them down and they let us direct the placement of our luggage to our satisfaction.
Coming into Luang Prabang, Laos was beautiful with mountains surround the town and the sun setting as a back drop. Our hotel, the Burasari Heritage is a collection of buildings containing lovely guest rooms. Some of the room layouts were a little different (our shower was in the corner of our bedroom) but the accommodations were more than adequate.
We walked to a group dinner at L'Elephant just up from our hotel. Laos was a French colony at one point and it really shows in the quality of food available to us. French bakeries line the streets along with both French and native restaurants. The town has a very chill vibe which should be a great way to end our trip.
Tomorrow: Up at dawn with the monks
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