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Goodbye Luang Prabang

Sat, 2 Oct 2010 | By mwhinnen87 | Views [375]

20th Sep Today I was up early and had to pack my bag with my newly acquired purchases...so it took a while. I paid for my room and laundry ($30 for 3 nights) and power-walked to Tum Tum Cheng restaurant....arrived there nice and sweaty and slightly ... Read more >

Elephant Experience in Luang Prabang

Sun, 26 Sep 2010 | By mwhinnen87 | Views [773]

Hi folks....still on Luang Prabang! There was just so much atmosphere in this place forgive me for trying my hardest to paint a picture! Sometimes these "journal entries" can be pretty extensive... I was up at a reasonable 7:45 this morning ... Read more >

My love affair with Luang Prabang continues

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 | By mwhinnen87 | Views [453]

Just had a look and it seems I've had a few views for my journal...not sure if it's a good or bad thing! Great because I think everyone should be here with me to experience this, but also bad... well, because it means people are actually reading the ... Read more >

Luang Prabang; a Wonderful Oasis

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 | By mwhinnen87 | Views [704]

Well hello journal....it's been a while. 17th Sept Today I landed in Laos...Luang Prabang. The airport was tiny! But the sun was shining and the sky was blue, it all felt very promising. Flying over the mountains and mekong and landing in a seemingly ... Read more >

Photos: Luang Prabang

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 | By robin_jmc | Photo Gallery

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Laos

Fri, 20 Aug 2010 | By vladimir | Views [956] | Comments [1]

At the moment I'm sitting in Van Tieng, the capital of Laos, after spending the whole day walking around the to get to the Vietnameese embassy. It is so incredibly hot outside that, I believe, I sweated my own weight in water in the few hours outside.... Read more >

Off the Beaten Path: Laos

Thu, 19 Aug 2010 | By OffTheBeatenPath | Views [9260]

Laos is a inexpensive and especially friendly country to travel in. Our friend Stuart McDonald at Travelfish.org dishes on how to get off the beaten path in Laos - from avoiding the banana pancake trail to learning how to say more ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, asia, backpacking, laos, off the beaten path, plain of jars, southeast asia, travel, trekking

My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 | By erinna | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I spent 6 weeks traveling around Thailand, Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia last year. It was important to me that my photos tried to convey not a sense of pity, though, the living conditions for the people in these countries is quite different to my own, ... Read more >
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010

One small capital city and some more rain...

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 | By nicola | Views [558]

Well folks we have made it to Vientiane, the rather French sounding capital of Laos (we are still debating as to whether Laos should be pronounced with an 's'). At just over 250k, we think that the capital is about twice the population of Dunedin, so ... Read more >

Photos: Lovely Laos

Tue, 3 Aug 2010 | By nicola | Photo Gallery

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Cycling, sun tans and kayaking in a developing country...

Thu, 29 Jul 2010 | By nicola | Views [654]

Well folks, we are just wrapping up in Luang Prabang and thought we should add a little update about what we have been up to over the past 3 to 4 days. We have been busy. You last left us in the rain in a small northern town called Luang Nam Tha. The ... Read more >

Photos: Laos

Sat, 24 Jul 2010 | By emily_zitcer | Photo Gallery

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Beer, bad roads and bathing of the public variety...

Fri, 23 Jul 2010 | By nicola | Views [745]

... it can only mean one thing, Christopher and Nicola must be in Laos. After our Elephant adventure, we headed north again to the area known as the Golden triangle and the city of Chiang Rai. We ended up travelling VIP again, but it was a short journey, ... Read more >