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- Day 8
- Sunday, February 2, 2025 at 10:44 AM
- ☁️ 22 °C
- Altitude: 32 m
VietnamTrại Cấn20°16’35” N 105°51’58” E
Bai Dinh temple
February 2 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
2nd largest temple in the world. It must be because everyone who visits is praying to make it up the stairs.
And there are a hell lot of stairs.
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- Day 9
- Monday, February 3, 2025 at 12:58 PM
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 29 m
- VietnamHồ Hoàn Kiếm21°1’25” N 105°50’40” E
Back in Hanoi traffic
February 3 in Vietnam ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Honestly not to bad right now. Still don't want to partake on my own. Very happy to have a driver.
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- Day 9
- Monday, February 3, 2025 at 4:57 PM
- ⛅ 17 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- VietnamNoi Bai International Airport21°13’4” N 105°47’40” E
Hanoi airport for the last time
February 3 in Vietnam ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I believe i made it through security with everything, but will wait and see.
Guess the American fast food establishment at the Vietnam airport.
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- Day 9
- Monday, February 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 296 m
LaosLuang Prabang International Airport19°54’5” N 102°10’4” E
On the ground in Laos.
February 3 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Plane delayed, landed late and working through customs. I'm in the foreigner lane for certain.
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- Day 9
- Monday, February 3, 2025 at 10:58 PM
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 311 m
- LaosBan Natha19°53’34” N 102°8’14” E
Well that's fancy
February 3 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
I guess I'm bunking with these two.
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 302 m
- LaosNam Khan19°53’36” N 102°8’20” E
Up before dawn for the alms giving cerem
February 4 in Laos ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
People line the streets at 5 am and present offerings to the monks walking down the street.
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:03 AM
- ☁️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 350 m
- LaosHouay Sangta19°53’25” N 102°8’14” E
Nice view, but now to get down...
February 4 in Laos ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Made it to the top, thanking appropriate gods for allowing me to.
Now, the climb down.
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 7:36 AM
- ☁️ 17 °C
- Altitude: 326 m
- LaosBan Natha19°53’28” N 102°8’12” E
Stairs. Must be in SE Asia.
February 4 in Laos ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
New Town, new mountain. Phosi Hill.
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 1:19 PM
- ☁️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 302 m
- LaosNam Khan19°53’49” N 102°8’28” E
lum lum coffee
February 4 in Laos ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C
Trying a lao version of coffee while watching the boats go by today. Bet it is better coffee. So far, Laos is more my speed.
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 3:37 PM
- ☀️ 25 °C
- Altitude: 312 m
- LaosBan Natha19°53’38” N 102°8’10” E
Trying Hmong Batik
February 4 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
Learned traditional Hmong design and drawing on fabric. Will pick up the finished product tomorrow to see how I did
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- Day 10
- Tuesday, February 4, 2025 at 6:22 PM
- 🌙 22 °C
- Altitude: 314 m
- LaosBan Natha19°53’22” N 102°8’4” E
Dinner at the night market
February 4 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 22 °C
Stepping up and trying local food. Not sure what all it is, but it didn't have eyes or feet attached and did not appear to be moving of own accord.
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- Day 11
- Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 10:53 AM
- ☀️ 23 °C
- Altitude: 487 m
- LaosKouangxi Water Fall19°44’58” N 101°59’30” E
Ya need a mountain for a good waterfall
February 5 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 23 °C
Kuang Si waterfall because I am loving the stairs experience. Another 542 from the start of the staircase. They don't count the ones before that.
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- Day 11
- Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 297 m
- LaosBan Natha19°53’24” N 102°7’59” E
First Tuk Tuk ride
February 5 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Figured it out All by my big girl self. Had to give the driver directions to UXO museum, but his kid was nice.
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- Day 11
- Wednesday, February 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
- ☀️ 27 °C
- Altitude: 288 m
- LaosHouay Sangta19°52’54” N 102°8’11” E
UXO museum
February 5 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C
Terrifying and stunning people still live in fear of UXO decades after wars end.
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- Day 12
- Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 7:07 AM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 289 m
- LaosHouay Tan19°55’30” N 102°10’49” E
God it is good to be back on the water
February 6 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Starting my 2 day river cruise up the Mekong. Bliss.
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- Day 12
- Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 8:25 AM
- ☀️ 20 °C
- Altitude: 260 m
- LaosNam Ou20°3’11” N 102°12’36” E
Pha Ou/ TamTing cave
February 6 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
The boat stopped here to show us this spiritual site. Over several centuries, even before Buddhism was in the area, people came here to worship. Many left statues behind.
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- Day 12
- Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 3:12 PM
- ☀️ 29 °C
- Altitude: 302 m
- LaosKèng Sikkok19°49’42” N 101°25’31” E
Floating along the Mekong
February 6 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
Only 4 people on this ride upstream. Watching the fishermen, the gold panners and the water buffalo exist in their space as we meander by.
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- Day 13
- Friday, February 7, 2025 at 6:28 AM
- 🌙 16 °C
- Altitude: 350 m
- LaosPak Beng19°53’33” N 101°7’41” E
Pak Beng, Laos
February 7 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 16 °C
Hotel doggo says it is too early.
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- Day 13
- Friday, February 7, 2025 at 12:14 PM
- ☀️ 28 °C
- Altitude: 304 m
- LaosBan Houayphalam19°58’1” N 100°34’46” E
Houypalam farm village
February 7 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 28 °C
Stop to stretch our legs at village along the shore.
Life is very different here.
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- Day 13
- Friday, February 7, 2025 at 3:12 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 329 m
- LaosBan Viangkham20°12’29” N 100°27’15” E
The friendship bridge between Thailand a
February 7 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
Boat ride is almost to an end, and at a very appropriate crossing.
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- Day 13
- Friday, February 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
- ☀️ 30 °C
- Altitude: 361 m
ThailandNam Mae Ing20°12’54” N 100°26’35” E
Welcome to Thailand
February 7 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 30 °C
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- Day 13
- Friday, February 7, 2025 at 6:56 PM
- 🌙 25 °C
- Altitude: 405 m
- ThailandHuai Pang Ko19°54’4” N 99°49’48” E
I find you!
February 7 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 25 °C
Thailand and MJ!
Thank god!
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- Day 13
- Friday, February 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
- 🌙 24 °C
- Altitude: 403 m
- ThailandWat Chet Yot19°54’12” N 99°49’53” E
My first Thai fortune
February 7 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Played wheel of fortune at the temple tonight and got my fortune.
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- Day 14
- Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 9:37 AM
- ☀️ 24 °C
- Altitude: 411 m
- ThailandNong Nam Kok Noi19°54’13” N 99°47’37” E
Mae Fah Luang Art & Culture Park
February 8 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
First stop in Chiang Rai, Thailand.
Getting my art & culture on.
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- Day 14
- Saturday, February 8, 2025 at 10:26 AM
- ☀️ 26 °C
- Altitude: 412 m
- ThailandNam Mae Tak19°49’26” N 99°45’50” E
Wat Rong Khun - the White Temple
February 8 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
Crazy weird modern temple. Kind of liked it.
Traveler
You go girl!