so …
i am coming home for christmas!!
the latest computer game to disrupt work activity around here is one that involves monks shooting evil spirits with machine guns so that can cross the river on their cut out canoe
ten pin bowling is far more fun that I ever remember it being … really!!!
it is way too cold here at night
i have a new secret swimming spot and even managed to show some midriff in the sun to only the eyes of the unsuspecting water buffalo
my coffee consumption has reached unhealthy levels since the cold weather kicked in
licorice is my new addiction since some Danish counterparts delivered several packets to me for my birthday
wool is much more effective in the hair than ribbons
i CAN’T wait for some salt water and sand
roast pumpkin seeds taste better than cashews even
… time to kick the friday night in … some photos of my lovely little town below …
Filed under: Updates
one of my favourite friday arvo activities … a herbal sauna and massage
AND like all girly beauty places, a whole lot of gossip goes on here … in fact I have learnt some of my best Lao listening in and getting amongst it all!
Filed under: Updates
this is the halfway point of one of my favourite running routes … very misty, mysterious and utterly gorgeous particularly in the early hours
Filed under: Updates
PEOPLE!!! So Air Asia www.airasia.com is now doing SUPER SUPER cheap flights from the Gold Coast to Kuala Lumpur and you can then get an equally super cheap flight to Vientiane from there!!! I’m talking like less than $AU300 return!!! So get on it and book yourself a little trip over to the hills of Northern Laos! Do it now!!!
Filed under: Updates
So I will type quickly and briefly as I feel the nippy post sunset wind setting in … But in short … the last couple of weeks my very lovely pals Kyles and Sean have been over here visiting and so many fun times have been had. Has been wonderful to be able to share some of the many crazy and unexpected moments together!! We celebrated my bday and K & S’s wedding anniversary in a treehouse 50 metres up in the air … which involved ziplining in and around the forest. So much fun!!! The treehouses were part of a Gibbon monkey protection project in a protected area a couple of hours from where I’m living. The week ahead was then spent in and around Namtha with me enjoying watching K & S take the focus in terms of extra top ups on the lao lao, dancing and other such delights! Sean made quite an impression on my Laos “Dad” (see photo – My Laos family) … and he even stayed home from a wedding to share an extra packet of cigarettes and some specially brewed extra potent lao lao with the “other man” aka Sean, in the room! The last couple of days have been in Luang Prabang and enjoying the environmental and cultural delights of Laos but mixed in with some luxuries of wine bars, wood fired pizza and bowling!! The pics tell the story …
Filed under: Updates
Another treehouse moment … why build steps when you can put in a zip line I say!
Filed under: Updates
How it’s possible to have running water 50 metres up a tree in the middle of a forest but not in my house my brain has not the capacity to understand … but check out the view!
Filed under: Updates
Kyles and I on a silly last night out and about photo shoot … We had fun even if no one else appreciates our style
Filed under: Updates
In Luang Prabang … and venues have to stop serving drinks at 12 midnight, so if you want a beer … you bowl!! My technique hasn’t improved since I was 9 unfortunately
Filed under: Updates
wedding good times with K, S and Ginger … a gorgeous girl we met 50 metres high in the treehouse! Hello Ginger!
wedding celebrations
Originally uploaded by katiedecarteret
