Aperitif on Mekong River

Starting in the north of Thailand, the Mekong flows as a border river along and then through Laos onto Cambodia ending in the Mekong Delta of southern Vietnam. I travelled for several weeks along this magical river. Whenever the opportunity arose, I sat down on the bank at sunset with a bottle of beer to usher in the warm, humid evening. I have particularly fond memories of the bustling terraces of Luang Prabang, where people gathered to eat and drink until late in the evening. Although the view and climate were one hundred percent Southeast Asian, there was something Mediterranean about the atmosphere. Probably, because the city was under French colonial rule for sixty years.

Luang Prabang (Laos), November 2013