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Thu, 10 Jan 2008 | By hotnoodle | Views [7081]
I spent this morning sitting in a packed pick-up truck with a dying chicken wrapped around my ankles. A small Lao girl rested her head against my shoulder whilst her mother chain-smoked, shouted things at the other passengers and shoved things down behind ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Thu, 10 Jan 2008 | By hotnoodle | Views [4356] | Comments [1]
December 25th (Christmas Day!)
I'm sitting in a cafe with my laptop. I have a cinnamon bun, a bowl full of fruit, yoghurt and cereal, a coffee with some sort of caramel thing going on. I'm surrounded by people you might alternately call farang, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By inesd | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By inesd | Views [989] | Comments [3]
I did not write for long time and I will soon put more details about my journey (I promise). But now, I would like to share with you some reflections of another (or better to say - same) journey – > life. Although it is just a date, New Year is ... Read more >
Tags: Philosophy of travel
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 | By daan | Photo Gallery
Pics from my adventures in Laos
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Mon, 31 Dec 2007 | By justine | Views [1472] | Comments [2]
Luang Prabang is filling up with visitors as New Year’s Eve approaches. Today there was a traffic jam on the main street, which is quite unusual if you know this sleepy town. In the late afternoon, the streets are filled with backpackers searching ... Read more >
Tags: luang prabang, new years eve, on the road
Sun, 30 Dec 2007 | By justine | Views [1367] | Comments [3]
Cicero, our family’s dearly beloved Siamese cat, died on Thursday, December 27 at the age of 19. He was loud, noisy, highly affectionate, very sweet-tempered yet sometimes quite demanding, highly independent, and dearly loved. We chose him ... Read more >
Tags: cats, cicero, family
Sat, 29 Dec 2007 | By justine | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By daan | Views [1536]
Allereerst iedereen alvast een heel gelukkig nieuw jaar gewenst!! En ik hoop dat de kerst voor jullie allen net zo aangenaam was als voor mij!? (vertel vertel!) Mijn doel was om kerst te vieren in Laos en dus vertrok ik vanuit Siem Reap 2 weken geleden ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By mike-annie | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By mike-annie | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 24 Dec 2007 | By justine | Views [4231] | Comments [1]
I celebrated my 33 rd birthday by riding an elephant. Her name is Meixi, and she’s 45 years old. She is “retired” from logging work and now just has to carry around tourists for a few hours a day, which is apparently much less taxing than logging ... Read more >
Tags: adventures, birthdays, celebrations, elephants, luang prabang
Mon, 24 Dec 2007 | By justine | Views [1976]
My jaw was dropping from the moment I stepped off the plane. Flying in, all I could see were green mountains, rivers, and the occasional dirt road and small village. It felt like flying into the middle of nowhere, a small town surrounded by ... Read more >
Tags: cia and hmong fighters, cities, lao history, luang prabang
Sat, 22 Dec 2007 | By mike-annie | Views [1695] | Comments [4]
Never travel by slow boat. The trip from Chang Mai began with being driven to Chiang Khong to stay the night at the border. Five hours in a minibus was do-able apart from the only other Brit on there who did not shut up the entire way and gave us all ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 | By michael_chan | Views [855]
Lao has been an interesting leg of my South
East Asia trip. Its unlike any other place in these parts, for
reasons not yet fully known. The place is a contrast from place to place but
not in an obvious way. It’s not a simple dichotomy of rich/poor,
developed/undeveloped, ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
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