Destination: Laos

Photos: Laos

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 | By genebi | Photo Gallery

Photos: Louand NamTha

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 | By genebi | Photo Gallery

Vientiane, Tadlo et Don Khon

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 | By genebi | Views [416] | Comments [4]

Après un trajet d’autobus de 10hres, nous sommes débarqués à Vientiane, la capitale du Laos et aussi la ville la plus populeuse avec ses 200 000 habitants. On nous avait dit que la ville n’était pas un incontournable, mais j’étais curieuse de voir ... Read more >

Luang Prabang

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 | By genebi | Views [314]

Salut! Il y a un bail, non? C’est par une journée torride que je vous écris du Laos. J’ai perdu le rythme d’écriture et ce n’est pas facile de s’y remettre! C’est notre dernière journée au Laos, demain; le Cambodge. Nous avons vécu 22 ... Read more >

Un trajet en autobus…simplement

Thu, 25 Mar 2010 | By genebi | Views [308] | Comments [1]

Le 10 mars, nous quittions Louang Namtha pour Luang Prabang. Un trajet de 300km; temps prévue : entre 8 et 12 heures. Notre autobus rose, datant sûrement des années 60   et qui a dû avoir avalé beaucoup de km, attendait sagement de se remplir ... Read more >

Down to the last few days in Laos...

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 | By alexxdiep | Views [2169] | Comments [4]

We’re almost done with Laos. Our journey started in the North then we slowly travelled down via Luang Prabang, Vientiane, Tadlo and now Si Phan Don (Four Thousand Islands). This country has a lot of potential and I hope to see a huge difference when ... Read more >

Photos: The rest of Laos

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 | By alexxdiep | Photo Gallery

My Don Khong bicycle tour

Sun, 21 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [390]

I felt a bit sorry for the old woman with dark sun-beaten skin and even darker teeth, and so I rented my bike from her. She was just set up in the shade on the main drag in town and she was competing with all of the guesthouses for clients. I could ... Read more >

A mishap ruins my day on Don Det

Sat, 20 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [428]

So yesterday I was whining about the fact that now the landscape is so dried out. Today I am singing a different tune. I had my boat ride to Don Det. I enjoyed every minute of it, even when my bum fell asleep. When we docked, I jumped onto a rented ... Read more >

The entrepreneurs of laid-back Laos don't disappoint

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [397]

It wasn’t a long ride from Champasak to Si Phan Don (4000 Islands), but it was difficult to watch the parched landscape go by. There was a group of twenty-somethings jabbering away in Swedish in the back seat so I listened to my ipod (thank you, Mike) ... Read more >

Keep on rollin' with the good karma

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [520]

I was awake ten minutes before my alarm went off at 5:00am. I didn’t know what time the sun would rise, but I figured it wouldn’t be up before 6:00. Right around the time the sky over the Mekong turned gray I climbed on my rented bicycle and pedaled ... Read more >

Made it to Champasak...where's the wat?

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [437]

I am in Champasak staying in a guesthouse that is right on the river. Even after the sunset, the air is hot and motionless. The restaurant where I have my dinner keeps the fans going, but most of the lights are off. When I look at one of the lit florescent ... Read more >

Photos: LAOS: Si Phan Don; Pakse; Vientiane; Luang Prabang; Nong Khiaw; Muang Ngoi; Muang Sing

Wed, 17 Mar 2010 | By ivan_miral | Photo Gallery

Photos: Laos pics

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Photo Gallery

Short on cash and even shorter on bed space

Tue, 16 Mar 2010 | By melissa_k | Views [432]

I don’t know if it is a coordinated effort or not, but all of the ATMs in Vientiane seem to go offline at around 4:00pm. This can leave an outsider in a panic over whether or not her debit card is still working. The only good thing that came out of ... Read more >