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Jul 30, 2024 12:00 AM Charming Lao Hotel - Oudomxay (Muang Xai), Northern Laos
Located on Road #2E near the junction with Road #13, Charming Lao Hotel was my overnight accommodation in Oudomxay (Muang Xai) after arriving by train from Luang Prabang and prior to the drive up Road 2E and Road #1B up into Phongsali province. The hotel was decent, with the complimentary breakfast (Western or Asian) served in the attached Charming Lao Cafe Garden coffee shop. Near the hotel are two restaurants (Souphailin’s, serving northern Lao cuisine, and a Chinese restaurant whose name was only displayed in Chinese & Lao characters, with both restaurants tried and both good), plus an outdoor Chinese barbecue vendor stall.
Address: Road #2E (near Road #13 junction)
Oudomxay (Muang Xai) Laos
Phone: +856 81 212 881
https://www.booking.com/hotel/la/charming-lao-oudomxai.html
https://www.facebook.com/charminglaohotel?mibextid=LQQJ4d
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Jul 29, 2024 12:00 AM Villa Chitdara Hotel - Luang Prabang, Laos
Location on a peaceful street in Luang Prabang’s Old Town section on the peninsula formed by the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan Rivers, Villa Chitdara Hotel is conveniently located within walking distance of many of the historic city’s main attractions and noteworthy Wats. Given its proximity to several Wats, the stretch of Khounxoa Road in front of the hotel provides the guests with views of multiple early morning processions of barefoot monks with begging bowls collecting their morning alms. The hotel’s open air dining pavilion features a complimentary breakfast of both Lao and Western cuisine, including Lao-grown coffee and the famous deep-root tea grown in Laos’ northern Phongsali province. The hotel is a short walk from the Mekong River waterfront and a reasonable walk from the east end of the Sisavangvong Road ‘main drag’ that hosts the Luang Prabang Night Market and has one of the entrances to Mount Phousi Hill, from which sunset over the Mekong River can be viewed.
Address: Khounxoa Road, Ban Vat Nong, Luang Prabang Laos
Phone: +856 71 254 949
https://www.booking.com/hotel/la/villa-chitdara.html
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Jul 28, 2024 12:00 AM Roti Vendor, Luang Prabang Night Market
Video clips of a roti vendor at the Luang Prabang Night Market, capturing some of the roti dough flipping/forming technique in slow motion. From the video, it looks like the griddle frying uses both oil and margarine. Whereas the Malaysians and Singaporeans prefer their ‘roti canai’ savory with a curry dipping sauce as an appetizer, the Thais and Laotians prefer their roti as a sweet dessert, either plain with sweetened condensed milk and sugar, or with sliced banana & Nutella with a drizzle of sweetened condensed milk. The savory version with a side of grilled satay skewers is my favorite but I’ve learned to also love the sweet version after trips to Thailand & Laos.
https://youtu.be/KfTozvUSHMw?si=WLT2M5Qyxb8Fmq3y
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Jul 26, 2024 10:00 PM Asia Hotel Near Bangkok’s Ratchathewi BTS Station
Located next to the Ratchathewi BTS station on Phaya Thai Road, it is walking distance from MBK Center, the MRT station and the Khlong Saen Saep Boat (Golden Mount Line) canal taxi’s Saphan Hua Chang Pier. There are very good street food vendor stalls a few doors down from the hotel plus a 7-Eleven, massage parlors and restaurants nearby. Highly recommended as a convenient place to stay in Bangkok. Adjacent to the hotel’s lobby entrance and garage, Soi Phayanak is a small but very interesting side street to check out with great local color and street vendors plus restaurants.
Asia Hotel, 296 Phaya Thai Rd., Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400
+66 2-217-0808 booking@asiahotel.co.th
http://www.asiahotel.co.th/asia_bangkok/th/
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Jul 26, 2024 10:00 PM Cold River Hotel, Near the Nam Khan River in Luang Prabang
Located on a quiet alley off of Phommathat Road southeast of Mount Phousi Hill and just west of the Nam Khan River, Cold River Hotel guesthouse was my accommodations for the 1st four nights in Laos. It is located about a 10 minute walk from Sisavangvong Street and about 15 minutes walk to the heart of the night market, though only five minutes from the evening food vendors on the Nam Khan Riverside. At around 5 am the procession of monks from the nearby temples can be seen begging for morning alms on Phrommathat Road at the entrance to the alley. Two family restaurants are located next to and across from Cold River Hotel, with the open air Hom Yen Food restaurant having good khao piak noodles for 30,000 Kips, and a friendly family puppy too.
Address: Phommathat Road (Between Wisunalat Road & Old Bridge Road), Luang Prabang Laos +856 71 252 810
Web: facebook.com/coldriverhotel
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Jul 25, 2024 10:00 PM Golden Hour & Sunset on the Mekong River - Luang Prabang, Laos
Video clips of golden hour and sunset on the Mekong River taken in Luang Prabang, Laos, both from the shore and from the deck of a riverboat.
https://youtu.be/JmPK1BJLv4k?si=pDCD-IZ4nlkHTMHA
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Jul 23, 2024 10:00 PM A Visit to Luang Prabang’s Wat Long Khoun
A visit to Luang Prabang’s Wat Long Khoun, which is located on the far bank of the Mekong River and required both a tuk-tuk and a vehicle ferry ride from the South Shore Landing (off of Chunkham Road) across the river to the North Shore/Road #4B Landing.
https://youtu.be/gyZdsrMFKRQ?si=-CbbCeBsrH--3tcu
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Jul 21, 2024 10:00 PM A Bangkok Trip in Video Clips
A collection of fairly short video clips (6 to about 25 seconds or so in duration) of a bit over six days spent in Bangkok bracketing 13 days in northern Laos, appearing in sequential order. The first clips are from my roughly 1-1/2 day layover in Bangkok’s Don Mueang neighborhood, followed by 5 days and change mainly in Bangkok’s Ratchathewi neighborhood, with visits to the Ladmayom floating marker, Khlong Toei wet market, Nana Plaza (no cameras allowed), Soi Cowboy (cameras allowed outside only), and assorted wanderings around the city on and off the well-beaten tourist track to take in and capture a bit on the city’s local color. Unfortunately, the last clip of the taxi drop off at Survanabhumi International for the 20-hour flight back to LAX caught the metallic scuffling of my iPhone lanyard due to taxi vibrations. Enjoy!
https://youtu.be/NKznzw7a6ik?si=543fELpBqgAYPorP
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Jul 15, 2024 10:00 PM Bangkok’s Khlong Saen Saep Boat (Golden Mount Line) Canal Taxi
Video clips of a ride on Bangkok’s Khlong Saen Saep Boat (Golden Mount Line) canal taxi from Saphan Hua Chang Pier westward to Bobae Market Pier, and back to Saphan Hua Chang Pier, in the city’s Ratchathewi district between the Ratchathewi BTS station and the MBK Center Mall.
https://youtu.be/vE_UYdujGuI?si=rVnIrCt1a8pR8Ypx
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Jul 12, 2024 10:00 PM Scenes from the Nam Khan River, Luang Prabang
Video clips and photos of the Nam Khan River, which flows through Luang Prabang and whose course to its confluence with the Mekong River forms peninsula in Luang Prabang’s old downtown section.
https://youtu.be/eKrh2mOW3GE?si=GoF7WISHqQ4_tWux
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