• Waterfalls, wedding and coffee

    November 8, 2025 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    Drove up to a plateau 1500m above sea level and visited 3 waterfalls, one travelling in a jeep that must have been twice as old as the driver. Strolling through a local village we stumbled across a wedding ceremony and were immediately greeted as important guests, plyed with Beerlao and asked to be in photos with all and sundry. Went on to visit a coffee plantation, had the best meal of the last 2 weeks thanks to the owners wife, and shown all about growing, harvesting, and roasting coffee beans. Drank a cup of the finished product as well as a glass of coffee wine made from fermenting the bean cases, which are sweet. Arrived at our next hotel by boat to an island in the Mekong under perfect starlit sky.Read more