Two individuals are crouching near a small outdoor fire with yellow-green smoke, working together to tend to or build the fire, surrounded by stones and wood pieces.

Meals in the Field

The program provides three daily meals, structured around the realities of field practice - early departures, long days, and shifting conditions along the Mekong. Fresh coffee is prepared each morning.

Food is regional, seasonal, and practical - chosen not for display, but for sustenance. Meals support the work.

On certain nights, particularly during overnight stays in remote fishing areas, participants will eat alongside local families and boatmen. These are not curated cultural performances. They are working meals, shared within the rhythm of community life.

All standard meals and non-alcoholic beverages are included throughout the program.

*Alcohol remains a personal choice and is arranged individually.

Living room with a black leather sofa, wooden coffee table with a potted plant, and a colorful woven rug on wooden floor, with a view of a sleeping area and a toilet in the background.
A rustic wooden porch overlooking a body of water with trees and small islands, featuring a wooden bench, a small table, and a daybed with a pink cushion and pillows.
A small corner of a room with a wooden floor and blue-paneled walls. There is a woven armchair with a cushioned seat in front of a dark wooden table, which has a basket with cups and a silver electric kettle. To the right is a white oscillating fan, and in the foreground, a green leafy plant in a blue and white ceramic pot.

Shared Bungalow Arrangement Each bungalow accommodates

two participants, with separate beds provided to ensure personal comfort and privacy.

Rooms are thoughtfully arranged to allow both rest and quiet preparation time, while maintaining

a sense of shared field experience. Private Accommodation Option

Participants who prefer a private room are welcome to inform us in advance.

Single-occupancy arrangements may be available upon request, subject to availability.

Additional little charges may apply.

Accommodation

Living Along the Mekong

Most participants will stay at Pomelo Guesthouse, located in Ban Hang Khon on Don Khon Island — at the southern edge of Laos where the Mekong widens, slows, and reshapes itself.

This is not a resort detached from its surroundings.

It is part of the landscape.

Rooms face the river. Mornings begin with shifting light across water and fishing boats moving quietly downstream. Evenings settle into long conversations beneath open skies.

The guesthouse sits within a working fishing village. Daily life unfolds around it — boats arriving, nets drying, children cycling along red earth paths. The environment is not curated. It is lived.

For this program, accommodation is not separate from the field experience. It is an extension of it.

Participants will return each day to a calm riverside setting designed for rest, editing, discussion, and reflection. Shared spaces become informal critique rooms. The river becomes the constant backdrop to the work.

The aim is simple:

To live where the story lives.

“Flip Back”

Reservations, Payment & Booking Policy