http://www.sallyandpeter.net A blog about what we're up to... Fri, 17 Aug 2007 13:55:02 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en While Luang Prabang may not be the most developed town from an economic perspective, it certainly is geared up for the tourists! Internet cafes everywhere and loads of cute restaurants, coffee shops and massage places (although the Lao acupressure massage is extremely painful and NOT recommended!) We decided to explore ... http://www.sallyandpeter.net/welcome/updates/sally/learning-about-laos/ After we were released from the vipassana center we were thrown back in the noisy world called Thailand. The meditation was qui(e)t(e) an experience, but now we had to get our mortal bodies to Luang Prabang. Everything went remarkably smoothly and even Sal was not stressed when we arrived only 30 ... http://www.sallyandpeter.net/pics-movies/peter/travel-to-laos/ So we are finally back in the land of internet, communication and food!! The 10 day meditation course was quite an experience... it surprisingly included a lot of time meditating, some time eating and no time talking. I'm pleased to say that I managed to survive it and that despite my concerns that I ... http://www.sallyandpeter.net/holiday/sally/breatheing-easy/ Uhm... well just watch the movie [googlevideo]http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8352041305365229745&hl=en[/googlevideo] http://www.sallyandpeter.net/pics-movies/peter/what-meditation-does-with-sally/ It's very hard to describe what is means to be in solitaire confimement for 10 days, not speaking to a single soul except your alter ego and meditate 10 hours a day. The experience is intense but since nobody has the same experience here is my take, in pics [gallery=13] http://www.sallyandpeter.net/holiday/peter/pain-is-just-weakness-leaving-your-body/ The next two weeks we'lll disappear from the face of the Internet planet because we'll be in a meditation center. Imagine Sally and Peter silent for 2 weeks (no talking at all!) and Sally eating only 2 times a day! Wow! Enjoy the old stories and we'll post as soon as ... http://www.sallyandpeter.net/thailand/peter/offline-for-2-weeks/ Although my back was hurting still from the powerboat wake-boarding we decided to go to the Magic Buddha Gardens of Samui. After we dealt with all the chores (buying tickets at Time to travel [by far the best travel agent we saw]) we set off around 4PM to the gardens which are around the ... http://www.sallyandpeter.net/pics-movies/peter/buddha-magic-garden-so-where-is-the-magic/ So, after spending a day doing very little of anything, I decided that we should get off our asses and do something constructive. I decided it'd be a great idea for me to have my second wakeboarding lesson, the first one having been in Singapore 5months earlier. It'll be easy right? After ... http://www.sallyandpeter.net/welcome/updates/sally/wakeboarding/ After our very exciting visit to Tesco, we went to see one of the marvels of the island... the Nam Meong (sp?) waterfall.... 80m high from top to base. It's in the middle of the island and took us nearly an hr by bike to get there. We managed to escape ... http://www.sallyandpeter.net/welcome/updates/sally/explorations/ On our way to the waterfalls at Koh Samui, Sally really needed to check out TESCO. Since Sally is going to work at the European HQ near London, I found this a bit nerdy but why not. But I could not resist I just had to shoot this little movie ... http://www.sallyandpeter.net/holiday/peter/sallys-field-reaearch/