Destination: Laos

Day 116: Chilling out in Luang Nam Tha

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [870]

Friday 29th February After a good rest, I got up to find an overcast, cold day, and decided to follow the lead of the others and take the opporunity to take it easy after a couple of active days. So, I spent much of the day on the internet, making ... Read more >

Tags: relaxation

Gallery: Don Det - 4000 Thousand Islands

Fri, 29 Feb 2008 | By fkasinsky | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Laos

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By jeremys_travels | Photo Gallery

LAOS = LAFS

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By anna | Views [6848] | Comments [2]

LAOS = Love At First Sight. Our last night in Chiang Mai was spent in typical Thailand fashion. The Spicy Thai crew invited us back to the hostel even though we were staying at a guesthouse in town so that we could join them on an expedition to a local ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Day 115: Back to reality

Thu, 28 Feb 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [957]

Thursday 28th February The night had once again been a comfortable and peaceful one for me. I was also pleased that the others had slept well, for once. It had been a lot warmer; given the lower than planned number of people, we had twice the number ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors

Day 114: Seven becomes four

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [822]

Wednesday 27th February I woke up shortly before 07.00, having spent a reasonably comfortable night; it had been slightly cold but not as bad as I had anticipated. It had been another undisturbed sleep for me but I soon found out that it had been ... Read more >

Tags: the great outdoors

Vang Vieng to Pakse

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [6400]

Mon 18th Feb - Moving on to Vang Vieng today and Victoria and I had booked space on a minivan last night. Worked out the same price as a public bus and a great choice as the transport was a plush black toyota SPV wih comfy leather interior and movies ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Day 113: Going back to basics

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [774]

Tuesday 26th February The night had been a reasonably comfortable one for me and I got up at 07.00 feeling refreshed and looking forward to the day ahead. However, it seemed that I was the only one to have had a decent sleep: the others had been ... Read more >

Tags: trekking

Saaba Di - Luang Prabang - Laos

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 | By felix_and_stephanie | Views [1250]

Luang Prabang , Laos, to Bangkok, Thailand. Luang Prabang is like a breath of fresh air. Just saying the name gives you a certain sense of pleasure. Say it with me… “ Loh - ang proh - BAHNG .” During our travels, when talking ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Day 112: A day in Vieng Poukha

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1184]

Monday 25th February The trek I had signed up for was to leave from the village of Vieng Poukha, 60km back in the direction of Huay Xai, the border town from where I had come the day before. I only realised that I would have to travel there from ... Read more >

Asia travel log 3

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By andreahavron | Views [598]

Hello from Luang Prabang :)   Parker and I are relaxing in the old capitol of Laos , Luang Prabang , a world heritage sight full of ancient Buddhist temples. We arrived here several days ago after our stint in the mountains. This town is a ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Ponsavan to Vientiane

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [1599]

Mon 18th Feb - Moving on to Vang Vieng today and Victoria and I had booked space on a minivan last night. Worked out the same price as a public bus and a great choice as the transport was a plush black toyota SPV wih comfy leather interior and movies ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Day 111: Crossing into Laos

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1682]

Sunday 24th February I was up about 06.30 and grabbed breakfast at the guesthouse, the only one there to enjoy the sunrise over the Mekong. The Laos side of the river was maybe a hundred metres or so away, and I knew it wouldn't take long to make ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Vang Vieng and Vientiane

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | By sarahandphil | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Gibbon Experience

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 | By fkasinsky | Photo Gallery