Destination: Laos

Gallery: Vientiane

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 | By fimc | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Laos - June and July 2009

Wed, 5 Aug 2009 | By daan | Photo Gallery

The Last BeerLao Days

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [3190] | Comments [1]

We arrived in the capital, Vientiane, and started to wonder if we were still in Laos or if we’d been transported to France. The streets were lined with biblioteque, boulangeries, patisseries etc, There was even an Arc ... Read more >

Tags: 4000 islands, pakse, savanakhet, si phan don, tadlo, vientiane

1001 Wats

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 | By hopperq | Views [675]

We've only been Luang Prabang for two full days but we've already come to love it. It's small, quiet, easy-going, beautiful, tasty, and it has so many temples that we've lost count of how many we've visited. All those iconic photos you see of monks ... Read more >

Gallery: Laos

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 | By hopperq | Photo Gallery

Fabu-Laos

Wed, 8 Jul 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [2837] | Comments [2]

Leaving the cat behind we got an overcrowded boat back to Nong Khiaw and took in the spectacular scenery we missed during our rainy trip north, unfortunately our bags were at the bottom of the pile on the boat and were soaking wet by the time ... Read more >

Tags: luang prabang, phonsavan, plain of jars, sam neua, vang vieng, vieng xai

Meanders in Laos

Sun, 5 Jul 2009 | By gretch_costa | Views [645] | Comments [1]

Tripping over ourselves to escape the Vietnamese touts at the border we entered Laos in an agitated state - certainly not the ideal way to start a journey into a country whose catch-phrase is 'baw paang yang', or 'no problems'.  But it didn't take us ... Read more >

Gallery: Northern Laos

Thu, 2 Jul 2009 | By gretch_costa | Photo Gallery

Laos - info praktyczne

Wed, 1 Jul 2009 | By magda | Views [725]

Granica i wizy Do Laosu wjechaliśmy z Tajlandii, przez przejście graniczne w Chiang Khong. To jakieś 6h jazdy autobusem od Chiang Mai (211 batów). Przejście graniczne otwarte jest od godziny 8.00. Do Laosu trzeba przepłynąc przez Mekong, trwa ... Read more >

Na granicy (absurdu)

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 | By magda | Views [684]

Granicę z Laosu do Kambodży przekraczaliśmy na małym przejściu Veun Kham/ Dom Kralor. Przejście jest w lesie, infrastruktura ogranicza się do dwóch szlabanów i niewielkim budynku po każdej stronie. Ustawiliśmy się najpierw w kolejce, żeby dostać ... Read more >

Gallery: Central Laos

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By gretch_costa | Photo Gallery

It's Laos Time

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 | By ryanandjo | Views [3828] | Comments [1]

We said our final farewell to Thailand and crossed the Mekong river in a 30 second long boat trip to arrive in Laos (pronounced cow with an L!). After getting our visas at immigration in Huay Xay we decided to catch a bus north rather than take ... Read more >

Tags: beerlao, luang nam tha, muang ngoi, nong khiaw, udomxai

Don Det

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 | By magda | Views [519]

Tuż przed granicą z Kambodżą Mekong robi się bardzo szeroki, a na nim wyrastają dziesiątki jeśli nie setki wysepek (lokalsi twierdzą, że jest ich 4000, stąd nazwa tego miejsca). O Don Det, jednej z większych wysepek, bardzo popularnej wśród backpackerów, ... Read more >

general hilarity and intoxication on the mekong

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 | By vivienne_and_iona | Views [4961] | Comments [3]

we were a bit sad to leave luang prabang, but it's common knowledge that the most fun thing to do in laos is undoubtedly 'tubing' down the mekong near the town of vang vieng, an activity which basically involves jumping in a truck tyre inner tube and ... Read more >

Tags: tubing lao lao tiger whisky rope swing

Laos (8-6-09 / 18-6-09)

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 | By jesseandjustine | Views [1179]

Laos is amazing. It is a small country on the border of Thailand, China and Vietnam. We arrived there after a long long long slow boat journey that took two days. The boat on the first day was not bad. We had room to move and cushions to sit on. We willed ... Read more >

Tags: boating, bowling, busing, dancing, drinking, eating, raining, tubing