Alena & Anton's food and travel adventures
Kdyz jsme odjizdeli z Thajska, sepsala jsem vsemozne odlisnosti a zvlastnosti, kterych jsme si na cestach povsimli. Tento clanek je v podobnem duchu, tentokrat vsak o Laosu. Uz jsem zminila, ze mistni s oblibou popiji lao lao, domaci palenku, ktera se da poridit za podezrele levny peniz (30 Kc za pul litru), ale v posledni … Continue reading Postrehy z Laosu
I've written a similar post when we left Thailand, mentioning some of the differences between our respective cultures and habits. This one is on all things weird and wonderful in Laos. I've already mentioned that locals love to drink lao lao, a homemade 'whiskey' which can be bought at ridiculously low prices (£1 for 0.5l, … Continue reading Laos – random facts and observations
Na co more, kdyz na rece jsou taky ostrovy a plaze? V jiznim Laosu je jich udajne hned nekolik tisic, ale presny pocet zalezi na rocnim obdobi - kdyz prsi a hladina stoupne, tak nektere mensi zmizi pod vodou. Par vetsich ale zustava bezpecne v suchu celorocne, a prave na ty jsme se vydali. Prvni … Continue reading 4000 ostrovu
Who needs the seaside when you've got islands on the river? In land-locked Laos I'll take whatever I can get... Apparently there are thousands of islands in this particular place in southern Laos but the exact number varies depending on the season, during rainy months the water levels are a lot higher and some smaller … Continue reading 4000 Islands
Rozloucili jsme se s Luang Prabangem a hura smer jizni Laos. Tuk tuk, letadlo, auto, motorka, lodka, dodavka.. o 6 hodin a 6 ruznych dopravnich prostredku pozdeji jsme dorazili do Champasaku. Z letiste v Pakse tam bohuzel nic nejede a i kdyz je to jenom 30km, taxik vyjde docela draho, tak jsme to zkusili vyresit … Continue reading Jizni Laos vola
Goodbye Luang Prabang, off to southern Laos. Tuk tuk, plane, car, motorcycle, boat, truck, 6 different means of transportation and 6 hours later we arrived to Champasak. There's no public transport from Pakse airport to Champasak and although it's only a 30km journey a taxi is quite expensive. Time to get creative. We lucked out, … Continue reading Off to southern Laos
"V samem stredu mesta Luang Prabang lezi myty opredena hora Phou Si," herec licil behem tradicniho predstaveni Garavek, pri kterem se vypravi starodavne pribehy doprovazene lidovou hudbou. Phou Si se cte bez 'h' a bez 'o' a zni to stejne jako anglicke oznaceni pro zensky pohlavni organ, takze pokazde, kdyz to pan vypravec vyslovil, se … Continue reading Luang Prabang a Phou Si
"At the centre of Luang Prabang there lies the mystical mountain of Phou Si," the actor was explaining during a traditional Garavek storytelling performance accompanied by folk music. Phou Si is pronounced without the 'h' and the 'o' so you can imagine it generated quite a few giggles among the audience when he kept repeating … Continue reading The city of Phou Si
Podobne jako Muang Ngoi, Nong Khiaw je mala vesnice podel reky obklopena horami, ale oproti nasi predchozi destinaci se k ni da dostat krome lodi aji po silnici. Kdyz uz mame ty hory takhle hezky za humny, byla by skoda se na ne nepodivat trochu blize. Prihlasili jsme se tedy na (pro zmenu nastesti jenom) … Continue reading 100 vodopadu v Nong Khiaw
Similar to Muang Ngoi, Nong Khiaw is a small town on the Nam Ou river surrounded by mountains, but this one is also accessible by road (bonus!). Since the mountains are so close it would be a shame not to check them out so we signed up to yet another trek (this time only for … Continue reading 100 Waterfalls in Nong Khiaw
Lasagne for breakfast 