• Dorothy-Jean McCoubreyGrand Caravan TripDorothy-Jean McCoubrey
    Here they come with large begging bowls
    2Hope the monks also get greens and don't only have sticky rice and sweets4Sustainable packaging though sadly much plastic in the Mekong River2River relaxation3The King's coffin as they are buried kneeling in a prayer position before cremation4Enough in the bottles to bite.1

    Meditating in Luang Prabang

    August 29, 2025 in Laos ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C

    Worthy of note the McCoubreys up at 5.00 am to give alms to the monks. For a small fee we purchased sticky rick and snacks for the monks’ single daily meal. Then walking through the exotic morning food market.
    A relaxing Mekong River trip. Two-hours upstream for our lunch, stopping en-route at a distillery for rice wine and whiskey tasting. River flows ensured a fast trip home, giving us time to explore temples and historical French architecture.
    Tomorrow entering China for two weeks and possibly our Microsoft/Apple technology will be blocked, thus off-line. However, we will continue to look for penguins.    Read more