Destination: Laos
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Sat, 7 Oct 2006 | By language-guides | Views [21530] | Comments [11]
Have you ever been stuck in a country wanting to be polite, but
not even knowing the word for 'please'? Or been frustrated when you
couldn't ask for the most basic directions to where you're going?
The WorldNomads.com Lao Language Guide ... Read more >
Tags: learn lao, language guides, language lesson, laos, lao language, podcast, phrase book, ipod, iphone, world nomads
Tue, 8 May 2007 | By catherine_and_james | Views [6080]
All I asked was where we could get a hair cut.... Let's just say that was a VERY BAD move. The lady at our guest house phoned someone, and we were warned not to pay more than $2 USD each. I should have known that no one could do a good hair cut for ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 5 May 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [3499] | Comments [8]
Your options for crossing the Thailand/Laos border are three in number: fly, bus, or slow boat to Luang Prabang. If you're interested in seeing the MeKong River and the accompanying country scenery, your best option is the third, a slow boat to Luang ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 | By hotnoodle | Views [1842]
I spent this morning sitting in a packed pick-up truck with a dying chicken wrapped around my ankles. A small Lao girl rested her head against my shoulder whilst her mother chain-smoked, shouted things at the other passengers and shoved things down behind ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 | By homeless_harry | Views [1640]
Don Det, the place time never found, let alone had the chance to forget. All my muscles atrophied; except for those responsible for passing tasty and / or intoxicating objects to my mouth. Only coffee kept my metabolism going and the paint stripper ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sat, 5 Mar 2005 | By crustyadventures | Views [1470] | Comments [2]
Relax, then laugh. Relax some more and laugh again. So goes an afternoon of tubing down the river in Vang Vieng (Laos)
At
the end of the dry season, the Nam Song river runs pretty slow –
sometimes imperceptibly drifting around long ... Read more >
Tags: laughter
Thu, 22 Feb 2007 | By homeless_harry | Views [1405] | Comments [3]
Who knows how long I spent at Don Det but it was over a lot quicker than I wanted. 5 minutes, 5 days, 5 years, who knows? I have aged a bit, but that has more to do with yet another bout of paleness. Perhaps a large intake of Mekong water infused my ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 | By homeless_harry | Views [1387] | Comments [1]
On the third day we chose to partake in Vang Viengs most popular past time and go tubing, ie. floating down the river in an inflated car tube. Having done it before I readily agreed to making it a Happy trip as four hours with a wet bum gets a bit much ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 | By hotnoodle | Views [1367] | Comments [1]
December 25th (Christmas Day!)
I'm sitting in a cafe with my laptop. I have a cinnamon bun, a bowl full of fruit, yoghurt and cereal, a coffee with some sort of caramel thing going on. I'm surrounded by people you might alternately call farang, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By anna | Views [1361] | Comments [1]
LAOS = Love At First Sight. Our last night in Chiang Mai was spent in typical Thailand fashion. The Spicy Thai crew invited us back to the hostel even though we were staying at a guesthouse in town so that we could join them on an expedition to a local ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 25 Apr 2007 | By lissaur | Views [1352]
Greetings from Vang Vieng, Laos. Here is a brief summary of what we've done and encountered since our last installment. Cycled 230 kilometres, most of that up hill...eeeek. Past through 60 or so villages Shot at 20 monks, 10 policement, 5 old ... Read more >
Tags: Mountains
Fri, 9 Feb 2007 | By hutch07 | Views [1344] | Comments [6]
Sabaidee from Laos. We're typing this latest blog from the capital city, Vientiane. It's been a fun fortnight since we last wrote in Thailand. Laos is a beautiful country with people who joke and smile very easily. However, it has a really troubled past ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 | By taroso | Views [1330] | Comments [4]
Farewell Thailand There
wasn't much to border town Chiang Khong: an internet cafe that closed
at 11pm, turning me out into the waiting thunderstorm; a main street
terminating at the Mekong - not long, but long enough for a wet
bike-ride home;... Read more >
Tags: General
Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By hollycassandra | Views [1208] | Comments [1]
While there are some drawbacks to following the backpacker trail - - competing for the same Lonely Planet-recommended hostels, squeezing onto over-crowded buses and trains and being constantly reminded just how much Bush sucks (for the love of God, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thu, 30 Aug 2007 | By warrenr | Views [1023]
The most south-western mountainous province in the modern-day People’s Republic of China was named “south of the clouds” by a Tang emperor during the 8th Century AD. Chinese imperial dynasties from that time onwards thought of Yunnan as being the edge ... Read more >
Tags: laos, warren rodwell, travel
Fri, 11 Mar 2005 | By crustyadventures | Views [994]
I'm scribbling notes in the Luang Nam Tha airport "waiting lounge"; rammed earth floor, bamboo hut and BeerLao bunting hanging abundantly from the grass roof. "Sabaidee"... and a glass of Lao green tea arrives steaming. There's ... Read more >
Tags: Weird and crazy
Mon, 28 Feb 2005 | By crustyadventures | Views [971] | Comments [1]
Much to STC’s delight, we found some Heffalumps in Vang Vieng.
Whilst watching a herd of water buffalo loll about in the river, which
we thought was pretty impressive in itself, we spied 2 even bigger grey
lumps further up the banks.
... Read more >
Tags: adventures
Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [930] | Comments [2]
Hi everyone, Since leaving Luang Prabang, we’ve mainly spent our time floating down a river in tractor inner tubes drinking beer. Perhaps that needs some explanation… We left Luang Prabang on Tuesday morning and spent ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
Fri, 18 Jan 2008 | By justine | Views [914] | Comments [1]
I came across this book in Luang Prabang, and enjoyed it so much that I want to recommend it to everyone. It’s an extremely well-written, meticulously researched, and scrupulously even-handed account of an immigrant Hmong family and their encounter ... Read more >
Tags: books
Wed, 9 May 2007 | By brian-camille | Views [880] | Comments [3]
Tubbing, rope swings, rock climbing, mountain biking, and caving...the last few days in Vang Vieng have been pretty amazing!!! I think that Camille and I are both wishing that we had more time to spend in Laos (of course we both feel very fortunate ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 9 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [877]
It was 5:30 am, and we've woken up to the noise of roosters, cows, chickens and other animals... the sounds blending into a real rhythm, and I honestly thought I was hearing school children chanting and singing in the distance. We stowed our big packs ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 5 Feb 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Views [873] | Comments [1]
February 5-17, 2007 On Safe Sex and Village Life Having had enough of urban living we took a bus north and east to the small village of Nong Kiaw. The most impressive aspect of this little village was the enormous concrete bridge that spans the Nam ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [872]
Mon 18th Feb - Moving on to Vang Vieng today and Victoria and I had booked space on a minivan last night. Worked out the same price as a public bus and a great choice as the transport was a plush black toyota SPV wih comfy leather interior and movies ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [851] | Comments [1]
Today is the start of a three day trek into the hills north east of Luang Prabang. Just myself, Victoria (from Australia), and our guide Lue Yang, who is from the 'Hmong' tribe of people. A brief recap of the events of yesterday...... I wanted ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Sat, 24 Feb 2007 | By h1annah | Views [821]
On 21st Feb Hannah and I left Chiang Mai and headed north to the Laos border. We had been staying at a lovely guesthouse called Libra. In return for the flowers we bought them (all sisters), Hannah and I were chuffed to receive a great present - an electic ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
