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Almost a year ago, on a typical gray, rainy Seattle day, I was looking for information about traveling to warm, sunny SE Asia. Kathie's review of Pandaw's Chindwin river cruise motivated me to check their web site. I'd first thought about revisiting Myanmar but I became more intrigued by a four country Mekong river expedition from China to Burma, Thailand, and Laos. There was a sizable discount for booking well in advance and no single supplement, so I booked a 14-day trip (October 5-19) down the Mekong from China to Laos. The itinerary came with the warning that since this was first time such a trip had ever been attempted, travelers distressed by sudden route changes or delays shouldn't book the trip. While there were delays and changes in plan, the overall experience was so positive that I'm already planning another Pandaw cruise. Quite of few of my fellow travelers suggested that we book another cruise together in three years time but I'm thinking about a Myanmar or Vietnam journey sooner than that.
Days one and two: Jinghong, China
There's no quick way to get to Jinghong. I booked a flight with United frequent flyer miles from Seattle to Shanghai (via Tokyo) and spent the night at Shanghai's Hongqiao airport hotel before taking China Eastern Air's flights from Shanghai to Kunming and from Kunming to the Xishuangbanna airport, near Jinghong. Five of us who met at the airport suspected that something had gone wrong when Pandaw's driver dropped us off at the InterContinental Xishuangbanna Resort. Where's the boat? Half an hour later, Ben, the director Pandaw's Mekong operations, gathered all 18 passengers in the resort's Club Room for an explanation. The Champa Pandaw's inaugural upstream cruise from Vientiane to Jinghong had run around due to low water. This wasn't the low water season (Dec-April) but suspicions were that Chinese dams' release of water had been manipulated. So, we would follow the original plan for sightseeing around Jinghong but stay for two nights at the sprawling Xishuangbanna Resort and take a speedboat to Guan Lei, the Chinese port where the boat was now docked. Over cocktails and dinner, I met my fellow passengers (5 Canadians, 4 other Americans, 4 Australians, and 4 Germans. They were all avid travelers, six couples and the rest women traveling in pairs or on their own. Four of us were first-timers but most people had taken 2 to 6 previous Pandaw cruises.
After breakfast in the resort's club room, we boarded a bus for the day's excursion to the Menglun botanical gardens, a tropical landscape so vast that most people travel through it on motorized golf carts. The water lily ponds, orchids, bamboo groves, and dancing grasses (they move if you sing or talk loudly to them) were spectacular. After lunch at a Chinese buffet restaurant, we visited a tea planation, and a Dai village. Tony, the local guide, explained that the Dai people's language is similar to Thai and they hold similar Buddhist beliefs. The old temple had a variety of Buddha images that looked vaguely Thai and newly-painted murals vividly depicting the torments of hell. We wandered through the village, saw traditional houses with the first floor used for housing livestock or motorcycles, saw rubber trees being tapped and children using pails on long poles to draw water from a well enclosed in a structure that looked like a bee hived shaped stupa. Dinner was back at the resort and then off again on the bus to see a show at the Maxmumbani theater. Since China is promoting the Dai autonomous region as a tourist destination, I had cynically expected an evening showcasing smiling singers and dancers from various ethnic minorities. There was much more—break dancers in elephant costumes, men swallowing blazing swords, contortionists turning into human candelabras, and acrobats descending en masse from the ceiling performing like China's own Cirque du Soleil. When it was over, Chinese tourists streamed out to board their buses and take photos of us, the only western tourists in town. A busy day ended and in the morning we'll board speed boats to take us down the river to board the Champa Pandaw.
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Trip Report: Pandaw's cruise down the Mekong from China to Laos
Almost a year ago, on a typical gray, rainy Seattle day, I was looking for information about traveling to warm, sunny SE Asia. Kathie's review of Pandaw's Chindwin river cruise motivated me to check their web site. I'd first thought about revisiting Myanmar but I became more intrigued by a four country Mekong river expedition from China to Burma, Thailand, and Laos. There was a sizable discount for booking well in advance and no single supplement, so I booked a 14-day trip (October 5-19) down the Mekong from China to Laos. The itinerary came with the warning that since this was first time such a trip had ever been attempted, travelers distressed by sudden route changes or delays shouldn't book the trip. While there were delays and changes in plan, the overall experience was so positive that I'm already planning another Pandaw cruise. Quite of few of my fellow travelers suggested that we book another cruise together in three years time but I'm thinking about a Myanmar or Vietnam journey sooner than that.
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I am so glad to see this report! We have been talking about which Pandaw cruise to choose for 2017. It seems to be an addiction! I chuckled over your comment on planning another cruise next year rather than three years from now. Three people I met on the Chindwin cruise recently emailed me to tell me they were going on the Borneo cruise in February.
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Very interested to see this!
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I am bery interested in your report!
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Here's more (I've been away at a conference) but plan to finish the report this week.
Days three to five: Down the Mekong to Chiang Saen, Thailand
Given the uncertainty about the Mekong river's water levels, even after the rainy season, it's likely that many travelers will start out this Pandaw cruise with a brief stay at the huge InterContinental Xishuangbanna Resort. The resort has large, comfortable, well-equipped rooms and we had access to the Club Lounge and its private pool (bathing caps required). Still, we were all eager to leave and board the Champa Pandaw, built in Thailand and completed in September 2016 just before the first upstream trip. We took a speedboat down to Guan Lei, a Chinese port and immigration checkpoint. We boarded the boat and unpacked. There was plenty of storage under the cabins' two berths and at least for me plenty of space in the small closet--two women sharing a closet would need to negotiate the space. We unpacked quickly since Chinese immigration officials had to check out the boat thoroughly. A steep series of stairs lead up to the immigration checkpoint. We waited while Chinese officials decided whether an exception could be given to one elderly (80+) passenger, incapable of climbing the stairs. The exception was made reluctantly and we were on our way out of China.
In October the lush green of jungle hills, rubber trees, and rice fields growing up the slopes cast a temporary green sheen on the Mekong's muddy brown waters. The villages were small, marked by a few thatched or corrugated metal roofs, the golden spires of small temples, and the occasional boat moored on the banks. We stopped at midday to walk through a small Laotian fishing village. The men were out fishing and woman and small children, from the shade of porches and trees, stared at the odd sight of 18 mostly elderly westerners with umbrellas, broad-brimmed hats, and cameras walking through their village. Our local guide stopped and chatted with the oldest villager, a 91 year old man, smoking a small hookah. The heat and humidity drove us all back to the boat, where the crew welcomed us back with a cold towel, a cold drink, and took our dusty shoes for cleaning. A quick shower to wash off the dust and sweat and then the pleasures of lunch in the open air dinning area on the top deck. Lunch buffet of freshly baked breads, cheeses, sliced meats and salmon, salads, soup, and fruit, followed by a choice of 3 hot entrees (meat, fish and a vegetarian entrée) and dessert. Bottled water, soft drinks, local beer and alcohol were included while wine cost extra. On especially hot days, it was wonderful to enjoy a fresh green salad with vegetables and fruit. Vieng, our guide, often reminded us that chef (a young Cambodian who must have been in 30s but who looked even younger) had visually sized up the passengers when they first boarded the ship and would be disappointed if we hadn't gained weight. I don't think any of us disappointed him.
The Captain was Laotian and knew the river well. He had for many years transported cargo down the Mekong until Chinese built roads made transportation by truck quicker. Each day the captain offered flowers and fruit on a small shrine to local river deities in hope of a safe voyage down the river. His skill would soon be put to the test. We docked for the night on a sand bank and walked through another small village as villagers returned home from fishing and selling produce at local markets along the river banks. At the end of the cocktail hour (5:30-6:30), we were briefed on the next day's itinerary. Because a crew member needed urgent medical attention for a ruptured bleeding ulcer, we would leave at daybreak to drop him off at the nearest point where an ambulance could bring him to the hospital. One of the passengers, a retired doctor, fortunately had the necessary medicine and equipment to rig up an IV line in one of the unsold cabins and stabilize him. After a four course dinner (salad, soup, entrée—usually a choice of local fish and a western dish, e.g. beef bourguigon, lamb chops, vegetarian ravioli—and desert, we sent off traditional floating lanterns high into the sky, as local children watched them disappear into darkness.
I woke the next morning to the sound of the engines starting up. The days on the boat began as early six am, when croissants and fresh French press coffee were available in the salon bar upstairs. Occasionally, usually near a city, wi-fi was available. Breakfast, a buffet—breads, cheese, yogurt, cereals, made to order SE Asian soup, omelets, scrambled eggs, poached eggs, eggs benedict, and my favorite, salmon with cheese sauce on toast—followed at 7:30-9am. Until the morning excursion usually to some local village, most people hung out on the upper deck, chatting, reading, or joining the retired doctor in breathing and stretching exercises. I was on the front deck, hanging onto the rail as the captain swiftly steered the boat through narrow, rocky passages (one of my fellow travelers couldn't stifle a scream at one close encounter). After two hours, the ailing crew member was off loaded on a stretcher to a waiting ambulance. We later learned that he was recovering but would not be returning to the boat. Pandaw would have another crew member accompany him home to Cambodia when he was released from the hospital. Not long after, we reached Chiang Saen port, where we docked for the night and passed through Thai immigration. After lunch, we went on an excursion to the Golden Triangle area, where Myanmar, Thailand and Laos meet. I had been there nearly two decades earlier and there was nothing but a small sign. Now tourism is being encouraged as an alternative to the drug trade. The late Thai king's mother had built an impressive Hall of Opium museum, beginning with exhibits and videos that explain how opium is grown, how British imperialism led to the Opium wars, and ending with a gallery of mug shots of people who have died of drug overdoses (mostly western celebrities like Kurt Cobain). After we returned to the boat, we enjoyed the usual excellent dinner, and a troupe of eight young Thai dancers with extraordinarily flexible fingers came onboard and performed several dances accompanied by several musicians on drums, lutes, dulcimers, etc.
The original itinerary had the Champa Pandaw stopping in Tachileik, Burma but local unrest forced a change. We docked for a second night in Chiang Saen and spent the day visiting temples in Chiang Rai. When I had visited Chiang Rai nearly 20 years ago, the artist Ajarn Chalermachai had built a small elegant white temple that attracted a few visitors. Now the temple is a major tourist attraction with several outbuildings—exhbition halls and studios, a gallery of Chalermachai's paintings (including a fine image of George Bush riding a rocket into space), as well as monastery buildings. Busloads of Thai, Chinese, and western tourists visit. Also in the Chiang Mai area, one of Chalermachai's students had built a blue temple, with similarly intricate architectural details and a beautiful white marble Buddha inside the main sanctuary. On the way back to the boat, we made a final stop at the Black temple. Our local Thai guide said that the white temple provides people with a vision of heaven and the black temple with a vision of hell. That's a bit of an exaggeration but the eccentric artist Thawan Duchanee's temple buildings are black, contain the skulls, bones, and skins of animals and one temple contains a bust of the late artist and his ashes. This added stop in Chiang is not on the current Pandaw "Laos to China" itinerary but it should be since all three temples are worth a visit.
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Thanks for continuing your report. Your description of the daily routine on the Pandaw is familiar from our Chindwin cruise.
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Days six and seven: Down the Mekong to Luang Prabhang
The days and nights on the Champa Pandaw fell into a comfortable routine. Mornings and afternoons were spent chatting with other passengers (and playing scrabble occasionally), reading novels on my Kindle (especially enjoyed Colin Cotterill's Dr. Siri's mystery series set in Laos) on the upper deck or, when the heat and humidity were intense, in the air conditioned comfort of my cabin, and watching traffic on the river--fishing boats, ferries, people on their way to the market, boats dredging silt from river, etc. Evenings tended to end early as most were sated by the abundance of good food at dinner and plenty to drink. All the Pandaw-philes agreed that chef's cooking was the best ever. I'm planning another Pandaw voyage to test this out for myself!
We left Chiang Saen and continued down the Mekong. Two large Chinese casinos, one on the Laotian bank and other on the Thai bank, stood out among the smaller Buddhist temples. Though cruising is relaxing, the excursions were welcome opportunities to get some exercise and learn a little about village life in Laos. The visit to the first Laotian village after leaving Chiang Saen was a disappointment. It had rained all night and the steep path up the bank was muddy and, despite the helping hands of the crew, some people slipped and fell. The planned school visit was scrapped because of the condition of the path that lead up to it. I'm not sure how many children would have been in school since at least two dozen school age kids clutching fistfuls of woven bookmarks (2 for $1) relentlessly pursued us. When I asked them (via a translator) why they weren't in school, they responded that they took the day off because of the boat's arrival. Later in we moored overnight at another village, where the kids and adults were friendly and curious but not intent on making sales. Villages where we visited Buddhist temples, weavers, basket-makers, makers of fishing nets, and tasted local fruit and beer were the most interesting.
The next day the boat set off for the Pak Ou caves, through rapids and past spectacular limestone cliffs. On the way, we stopped in Ban Xang Hai village, noted for its whiskey making. The still wasn't in operation but a local shop offered a taste of the potent stuff. Then on to the Elephant Village Sanctuary, where we watched the elephants' care-givers fed and bathe them in the river. A smaller boat brought us across the river to the Pak Ou caves, embedded in the limestone cliffs, near the point where the Mekong meets the Nam Ou river. Stairs led up from the river to the lower caves, which are well-lighted and attract the most visitors to its displays of thousands of old and damaged buddha images, of varying sizes and in various positions, left by visitors. There are images, metal and wood, of buddhas in meditation, attaining enlightenment, teaching, entering nirvana (reclining position), and two that were new to me: buddhas standing with hands down at their sides, calling for rain and buddhas with the palms of both hands facing outwards, calling for peace. A fifteen minute walk up steep stairs led to the dark upper cave (flashlight required), with a larger buddha image surrounded by hundreds of smaller ones.
After a busy morning and lunch back on the boat, we traveled down the river to Luang Prabhang, where the Pandaw would dock for two nights. That night at dinner the lights suddenly went out. The beaming chef walked in with a lighted birthday cake in his hands. On the information sheet handed out on the first day, I hadn't indicated that I would be celebrating a birthday (at my age I tend to celebrate the only beginning of each new decade) but the pursuer had seen my passport and must have alerted the chef. He cut the beautiful three-layered white cake into enough pieces so that all 18 of us had a slice of delicious cake.
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Yes, Pandaw does attend to birthdays. We boarded our ship on my birthday and they had a cake for me that first night on board!
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Pandaw also celebrates wedding anniversaries. One couple celebrated their 43rd anniversary and our gifted chef made a lovely pink frosted cave with two swans carved from apples. I
Days 8-10: Luang Prabhang
The Champa Pandaw docked in Luang Prabhang late in the afternoon. The crew cut steps into the dirt path and put up bamboo railings for passengers who needed assistance. We wandered around the old part of the city, which caters to foreign tourists with many French colonial buildings turned into hotels, guest houses, shops, and restaurants. Vendors were setting out their merchandise for the night market that shuts down the main street to traffic (starting at 5pm). I bought some handmade cotton cushion covers and water bottle covers; others bought silk table runners and scarves.
The next morning we visited the former Royal Palace, now a museum. Modest dress is politely enforced with sarongs available to cover bare shoulders/knees. In the palace is the Phra Bang, the most revered of all Laotian Buddha images. The royal reception rooms contain murals illustrating scenes of Lao life, paintings and photos of the royal family, and gifts given to the royal family from countries around the world. The bedrooms and living quarters at the back of palace remain as they were when the communist took control in 1975. Parked in a building outside the museum are the royal cars (old jeeps and Lincoln Continentals mostly). Nearby we visited Wat Xieng and Wat Mai, the most impressive of Luang Prabhang's many Buddhist temples, which were elaborately decorated inside and out with gold leaf and glittering glass tiles. In contrast to the dusty buddhas pious pilgrims left behind in the Pak Ou caves, these royal temples' gilt Buddha images were radiant. Wat Mai, which originally housed the Phra Bang buddha, now has an emerald buddha image (the original is now in Bangkok's grand palace temple). The largest and oldest temple complex, Wat Xieng, includes several stupas, and small buildings, including one that houses the royal chariot decorated with seven impressive golden dragon (naga) heads. Colorful glass mosaic tiles cover the exterior of several buildings illustrating scenes of Laotian life-- people in boats, on elephants, etc. Stunningly beautiful is the tree of life depicted on the rear of the main temple building.
After lunch back on the boat, people returned to the city to shop, get a massage (the foot massage was especially recommended), or visit some of the lesser known temple. of the Bouk Ok Pansa (the end of Rains monastic retreat). At all temples, monks and lay people were repainting and decorating dragon racing boats for the upcoming races. Nine of our guide, Vieng, and us climbed up to the small temple at the top of Mt. Phousi. We went up the back way, which was a slower ascent with a winding trail that passed several clusters of buddha images. The views of Luang Prabhang and the Mekong below were stunning but the main reason for climbing was to view the sunset from the top. The sunset's brilliant pinks, gold, and orange colors illuminated the Mekong and the surrounding hills and made the steep climb up and back down (300+ stairs each way) worthwhile.
A welcoming ceremony (baci) performed by elders of the community took place before dinner. The women had made a pyramid shaped flower centerpiece that stood in the center of the boat's upper sun deck. An ex-monk recited the appropriate prayers to call back 32 protective spirits believed to reside inside the body (illness occurs when any of them leave).The women also recited brief blessing while they tied white cotton strings around our wrists. as trays of flowers were passed around. We all agreed to keep the strings on our wrists for at least three days. At the end of the ceremony, sweets and small cups of rice wine were passed around. Then a troupe of Laotian dancers performed scenes from the Ramayana —the young boys who danced the role of the monkey Hanuman were especially entertaining.
We all arose before dawn the next morning to participate in offering alms to monks from Luang Prabhang's monasteries. I had some reservations about this since I had heard that some tourists had made asses of themselves by flashing cameras in the monks' faces and attempting to take selfies with them. Fortunately we didn't see any of this disrespectful behavior. The Pandaw crew had set up mats and bowls of sticky rice for us on a quiet side street, where locals were already gathering with their offerings. We all wore traditional scarves and did our best to form small balls of stick rice and toss them into the monks' bowls without touching either the monks or their alms bowls. The rice ran out long before the stream of orange robed monks ended. We returned to the boat for breakfast and left Luang Prabhang reluctantly. Some of us had hoped to stay on until evening to watch the boat races and to see people setting adrift on the Mekong flower-decorated boats made of banana leaves.
The boat docked further down the Mekong, where we boarded buses for the Kuang Si waterfalls. We stopped first at a butterfly park, built by an ex-pat Dutch couple. Paths meander through well-tended tropic gardens. Netted enclosures contain various varieties of butterflies--a booklet given out identities them. There's also the opportunity to stick your bare feet in a pond and have small fish devour your dead skin--only two people tried this. More popular was the small café with its good coffee and very tasty apple cinnamon cakes. We continued on to the falls and the bear sanctuary (black bears are killed for their bile and other body parts). The trail leading up to the waterfalls was steep and muddy in parts but seeing the waterfalls cascading down from limestone cliffs is worth the effort. In a few places where deep pools of turquoise form swimming is allowed. Those who brought their bathing suits said the water was frigid but refreshing.
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Sorry for the lousy editing--corrections to the third paragraph: ....or visit some of the lesser known temples. We were there during the beginning of the Bouk Ok Pansa (the end of Rains monastic retreat). At all the temples, monks and lay people were repainting and decorating dragon racing boats for the upcoming races. Nine of us and our guide, Vieng, climbed up to the small temple at the top of Mt. Phousi.
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Days 11-14 On to Vientiane
In the morning we left Muang Khay village to pass through the huge Xayaburi dam, the first of several controversial hydro electrical dams to be built on the lower Mekong river. We waited while Champa's sister ship, the Laos Pandaw exited one of the narrow locks. The locks are so narrow that it's possible to touch its cement walls; someone passing through had stuck Australian flag decal on them. Our boat docked later that afternoon at the old French colonial town, Pak Lai. We walked through the market and were once again were the targets of cell phone photos and selfies. This day people on river bank had watched the women's teams race boats down the Mekong. The Pandaw crew passed out garbage bags and paid willing kids to fill them up with litter. The women's teams and spectators were celebrating (or drowning their losses) with Lao beer. Many also danced to the loud music coming from the bandstand and were joined by some of the more uninhibited and agile Pandaw passengers and crew. We were once again wanted for cell phone photos and selfies. That night back on the boat we watched a young boy send off his small banana leaf offering to river spirits.
The next day we walked through Pak Lai's largely empty streets (according to our guide most adults were still sleeping off the effects of the previous night's celebrations). School was canceled but we did met the teacher and a soccer ball was donated for the kids. The ship set off again after we returned. Around noon the Champa stopped so we could see the men's teams racing their boats. One race between white and red teams was vigorously contested. The more reserved Germans watched while Americans, Canadians and Australians leaned over the rails and cheered the red team on to a narrow victory. After lunch, most people read or napped in deck chairs, waiting for the cocktail hour. We moored overnight at another small village. After dinner, we watched the captain and some of the crew on the banks with flashlights searching for fat beetles to catch and fry.
Most of following day was spent on board as we moved down the Mekong toward our final destination, Vientiane. In the morning the captain and some of the crew took a small boat out to check the water levels, while we walked through another rural village. There was a small temple but villagers said no monk was in residence. That afternoon the crew offered tours of the boat's wheel house, galley, laundry, and down into the engine room with its two powerful engines. The day ended with the boat docked at a village near Vientiane and a superb sunset that turned the sky and the river orange.
The last full day of this journey began early. We arrived in Vientiane after breakfast and boarded a coach for a sight-seeing tour of the city of the city's temples and monuments. Renovations are underway at Wat Sisaket, Vientiane's oldest temple. Clay images are now in all niches that once held thousands of small silver buddhas; the walls and murals of the Buddha's past lives are being restored. The royal palace temple, Wat Ho Phra Kaew, which once housed the jade emerald buddha, is now a museum holding multiple stone buddha images. Green netting and scaffolding made to difficult to appreciate the beauty of the golden Phrathat Luang stupa but the surrounding gardens were pleasant to wander through. The last tour stop was at the Patouxai monument, built to commemorate those who died in the war for independence from France. A long climb up leads to top floor, which has the best views of Vientiane. Most people spent the rest of the day at Vientiane's markets looking for last minute bargains. After dinner most of us made plans to reconnect on another Pandaw voyage in three years.
I had never taken a cruise before, let alone a luxury cruise. Before the trip, I had imagined a worse case scenario of being bored and stuck on a ship with fussy elderly passengers.None of the reservations I had about the trip came true. It was surprising easily to adjust to the luxury of a comfortable cabin, with linens changed daily, and the best food I've ever had in a two week period. My fellow passengers were well-traveled, well-read, and excellent conversationalists. Almost all were fit and active and I admired the grit of the two oldest passengers, who with some help from the crew and a lot of determination climbed steep pathways.
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Very interesting. Thanks for a delightful report. I keep toying with the idea of a Pandaw cruise. I remain disappointed that we never got it together to go with dogster.
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Yes, great report, although still not convinced it's my kind of trip. And that would have been awesome, marija.
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We are debating which Pandaw cruise to take in fall, 2017. This cruise (China to Laos) is one we have on our list of options. Your report will help us make our decision.
Thursdays (and other solo travelers) be aware that Pandaw eliminates the single supplement on quite a number of cruises.
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K arenclang, this is a great report!! Verrryyyy tempting.
You mention a large discount for early booking (in addition to the lack of single supplement). If you don't mind saying, how much did the total Parndaw trip come to with the discount? Thank you.
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Callinurse--with the discounts (early booking & no single supplement) the total 14 day cruise came to US$5040.00--not cheap but well worth it.
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Have you chosen your next Pandaw cruise, Karen?
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Thank you, karenclang. That cost looks great. When a few months ago, I researched a Pandaw (and other lines) trip from VN to Cambodia, it came to abut $550 per person, sharing a cabin. So, as you said, you got an excellent "deal"--especially since you loved it (which makes every bit worth it!).
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Cali, look at the Pandaw website. They always offer a discount for early booking.
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Thank you, Kathie!! Great to know. Problem is, with life as it is now, I can't book too far in advance. Still, I will check for refund info, and then get travel insurance. That should work, right?
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@Kathie--If you do choose the Mekong from Laos to China, I'd recommend skipping the Opium museum and taking a taxi to visit the white, blue and black temples near Chiang Rai (less than a hour away).
I haven't decided yet on which Pandaw cruise to take next but I've narrowed it down to the Chindwin or the Nagaland cruises in Burma or the Halong Bay and the Red river-most likely some time in 2018 since I'm currently planning an independent trip with friends to Ladakh and Zanskar in the fall.
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Hi Karen, Having visited the Opium Museum, the White Temple, etc in 2003, we would skip those.
I would highly recommend the Chindwin Cruise or the Nagaland Cruise. I must admit I have little interest in the Halong Bay/Red River cruise. We are currently looking at the Upper Irrawaddy cruise, but have not yet made a decision.
I have looked at going to Ladkah and Leh, and they look like fascinating destinations. Have a wonderful trip! I hope you will post a trip report.
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America has historically suffered from race and ethnic issues. From Slavery before the Civil, to the Civil Rights marches in the 1950s and 60s, the U.S. has suffered from horrible race issues. America grew and expanded because of the poor treatment of Native Americans, where many were slaughtered or forced to move to make room for ambitious white Americans that wanted to realize their dreams. Half of Mexico was also taken for the same reason. America was founded on blood and on racism, sadly, even while many of the founders imagined a world where men would be equal (excluding women); of course, their hypocrisy was apparent.
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Percy Jackson And The Lightning Thief - Rick Riordan
Fiction - Children's - ISBN: 0141319135 - ISBN13: 9780141319131
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"Who's taken the Lightning????"
This is the first book in a series of 6 books called "Percy Jackson and the Olympians". This is a book I didn't intend to get! I knew, thanks to a certain website, that I would get this book through the post sometime soon, however, my library (as some of you may already be aware of) gets this book catalogue, and I frequently order out of it. This book was in there, but I am almost positively sure that I didn't order this book, but when my order came through and I collected it from the library, this book was in there, I asked if all these books were mine, and the librarian thought I had forgotten what I ordered, however she said they were all mine as no one else ordered anything. So I had nothing else to say and took the books. I have to admit there is a chance that this book is rightfully mine, and that I may have actually ordered it without realising it. But it looks like we will never ever know.Rick Riordan, is a new author to me, I have never ever read any of his books until this one came along. I had heard that there was a film due out in the cinemas for this book so I tried desperately to finish the book so that I could watch the film on the big screen. And even though I finished the book in time, I never got round to watching the film. Before this series he wrote a book series called "Tres Navarre", which I have never heard of, however I will add the first book to my wish list. He also wrote a novel called "Cold Springs" again I have never heard of but plan on putting it on my wish list. He has done many other books since completing this series and it looks like there's going to be a companion series called "Heroes of Olympus". I think this author is amazing as I was really into this book, and although I am basing his writing style on this book alone, I feel that all his other books will be just as good.
Here is the plot taken from "Fantasticfiction.co.uk", I decided to copy and paste it and make a few changes here and there as I personally could think of a better plot outline, and anyway if I did write a plot outline for you then it'll be similar to this one, and maybe far less exciting and interesting.
"Percy Jackson is a good kid, but he can't seem to focus on his schoolwork or control his temper. And lately, being away at boarding school is only getting worse.
She sends Percy to Camp Half Blood, a summer camp for demigods (on Long Island), where he learns that the father he never knew is Poseidon, God of the Sea.Soon a mystery unfolds and together with his friends - one a satyr and the other the demigod daughter of Athena - Percy sets out on a quest across the United States to reach the gates of the Underworld (located in a recording studio in Hollywood) and prevent a catastrophic war between the gods." But can he do it in time?
Since this is a children's book (in theory, though I personally think otherwise as you will later find out) there has to be a moral to the story-line or some sort of message that is conveyed within the book. And this is totally true, though whether I found that message or not is another matter. I believe that the message to people are that people out there cannot be trusted and that many people may seem friendly but could be totally mean and horrible to you, also people may not be who they say they are, this is also frequently shown. I think it is meant to teach kids about "stranger danger" and also it kind of teaches adults about people around them, as adults need reminding too, in my opinion.There are many books I really want to relate this book to, but the one that sticks out at me and jumps right in front of my eyes, is Harry Potter. This book has that potential of being that great; however there are many reasons why it isn't. One specific reason which comes to mind is the fact that popularity has changed and because of the "Twilight" series people are more interested in Vampires and Werewolves, and so these books have been shrouded from the light and unable to shine, however through people and their reviews maybe it will get a glimmer of light here and there.
This is a book that is profoundly under the genre: "Children's books" and even though I can understand that it is a book made for younger people, I can see where elements may be considered "adulty". I can't pluck one out of the top of my head right now but I'm sure that people older than will see certain parts different to that of someone younger than me. I reckon I am at the perfect age to understand both adults and children when they read a book, however maybe everyone thinks that as they get older because they remember being a child and what it was like and so is able to understand how children interpret certain books. I could see these novels being in adult fiction, however it is an easy-read, and that is the reason why it is found in the children's area in books stores. I'm not saying children should not read this, as children will interpret things differently to an adult; however parents must be warned that they might read some sort of intentional reading; however your child wouldn't realise.This book was interesting from start to finish. Okay, so maybe the start is a little confusing and it takes it's time to kick in, but it does and when it does you really cannot stop reading! I also thought the ending was amazing and a writer that actually can make me imagine what is happing and see it as if it was an alternate universe in which I was watching from a window, just makes this author BRILLIANT, and rarely do I find such authors. For people looking for a pure fun read, you may want to pick this one up, however if you are looking for one that will make you think, well go ahead and pick this up. This really is for anyone, in my opinion. This book will stay embedded in my mind for a while and I will probably re-read it (if I ever get the chance) just to refresh my memory of the story every now and then. This sure is a book to keep until the day that you die.
Right, as I have already mentioned, this book is for anyone, even though it is mostly found in the children's area of local book stores and libraries. I think people searching for something to pass the time, will fully love this book. People who are searching for an incredibly out-of-this-world book will also love it. People into Greek mythology should intend on reading this soon, and if it's not even on your wish list, do it now! Historians might enjoy this book. However you HAVE to remember none of this is real that this is a FICTION book and so therefore it may not be what you are looking for; also, to bear in mind, it may be an amazing book to reference to. Is there anyone in this world that this book will not appeal to? Well that is a hard question, there are the people who have never read more than 5 books in their whole life, and however, it could appeal to them. In theory it could appeal to everyone, and if you think this book isn't for you, then at least give it a go, you may never know otherwise.To be totally honest, I think the beginning could be patched up a little and make it less messy. The beginning reminds me of "Lord Loss - Darren Shan" which throws you into the action and horror within minutes, and although that worked really well for Darren Shan, it's made it a little messy in this book. I have to admit I am plucking at the edges of this phenomenal story to find bad points about it, and that is the only one I can come up with.
The cover of the book I have is a little bit different to the one shown for this book by Ciao. It is the movie edition, and it should be shown above among the pictures that I have attached to this review. I think this cover stands out and jumps out at you, I also believe this is true for the yellow one that ciao displays. However, this book has been re-published twice now (and however many more in the future) and the first cover really doesn't look that good, maybe that was my reasoning for not being too interested in reading the book. And even though time and time again, people repeat these same words: "Don't judge a book by it's cover", you just can't help yourself, you can't seriously tell me that you walk into "Waterstones" or some other bookseller and pick up every single book you see and read the blurb (back of the book). Everyone has been guilty of judging a book by its cover, and I think publishers really should make covers look better. I would presume that the original cover of this book is the reason why this story has yet to receive its shine and glory.A film for this book was released in cinemas in the UK on 12 February 2010, I have yet to see it as of now (and this may change in the future when I watch the film on DVD) and although I am yet not able to specifically say that it'll be better to read the book before watching the film, I am entitled to say what I think, and generally reading a book before watching a film is a lot better, and my proof is here: "Eragon", "P.S. I Love You", "The Lovely Bones" and many more. These are a few books that I have read before I have watched the film, and if I hadn't read them before then I wouldn't have bothered reading the books as these movies were not as good as the books they were based upon. If you have already watched the film, I totally understand why you have done that, but I totally suggest you go and read the book even if you thought the film was really rubbish!
Well I believe that is it folks! Thank you all for reading, and I sure hope I have helped out many of you!
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Nothing like an old-fashioned Celtics fourth-quarter meltdown to trigger bad memories of last season's up-and-down regular season for our faithful readers. All the optimism generated from Boston's season-opening triumph over the new-look Heat seemed to wash away with one (questionable?) 3-pointer by Anthony Parker that essentially sealed the Celtics' fate in Cleveland Wednesday night.
Maybe this postgame submission to the mailbag summed it up best.
Oh c'mon! We just got off the damn roller coaster and they're making us get right back on. I'm still nauseous from last year. Where can I get a nine-month supply of Dramamine? -- Dave (Mansfield, Mass.)
After enduring Boston's 27-27 finish to the 2009-10 season, it's understandable why some would feel a little green around the gills watching the Green stumble in Cleveland. If it's of any solace, Dave and everyone who sent similar sentiments, I do think these type of "oh c'mon" losses will be far less frequent this season. It's still somewhat concerning that this one had "trap game" written all over it, and Boston still got snagged in the net.
As we buckle in for another season of Celtics basketball, Dave in Mansfield isn't the only one fretting already.
Q: You are going to get this question a lot after the Cleveland game: Are we in for another regular season like last year? I don't have any gray hairs yet ... and I'd really like to keep it that way. -- Tom (Orange City, Iowa)
Let's talk some folks down from the ledge with the first Celtics Mailbag of the 2010-11 season. Click a link below to hop to a specific section:
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Q: Are the Celtics going to have problems with young, athletic teams again this year, like the Cavs, 76ers, Warriors, and Bucks? -- Dan (Wakefield, Mass.)
A: Given the Celtics' struggles against athletic teams at times last season, combined with Wednesday's loss in Cleveland, I understand the concern. But I'd also caution against getting too worked up too soon. Last night was a bit of the perfect storm: The Celtics were on the second night of a back-to-back, on the road, coming off maybe the most high-intensity game they will play during the regular season. What's more, they were playing a team playing one of its most high-intensity games considering it was Cleveland's opening night and its first contest in the post-LeBron era. Sprinkle in the fact that Jermaine O'Neal remains woefully behind after missing time in the preseason, combined with the absence of Delonte West due to suspension, and I think there's reason to believe that this Celtics team won't fall into this trap too much moving forward.
Q: The Celtics were due for a letdown. They played well into the third quarter, but the problem for this team is their ability to score and, when they abandon the post game completely, it's like playing with fire. -- Tyler (South Bend, Ind.)
A: Couldn't agree more. I'm not concerned as much with the final outcome, those things happen in the NBA, but it's the reasons why Boston let the game slip away that concern me: 19 turnovers, abandoning the post game and fourth-quarter technicals -- just a lot of avoidable errors (and ones that plagued the team last season). Those are good lessons to learn this time of year. As long as Boston isn't making those mistakes in April, there isn't too much to worry about.
Q: I am concerned with the turnovers. Take away the turnovers and the Celtics win against Cleveland. Same thing vs. the Heat: Take away the turnovers and it's not close. By the way, KG looks great with 15 boards vs. Cavs. I don't worry about his shot, it will eventually fall. -- Jeslie (Buffalo, N.Y.)
A: I'm right there with you, Jeslie. Celtics coach Doc Rivers brought up a great point during the preseason: Boston was one of the most efficient offenses in the league last season. So why didn't the Celtics score a lot of points and blow more teams out? Because they gave away so many possessions, they weren't even giving themselves a chance to score points at times. When the Celtics value the ball, they are very tough to beat. When they don't, sometimes they give the game away in the process. And I share your enthusiasm on Garnett: 15 rebounds is more than double his average last season and shows he's regaining the timing he lacked for much of the 2009-10 campaign.
Q: In typical fashion, the C's get comfortable and/or overconfident and end up letting many teams back into games. Then they go into scramble mode and make poor decisions, take bad shots, and play "hero" ball. The 2008 champs never relented in games, or at least not in a predictable fashion. Does Doc address this? I'd hate to see more of this again this year. If they do I can only predict failure in the postseason. It's only two games but it looks like a continuation of last year. -- Dave (Santa Barbara, Calif.)
A: I know it's easy to be discouraged, but I'll reiterate, Wednesday was the perfect storm. I do agree that the Celtics built a double-digit lead and downshifted. That's when this team really needs its second unit to pounce. If Boston can get a team on the ropes, the reserves need to deliver the knockout blow, even if the starters have dropped a gear. That's something Boston's second unit last season could rarely deliver.
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Q: A prediction: Big Baby will be the starting center for the Celtics soon and will keep the spot until Kendrick Perkins comes back. Am I wrong? -- Blake (Providence, R.I.)
A: I do think you're wrong, but I like where your head is at. Davis has been absolutely fantastic, but that almost makes him even more likely to stay on a second unit that had trouble scoring Wednesday (and, well, all of last season). I think Rivers has already found a really nice rotation with his bigs, getting six quality minutes out of Shaquille O'Neal to start, then rotating in Glen Davis for a bit, before rolling in the rest of the second unit. This way you're maximizing production out of both Shaq and Baby (who plays extremely well when sharing the floor with Garnett). What the Celtics really need most right now is simply for Jermaine O'Neal to shake off the rust and start chipping in offensively on that second unit.
Q: Can we just take the midlevel exception away from the Celtics moving forward? Can we make sure that's in the next CBA? -- Leroi (Los Angeles)
A: Let's give Jermaine O'Neal a little time before we toss him in the disappointment bin with Rasheed Wallace's regular-season play from last season. O'Neal gets the benefit of the doubt after injuries slowed his preseason and he's putting in extra time most days after practice trying to learn the offensive sets. On the positive side, you can see his potential to be a very good defensive-minded big man on the second unit, something Boston really lacked last season (at least in terms of a shot-blocker and rebounder). Plus, watching him and Davis compete for charges is fun.
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Q: Tony Allen's defensive presence off the bench will most certainly be missed this season. Who do you see filling this void for the C's? -- Chris (Delray Beach, Fla.)
A: It's somewhat amusing how much chatter the departure of Allen generated this offseason. If you check out the box score from his debut with the Grizzlies Wednesday night, you'll see TA went 0-for-6 from the field with no points, one rebound, one steal, one turnover, and four fouls over 11 minutes as the Grizzlies (8-0 in the preseason, mind you) fell to the Hawks, 119-104. Allen was also a frightening minus-17 in the plus/minus category (only Hasheem Thabeet was worse for the Grizzlies at minus-18). Now, I do think the Celtics will miss TA's defensive abilities at times, but Paul Pierce showed Tuesday that TA wasn't the only guy that could keep LeBron James in check. I think Marquis Daniels has the ability to be a very good defender and the Celtics aren't afraid to lean on him as a bit of a stopper off the bench.
Q: Shelden Williams: 8 points, 16 rebounds as a starter on opening night with the Denver Nuggets. Why can't we get guys like that? -- Tim (Charlottesville, Va.)
A: Williams actually put up some decent numbers in the preseason as well, helping him earn that starting role. To be fair, let's remember that he actually came out of the gates pretty strong in Boston, playing in place of injured Glen Davis, then faded into obscurity (well, except for that cringe-worthy Finals cameo). Considering he's out West, I think C's fans would love to see Williams finally put it together and maybe consistent playing time -- while sharing the floor with the starters -- is exactly what finally brings that first-round talent out of him (but we'd like to see it over a prolonged stretch of time before anyone laments his departure).
Q: Who is going to be this year's Shelden Williams? I'll set the odds: Semih Erden is 2-1, Luke Harangody is 4-1, and Jermaine ONeal is 8-1. -- Myles (Saugus, Mass.)
A: I'm assuming "this year's Shelden Willams" carries a largely negative connotation in this question, but we'll try to play nice and assume it means someone who can fill in serviceably, even if he disappears to the end of the rotation when the games matter most. In that case, let's say Erden. He'll get his chances when the O'Neals inevitably miss games due to injury and he'll probably have some quality nights. In the end, this whole season is going to be a learning experience for Erden, and he'll develop more from battling the likes of the O'Neals, Garnett and Davis in practice.
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Q: What happens to the money that players pay for fines? Does it go to pad the league's coffers? With the supposed financial struggles of the NBA, is upping the fine for technical fouls and making it easier for players to pick up technical fouls David Stern's way of helping the league's supposed financial troubles? -- Lily (Boston)
A: League fines and money deducted for suspensions is typically split between the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association, then donated to each organization's charities of choice. So if the increased technical fouls are watering down the NBA product, at least they're helping some needy folks in the process.
Q: What happened to Rondo's headband? Why was it missing in action in the opener? Inquiring minds want to know! -- Paul (Sherman Oaks, Calif.)
A: Hop HERE for the details.
Long story short: The NBA modified its uniform rules this season and players can't wear their headbands upside-down, which is something Rondo has done in recent seasons. Informed he'd be fined for that moving forward, it appears he has decided to simply go naked above the eyebrows.
Q: Should we expect to see Shaq get more minutes throughout the year or is this the amount of play we will be seeing from the big sham? -- Dave (Portsmouth, N.H.)
A: I think 20 minutes is the target. You get maybe the first six minutes of each half, then mix and match eight more minutes the rest of the night (the majority coming in the second quarter). His free throw woes do limit how much you can have him on the floor in the fourth quarter of close games, but I still think he's already proved to be maybe even better than most expected at age 38.
Q: What happened to Cliff Ray? Seemed like everyone liked him, so why wasn't he brought back? -- Sean (Hudson, Mass.)
A: Not sure we'll ever get the full story, but one thing Rivers pointed out is that every time he brings in a new assistant, he tries to bring in another familiar face to ease the transition. In this case, new big man coach Roy Rogers worked with Lawrence Frank in New Jersey (previously, assistants Mike Longabardi and Tom Thibodeau worked together in Houston). Rivers did suggest that he hoped to work with Ray again in the future.
Chris Forsberg covers the Celtics for ESPNBoston.com. Follow him on Twitter.


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