Brian and I spent a little over two weeks in Cambodia and Laos. We stayed in Phnom Phen for 4 nights (Cambodia) and then went to Vientiane, Luang Prabang and Nong Kiow in Laos. We had a really good time and were happy to be back in this region of the world. I had some of the best food of my life in Laos and we could not get over how cheap everything was! A really nice dinner with drinks included was around $12.00 total. Here in Jordan that would cover about 2 crappy Amstel beers. One of my favorite days was in Luang Prabang when we rented bikes and rode around the town looking in little shops for souvenirs and riding along overlooking the Mekong River. We rented a scooter for several days to explore outside of the major towns and Brian took some amazing photos of the people living in small villages. I don't know how he does it, but before I know it Brian is inside some family's house with about 10 children clinging to his side and making everyone laugh. I am not quite as bold and stuck to photos of nature and food. I included a few pictures from the markets. One is of all different types of medicine and I included the couple with fish and meat for my food safety/nutrition friends back home. The very bottom picture is of a "gas station". I couldn't get enough of all the green landscapes and knew I would love Cambodia when we were driving to the hotel the first day and saw community exercise classes in the city parks along the road!
