Destination: Laos

O My Buddha!

Mon, 1 Feb 2010 | By bunnyrall | Views [831] | Comments [1]

WOOOOWWWWW.  So much to write in the last week.  Laos has been amazing and crazy all in good ways.  We are doing and seeing things we never thought we would.   We started our Laos adventure with a short ferry trip across the Mekong River to Laos where ... Read more >

Photos: Luang Prabang, Laos

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 | By bunnyrall | Photo Gallery

Photos: SlowBoating Down the Mekong Into Laos

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 | By bunnyrall | Photo Gallery

Photos: Bolaven Plateau

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Photo Gallery

Motorbike adventure on the Bolaven Plateau

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Views [1482] | Comments [1]

The next leg of our journey was to Pakse, gateway to Southern Laos and the Bolaven Plateau, where we had a three day off-the-beaten-track type motorbike trip planned. First, though, we had to make a two day/one night stop over in the capital, Vientiane, ... Read more >

Photos: Luang Prabang, Phonsavan and Vang Vieng

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Photo Gallery

Swings and things in Vang Vieng

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Views [939]

Our next mystical adventure would take us further south to the shamelessly touristy town of Vang Vieng. Jack had spent some time here last year and was happy to give it a miss this time round, and to be honest I was feeling a little reluctant myself, ... Read more >

Rivers and Waterfalls

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 | By harts | Views [1159] | Comments [3]

I left Chiang Mai a couple of days ago now. But the last time I posted was four days ago so I'll start from where I left off. The last night we were in Chiang Mai we went out for supper with the locals Kurt met. They came by our guest house to pick ... Read more >

Tags: chiang mai, laos, luang prabang, thailand

Photos: The Mekong and Laos

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By harts | Photo Gallery

Photos: Northern Laos

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Photo Gallery

Photos: Lao

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By rangers | Photo Gallery

Lao

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 | By rangers | Views [889] | Comments [2]

It has been a while since our last installment, and it is not because we don’t like documenting our story, but more so that it’s just that little bit hard dragging ourselves away from the beautiful scenery and weather to sit at the computer ... Read more >

Doing our thang in Luang Prabang, then jars and cans in Phonsovan

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Views [2913]

On our last night in Huay Xai we were blessed with a blissfully peaceful night's sleep - a big change from our previous nights there, which were full of roosters with no time perception and dog fights (a bitch was on heat and every one of the 50 male ... Read more >

The Gibbon Experience!

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Views [2890] | Comments [2]

For the unfamiliar (i.e. anyone who has not been to Laos, cos it's hot goss on the backpacker scene), the Gibbon Experience is an ecologically sustainable tourism project in the north-western Bokeo Province which involves trekking deep into the rainforests ... Read more >

In Laos' Deep North: Muang Khua, Phongsali and Huay Xai

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 | By tessa86 | Views [3583] | Comments [3]

The remainder of our bus trip into Laos was filled with the sounds of cheesy Thai pop music mingled with our French friend's snoring. My first impressions of Laos: The roads are much worse than in Vietnam. The road to Muang Khua, especially, was pot ... Read more >