I was staying in a very basic wooden bungalow with a verandah and a hammock, perched on the edge of the Mekong River on a quiet little island of farming families in Laos…there was no electricity, my rent was a paltry $1 a day and it took literally HOURS to get meals from the local family who owned the property (everything was made from scratch, and if you wanted chicken or fish the wait was longer – the fish had to be caught and the chicken be-headed!)… Keep reading...