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Wed, 24 Aug 2011 | By orna | Views [1635]
Hi everyone!! So, I'm not sure that I can remember everything to write... I've been having a really nice time with the Germans. In Luang Prabang we visited some nice Wats (temples) and went out to a Lao disco which was hilerious. Here in Lao there is ... Read more >
Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By pauluiza | Views [2194]
Destination – Lao
– Vientiane and the road to Luang Prabang – A Laosy road trip!
We take a taxi
to the train station in Bangkok, then an overnight train to the border of Lao.
From there, another 20 minute train ride on the smallest train ever ... Read more >
Sun, 21 Aug 2011 | By orna | Views [362]
Hi everyone, Here is the link to my photos from Chiang Kong in Thailand (last stop before Laos) - http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150748252770507.712149.844470506&l=31f506d9ca&type=1
Fri, 19 Aug 2011 | By orna | Views [461]
Hi everyone from Laos!! So, guess what?? I have finally met a bunch if people who I really like and am hanging out with now - I met them while trying to figure out how to get the slow boat to Laos and then we all caught the slow boat together. They ... Read more >
Sun, 24 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [621]
Xam Neua...what can we say... It was a lovely town, not much happening on a Sunday though. This was fine as Bray was feeling rather rubbish. Roni ventured out to find drugs for Bray, breakfast and fruit. Brought these things home to the invalid ... Read more >
Sun, 24 Jul 2011 | By andrew_stelmach | Views [761]
I've just realised that there's nothing in my journal about anything between Don Det and Chiang Mai. I had alot of wonderful and unusual experiences in Laos - maybe I'll write about those another time. But for now, I just want to include Muang Ngoi as ... Read more >
Tags: laos, muang ngoi
Sat, 23 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [559]
We were picked up at 0730 (another early start for Bray!) to catch the 8am bus to Xam Neua. Got there, got on, only falangs on the bus - nice bus though! The trip was enlivened by many loo stops (appreciated by Bray and his small bladder) and picking ... Read more >
Fri, 22 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [504]
Today we picked up rental bikes at 7am! Yay for the early start - Roni went to market for supplies first and also so we could have brekkie to get us going. We biked out to the Plain of Jars - Site 1 (cleared of UXO with the help of NZAid - yay!). ... Read more >
Thu, 21 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [497]
Sorry for the lack of pics lately people - in Laos the land of slow/no internet we are still taking pics but can't put them up! On our first day in Phonsavan we set out earlyish to find the Tourism Info office. It turned out to be 45 minutes walk ... Read more >
Wed, 20 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [556]
Today Bray almost killed our minvan driver. Bray throws his massive pack to the driver (standing on top of the rain-wet van) and driver falls off!! Ouch!! He shook it off and climbed back up but we were UBER careful handing packs up and down after ... Read more >
Tue, 19 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [476]
Today we went to the Culture & Ethnology centre - WAY cool! Info about all the tribes and sub tribes in Laos, their cultural heritage, their crafts and oral traditions. Then home for Bray to pack his bag - we head to Phonsavan tomorrow, Roni ... Read more >
Mon, 18 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [477]
Bray tweaked his back last night so today was a bit of a write off. Roni had a few ibuprofen left and he popped those then spent most of today on his back after a brief excursion to sort our next travel step :-( To pass the time Roni investigated ... Read more >
Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [512]
I'm not sure if the alarm going off at 5am counts as a 'rest day' but in the end it felt like it! We got up early to climb That Phi Si (Luang Prabang's sacred hill) and beat the hordes. It was great - quite cool, hardly anyone around and not much ... Read more >
Sun, 17 Jul 2011 | By andrew_stelmach | Views [839]
We got into a great little routine in the evenings of lying in our hammocks listening to music, maybe with a couple of beers, smoking cigarettes and watching the river flow by. Simply idyllic. I've been to some pretty beautiful locations in my time ... Read more >
Tags: don det 4000 islands
Sat, 16 Jul 2011 | By braynroni | Views [529]
We are currently in our room...having a late night snack of rice with molasses. Mmmmmmm....tastes a little like caramel popcorn. Today was HOT when it was sunny and nicely cooler while it rained. We got baguette with chicken&salad for breakfast ... Read more >
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