Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Luang Prabang, Laos

Waterfall #1
In Luang Prabang, Laos, Hailey and I took a day trip to see the largest waterfall in the country. The waterfall park is also home to a rescued tiger and some bears (which I didn't get any pictures of.)



Elephant Tour and Waterfall#2
We booked a tour through an Elephant Trekking company in town and took a jeep about 45 minutes out of town. There is a beautiful resort here where you can book weekends to learn to become a mahout (elephant driver). We each tried it out for 10 minutes or so. All of the elephants here have been rescued from logging labor and poor treatment.

Cambodia

Okay, I have finally gotten all of my pictures uploaded. I am going to embed them as a slideshow because it is less time consuming for me, so if you prefer to see them full sized, at your own pace, with captions, click on the pictures or visit picassaweb.google.com/katie.links
Day tour to Angkor Wat and some of the smaller surrounding temples in Siem Reap, Cambodia

The Happy Ranch in Siem Reap, Cambodia offers 3 hour horseback riding trips through the countryside. There was a small temple out there as well. It was absoultely beautiful!