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The Friday Photo: Inside an Underground River
Posted on September 23, 2011 | 7 CommentsIn Khammuan, Laos, we took a boat inside a mountain, up the underground river that runs 7.5k through the Konglor cave, and out into the green the other side. We...
Cave Tubing: Every Bit As Dangerous As It Sounds
Posted on September 19, 2011 | 23 Comments“Where have all the rope swings gone?” I ask the chap at the Slingshot bar, on the Nam Song river, in Vang Vieng, Laos, where Z, H and I are...
The Friday Photo: HOW Beautiful Is Central Laos?
Posted on September 15, 2011 | 22 CommentsWe’ve been off the grid for the last few days, riding the Khammuan loop around Khammuan province, central Laos. And I’m coming to the conclusion that Laos, especially during the...
Family Values
Posted on September 14, 2011 | 7 CommentsAs a trio, H, Z and I cause no little confusion to the good and tolerant folk of Laos, where we’re exploring en route to China. “Two loom?” folk at...![This is Tiger Whisky, Laos’ finest intoxicant. Or, as the label has it, “Finest blended SUPER Tiger Whisky Smooth and Mellon” [sic]. And who wouldn’t trust a whisky with the...](http://travelswithanineyearold.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Tiger-Whisky-Label-115x115.jpg "What Does An 80p Whisky Taste Like?")
What Does An 80p Whisky Taste Like?
Posted on September 8, 2011 | 21 CommentsThis is Tiger Whisky, Laos’ finest intoxicant. Or, as the label has it, “Finest blended SUPER Tiger Whisky Smooth and Mellon” [sic]. And who wouldn’t trust a whisky with the...
Ecotourism? My *rse
Posted on June 21, 2010 | No CommentsMonday morning sees us in Chiang Mai, for centuries capital of an independent state, sometimes Siamese, other times Burmese, now the hub of northern Thailand. If you’re Thai, it’s a...
Does the Tooth Fairy Take Lao Kip?
Posted on June 19, 2010 | No CommentsSo junior’s molar, which has been threatening to drop for the last few weeks, finally did the deed today. He hasn’t, historically, had the best record with teeth. Lost one...
Spirits of the Forest
Posted on June 18, 2010 | 5 CommentsThe sheer complexity of the ecosystem in protected, mature forest, from lichens spinning their symbiotic webs across old bark to the chaos wild pigs wreak on stands of giant bamboo,...
The Good Life?
Posted on June 18, 2010 | 9 CommentsThis is Sing’s eldest daughter, showing off her handbag outside the house her father built. Her name means “Be Loved”. Be Loved’s younger sister is called “Be Happy” and the...
On Books
Posted on June 15, 2010 | No CommentsBack in Udomxay, the construction town in northern Laos where our two-day odyssey from Vietnam reached a natural close, we met a crazy Canadian chap with an Irish accent and...
A Rainy Season Odyssey
Posted on June 14, 2010 | 4 CommentsThe start of the monsoon season in Vietnam’s northern highlands is a beautiful thing. The rivers turn turbid and golden, rapids smearing the surface like toffee coming to the boil;...
The Magic of Travel
Posted on March 27, 2010 | 4 CommentsOne of the great things about travelling with Z is the pleasure he takes in the different means of going from A to B. From the night train to Bangkok...
Bangkok (Not Very) Dangerous
Posted on March 27, 2010 | 2 CommentsHonestly. Why take the bus when you can take the train?! Even in second class, the night train from Nong Khai to Bangkok is a real joy, particularly after our...
The Best-Laid Plans…
Posted on March 26, 2010 | No CommentsWe have hot-footed it — well, night-bused it — back from Luang Prabang to Vientiane, with a sleeper train to Bangkok ahead of us tonight, in quest of the elusive...
The Fear Factor
Posted on March 26, 2010 | 4 CommentsCan intensive, sweaty, pulse-pounding vertigo count towards one’s recommended 30 minutes cardio? If so, I need no more exercise for at least a week… I blame my son. There we...
Pressed Flowers
Posted on March 25, 2010 | 2 CommentsZ and I loved watching weaving in action the other day. Oh, yeah, and normally I hate tourist markets with a passion. But the paper workers around Luang Prabang, Laos,...
Palanquins and Kings
Posted on March 25, 2010 | No CommentsThe generational differences between me and Z never cease to amaze me. We went to the Royal Palace in Luang Prabang, Laos, yesterday, former home of the kings of Laos....
Unexpected Pleasures
Posted on March 24, 2010 | No CommentsTravelling with children, the best days sometimes come out of absolutely nowhere, and from the lowest expectations. And on our first day in Luang Prabang, Laos, my expectations were pretty...
The Pocket Diplomat
Posted on March 23, 2010 | 4 CommentsWhatever our struggles with formal schooling, Z’s certainly learning a lot as we travel. And he sure does choose his moments to show it. We are literally halfway between Vietnam...
Up with the Larks
Posted on March 23, 2010 | No CommentsSo we’ve arrived in Luang Prabang, Laos, and, as ever, I’m still trying to work out whether the benefits of night buses — saves a day’s travel and the cost...
