Destination: Laos
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Thu, 5 Jun 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [463] | Comments [9]
Laos is that little country that you learned about in 11 th grade on the unit about the Vietnam war, and then promptly forgot because summer break was two weeks away. Tucked in a volatile corner of the world between China, Vietnam, Cambodia, ... Read more >
Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By edd_powell | Views [286] | Comments [9]
Hello, Im gonna get straight into it so here goes. I received an email a week or so back from a friend of mine whom I hadn't spoke to in quite a while. The person had found me through facebook and had realised I had left the good ship England and ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Sat, 5 May 2007 | By jakeandgenny | Views [3500] | 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
Fri, 16 Jan 2009 | By cl_mcdaniel | Views [252] | Comments [8]
In the past few days it's been so crazy! After leaving Bangkok we took a short bus ride to Nongkhai and it was amazing! So peaceful and vegetarian places everywhere. There's a hotel called the Mutmee where we hung out in the most surreal atmosphere looking ... Read more >
Sat, 14 Feb 2009 | By cl_mcdaniel | Views [157] | Comments [8]
We left civilization and ventured into the villages of Nong Kiaw and Muang Noi. Nong Kiaw is a peaceful sleepy little village tucked into the mountains and overlooking the Ou River. We stayed in a simple bungalo and had my first experience living with ... Read more >
Mon, 3 Mar 2008 | By cmbryant912 | Views [364] | Comments [7]
Just so you know the French added a silent 's' to Lao. It was a collection of disparate principalities subject to an ever-revolving cycle of war, invasion, prosperity and decay. Loa is most famous for tragically being one of the most bombed nations on ... Read more >
Tags: Lost!
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
Fri, 2 Jan 2009 | By mazystar | Views [412] | Comments [6]
The last few days have been unbelievable to say the least. I arrived on Monday and had a good night out having a couple of beers with a few other backpackers. And on Tuesday Lyb, Graeme and I decided to do the obligatory Vang Vieng tourist activity ... Read more >
Sat, 26 Jan 2008 | By danielle | Views [406] | Comments [6]
As you must have guessed for youreselves I have acquired a new concept of time since I have set foot in Laos...Hence the large gap since my last post! Please forgive me but bear in mind that I am really enjoying this new concept. In fact I almost ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Wed, 13 Sep 2006 | By leo | Views [373] | Comments [6]
A saída de Vientiane, Laos foi uma verdadeira maratona. A maior dor de cabeça foram os preparativos para mandar nossas coisas pra Porto Alegre. Até que o empacotamento foi tranqüilo, menos de 2 horas, 10 caixas e 6 malas (foto). O problema é que já ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Thu, 27 Aug 2009 | By fimc | Views [369] | Comments [6]
Sunday 09 August Posting this story has been somewhat delayed, by a chain of events so crazy, I would never have believed it possible. I’ve stolen a few hours to try to gain back some sanity, but will have to wait for another time to write about ... Read more >
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 | By heidischeifley | Views [260] | Comments [6]
I’m sitting here in an internet café in Luang Prabang beside a young monk in his beautiful saffron robe. Life is strange to say the least. Luang Prabang is a city filled with French colonial architecture set amongst vibrant markets where it is not ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 25 Jan 2009 | By cl_mcdaniel | Views [213] | Comments [6]
After getting sick on a 4 hour bus from Vientienne--I finally made it to the breath-taking town of Vang Vieng. From our hotel room you can see the karsts and jungle in one direction and mountains in the other. There are wobbly bamboo bridges leading ... Read more >
Sat, 10 Nov 2007 | By tamarquina | Views [212] | Comments [6]
la Neus ha fet 31 anyets a Pakse. despres de la seva ciber bufada d'espelmes amb n'Alex ha bufat una espelmeta de les que s'ofrenen als monestirs amb un brownie de xocolata. ens hem acomiadat de la pallassa que continua al seu cami cap animar un campament ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Tips
Thu, 21 May 2009 | By zimmy | Views [133] | Comments [6]
So many things have changed since I last wrote.... I've learned to make pad thai, chicken and cashew nuts and thai curry pastes from stratch. I also know how to eat sticky rice properly, tie my fishermans pants without them falling down or looking like ... Read more >
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By sarahandphil | Views [677] | Comments [5]
Hi everyone, We finally arrived in Luang Prabang in Laos on Thursday last week after our two-day slow boat trip down the Mekong river. It was a really atmospheric journey meandering our way down from northern Thailand through the misty ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By stephhef | Views [556] | Comments [5]
I awoke to the sound of rain, quite an intense sound of rain. In fact the skylight in my bathroom was leaking, and every time I sat on the toilet, I got rained on. I had been anticipating hot weather in Laos, and don’t really have the clothes for ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By jstern01 | Views [262] | Comments [5]
So much to tell, so little time/energy/concentration. Before leaving Chiang Mai last week, went to an elephant conservation/rehabilitation camp about 1 hour outside of the city and met up with a dude that I went to High School with. Josh Plotnick is ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 20 Jul 2006 | By taroso | Views [1331] | 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
Wed, 1 Feb 2006 | By simon_monk | Views [568] | Comments [4]
There has to be something in the air, the water or the food, like Koala's with Eucalyptus. How else do you explain a country that is semi-permanently asleep? The only time you see anyone striding around purposefully is perhaps at 7:30am in the morning ... Read more >
Tags: on the road, travel with children, family, adventures, capitalism, laid back, wonderful
Wed, 13 Feb 2008 | By jeremys_travels | Views [370] | Comments [4]
Hey everyone. Im in Laos now. After a most excellent time in Koh Tao we headed back up to Bangkok on our way to North Laos. We stopped over at the Siam center for a relaxing night at the movies. We saw Cloverfield which is an awesome movie if ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 | By mike-annie | Views [330] | Comments [4]
Never travel by slow boat. The trip from Chang Mai began with being driven to Chiang Khong to stay the night at the border. Five hours in a minibus was do-able apart from the only other Brit on there who did not shut up the entire way and gave us all ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [268] | Comments [4]
21 st November 2007: - Today we left China for Laos, I am extremely sad to be leaving China although we feel that we should move on due to the time scale. We have experienced a totally different culture & had a glimpse of such a magnificent ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By heidischeifley | Views [268] | Comments [4]
There are certain comforts that one has to do without while traveling and it's just something you have to accept or else it could become a definite source of rage. Yet I have found a fine balance of comforts and discomforts that mirror each other quite ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 19 Jul 2008 | By angelabuffjohn | Views [174] | Comments [4]
We are very sorry that we have not been keeping up with the blog. we promise in the next 2-3 days we will have it up to date. We are doing a kayaking tour tomorrow (in Northern Laos), and we will be staying in a village, so no internet! But when we ... Read more >
