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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [577]
I was hoping that my current trip following the Mekong River from Laos to Vietnam would have a bit of a Huck Finn feeling to it. I would like to be able to ride a raft down to the Mekong Delta, but I don’t think that’s very safe. That’s why missing ... Read more >
Sun, 14 Mar 2010 | By leizza | Views [890]
So the story I referenced earlier, my papaya salas in Laos. I stroll through the night market on Luang Prabang. Looking for a lite diner. Eric sick back in our room. I find a stall with a woman making fresh papaya salad (the only way it's made here by ... Read more >
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [583]
I am sitting outside of a guesthouse near the Mekong river listening to the local children play their evening games. They are burning off that last bit of energy before time to go to bed. I hear a lot of laughter and merriment as I swat at the occasional ... Read more >
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [721] | Comments [1]
From Chiang Khong, in Thailand, we see the famous Mekong River. On the other side of the Mekong is Laos. We took the ferry across the Mekong and we set foot on a completely different world. Yes it is a different country but to us it was another world;... Read more >
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 | By crikeyitsmikey | Views [1173] | Comments [2]
It's been awhile since my last post here, which means plenty of
time
to find
reasonable excuses for this reticence. I would like to say that I have
intentionally put down the blog for awhile so that I will have fresh and
exciting ... Read more >
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [598]
Today I survived what was probably the worst travel experience I have had since I began my trip over two months ago. I was unable to take the slow boat from Huay Xai to Luang Prabang because of the low water level and so I bought a VIP bus ticket for ... Read more >
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By ambroom | Views [531] | Comments [1]
We went for a drink at Hive bar with some of the people off our bus and then went down to the river and played cards untill very late. The people we met were called, James, Adam, Josh, Laia, Sarah, Magda and Mary. The next morning we went to a really ... Read more >
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [565]
I made it back to Thailand from Nepal in really lousy shape. I was hoping to spend several days in Chiang Mai taking care of some personal business over the internet, relaxing, getting messages, and gorging myself on fiery curries and icy frappes. Illness ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery
First week in Laos
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Tue, 9 Mar 2010 | By genebi | Views [407]
Hello (dans le texte j'ai écrit Laossien, mais je ne sais pas si c'est Laotiens plutôt), Nous voici maintenant au Laos depuis presqu’une semaine. Louang NamTha est une ville dans le nord du pays, d’environ 35 000 habitants. Le pays compte 6 millions ... Read more >
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 | By genebi | Views [356]
Traversée au Laos Je trouve toujours un stressant de changer de pays. Est-ce qu’il va nous manquer des papiers? Est-ce qu’il va nous manquer d’argent? Une fois traversée les douanes, est-ce qu’on va se faire arnaquer? Et cette fameuse frontière ... Read more >
Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By leizza | Views [439] | Comments [1]
So as Laos is a land locked country you wouldn't expect a whole lot a seafood. The contrary being we've had more seafood here than anywhere else (we've also spent twice as much time). The price for fish has been quite surprising. The first point we ... Read more >
Sat, 6 Mar 2010 | By leizza | Views [640] | Comments [1]
We are currently in the 4,000 Islands region of Southern Laos. We have been on Don Khon island for 2 1/2 days and will be leaving tomorrow onto Cambodia. Here is where the Mekong River widens so much that is runs shallow and creates thousands of islands.... Read more >
Fri, 5 Mar 2010 | By ambroom | Views [1625]
We travelled to the Foerst and got our helmets and Harnesses and started out. We pretty much zipped from platform to platform and it was really good fun. We also abseolaed and did rope bridges!!Was really good fun. The closest we got to a gibbon was ... Read more >
Fri, 26 Feb 2010 | By leizza | Views [605] | Comments [1]
So we made it the Hongsa Elephant Festival and had a blast. This small town was full of tourists. But not westerners. ONly a handfull of them really. Mostly Asian tourists. no guesthouses so the organization arranged homestays for people. Our homestay ... Read more >
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