Back to the flatlands
By Tessa Bunney on 26 October 2012Spent yesterday dropping off photos back at the Hmong village in Vientiane Province I visited last month and photographed the rice harvest there too.
Spent yesterday dropping off photos back at the Hmong village in Vientiane Province I visited last month and photographed the rice harvest there too.
It’s a long time since I have felt a little bit apprehensive about the actual process of travelling but the thought of this small plane did make me feel a bit like ‘what am I doing!?’ However, the amazing view as we flew over northern Laos more than made up for any small fears!
I then spent the next two days travelling around Boun Tai district of Phongsaly Province bouncing along dusty roads at breakneck speed in some of the most fascinating landscape in Laos that I…
As I had to postpone my planned trip to Phongsaly Province until later this year, I decided this weekend to take a short 4 day trip there just so that I don’t miss seeing the October landscape and harvest completely. Described as one of Lao’s remotest provinces, Phongsaly is dominated by rugged, mountainous terrain and an abundance of thick forests and fast-flowing rivers. The population is made up of officially 28 different ethnic groups and Phongsaly town is the highest city in Laos at 1400 m above sea level. It would probably take 3 days each way to drive there…