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Sat, 14 Feb 2009 | By jciecko | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By a_hayes11 | Views [921]
Well I'm getting pretty lazy with the journal writing because it looks like only write in it every 10 dyas or so now. After our day of rest in Vang Vieng, we decided to go tubing one more time the next day because the first time was so much fun. This ... Read more >
Tags: getting sick in the middle of nowhere sucks!
Thu, 12 Feb 2009 | By drea72 | Views [798]
Returning to Pakse from the Bolavan Plateau we have decided that tonight we will hop on the overnight bus to Vientiane. This is a double decker sleeper bus. Each bed is a small double so my “brother” Mikey and I will be sharing. Poor kid has been ... Read more >
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 | By drea72 | Views [582]
We arrived in tadlo after riding some serious dusty dirty roads and getting covered in red from them. I got in the shower first and I swear that I scrubbed myself but within a few minutes of being out of the shower I was all dusty again. The dust ... Read more >
Sun, 8 Feb 2009 | By jciecko | Views [1800]
Luang Prabang is the tourist gem of Laos . It has one of the highest concentrations of well preserved Buddhist temples in all of Southeast Asia , earning it recognition as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. It’s also nestled between different mountain ... Read more >
Tags: elephants, temples, tourists
Sun, 8 Feb 2009 | By drea72 | Views [1213]
Our day ride on the bikes was fantastic. We road up to the plateau and stopped at a waterfall for most of the afternoon. I was beautiful. That night we stayed at one of the only few guesthouses they had in the area. It was cold since we were at ... Read more >
Fri, 6 Feb 2009 | By jciecko | Views [7023] | Comments [1]
Vang Vieng is a fun, but conflicted town. On one side of the river you have beautiful limestone mountains, endless caves, and slow village life. On the other side of the river you have backpacker party central. Some would call it backpacker hell, but ... Read more >
Tags: caves, friends, tubing
Fri, 6 Feb 2009 | By drea72 | Views [607]
We take a two hour slow boat ride up the Mekong to Pakse. There is the 5 of us plus two ladies from germany, a Canadian guy, and a girl Jissy from Holland. She is a sculptor. It was fun talking with her. Honestly it was the most relaxing sweet ... Read more >
Thu, 5 Feb 2009 | By drea72 | Views [619]
After a few days on don det we plan to head up the Mekong to Champansak. We head by minivan up to champansak. Again it is a tiny little place with only one real main road. There are temple ruins there it is a UNSCO world heritage site. We rented ... Read more >
Wed, 4 Feb 2009 | By jciecko | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 4 Feb 2009 | By evaamy | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 3 Feb 2009 | By harrisg | Views [429]
The next stop in Laos on every backpacker's itinerary seems to be Vang Vieng. We hadn't originally planned to visit there as we thought it might just be a bit of a party town, but were pursuaded by some other travellers' accounts. Unfortunately our original ... Read more >
Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By jciecko | Views [1821]
Vientiane is my favorite SE Asia city to date. The traffic is bearable, the streets are clean, and the people are incredibly friendly. The city’s French influence is unmistakable – wide boulevards with roundabouts, numerous street-side cafes, and colonial ... Read more >
Tags: patuxai, pha that luang, talat sao, vientiane
Mon, 2 Feb 2009 | By a_hayes11 | Views [998]
So it's been awhile since I've written but I'll try to do a little recap of the past 10 days. Our last day in Hoi An, we made a trip to the post office to send our suits home as well as some more souveniers and artwork I bought. After we cleared that ... Read more >
Tags: tubing in vang vieng is off the hook
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