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Laos Feb 2008 A monk's smile

Tue, 23 Sep 2008 | By victoria_handley | Views [519]

Ok I've got half an hour before the monks start chanting...and if I don't go to the temple before i leave here I will be forever regretful of it. Earlier today I sat by the Mekong, where it is met by one of it's tributaries the Num Cum...( I spent three ... Read more >

Laos: Luang Probang

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 | By lockers | Views [359]

September 15th - 19th After an 8 hour bus journey from Vang Vieng, it was delightful to arrive in pretty Luang Probang: a town built at the confluence of the Mekong River and the Nam Khan, where French colonial buldings stand next to tin-roofed wooden ... Read more >

Laos: Vang Vieng

Thu, 18 Sep 2008 | By lockers | Views [603]

September 12th -14th Vang Vieng lies about four hours north by bus from Vientiane and is the backpacking destination in Laos for "river tubing". We had met a number of bruised travellers before arriving who had told us about the craze that ... Read more >

Laos: Vientiane

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 | By lockers | Views [608]

September 10th-11th I was very curious to see what was awaiting us in Laos: the country which has been most heavily bombed, on a per capita basis, in the history of warfare (according to the Lonely Planet, the USA had, by 1973, been dropping an average ... Read more >

Gallery: Laos Kapow!

Tue, 16 Sep 2008 | By piratesdreaming | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: 20080620 Vientienne, Laos

Sat, 13 Sep 2008 | By andynjen | Photo Gallery

Capital City of Laos
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The Dreaded Journey: Hanoi (Vietnam) to Vientiane (Laos)

Thu, 11 Sep 2008 | By lockers | Views [567]

Tuesday Sept. 9th - Wednesday Sept. 10th The much dreaded journey, crossing from Vietnam into Laos, turned out to be better than we had imagined. That's not to say the beginning of the journey did much for calming our fears. We were collected from ... Read more >

Laos...Kapow!

Mon, 1 Sep 2008 | By piratesdreaming | Views [542]

Hello Laos! Excitement running through our veins, Chang Rai to Chang Khong Quiet bus, rough roads, Jimi Hendrix-Freedom Catch a tuk-tuk, crazy motorcycle To the end of one land and the beginning of another. Farewell Singha at a roadside bar Welcome ... Read more >

Gallery: Laos

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 | By b_ray | Photo Gallery

180 days in Asia trip
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Living Laos Vida Loca!

Fri, 29 Aug 2008 | By seilerworldtour | Views [893]

After about 10 days enjoying the classic backpacking experiences of northern Thailand, the next stop on our epic adventure soon came calling - the mysterious, and less well trodden Asian outpost of Laos. Our main aim was to get to the fabled Luang ... Read more >

10 Ride Out

Sat, 23 Aug 2008 | By jaybeen | Views [1019] | Comments [2]

The trip via Bangkok was reasonable. Jetstar catering nothing to to rave about and the movie player was a bad investment. My travelling companions nearly missed the connection to Luang Prabang. Our hotel is a little out of the main town but quite comfortable ... Read more >