Destination: Laos

4000 illes

Thu, 8 Nov 2007 | By tamarquina | Views [519]

Hem deixat Sii Pan Don (les 4000 illes del Mekong) un lloc que prometia ser paradisiac, pero per petites coses no ens va acabar de tocar l'anima. El paisatge es precios, les postes de sol captivadores, la gent bastant amable, pero el tema neteja i bungalows ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Tips

Vang Vieng

Wed, 7 Nov 2007 | By richie | Views [1249] | Comments [2]

Vang Vieng. We arrived here after another winding local bus trip, and were again happy to get off the bus, onto a tuktuk and delivered straight to a guesthouse (best one we've had!).  Had a look around that evening, and in the morning, found mountain ... Read more >

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Gallery: Chiang Mai

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By richie | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Vang Viang

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By richie | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Phon Savan

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By richie | Photo Gallery

Luang Prabang

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By richie | Views [1563] | Comments [1]

We we happy to arrive here in Luang Prabang after the slow boat, and had a mini adventure trying to get cash, since the guidebook said we had to go to a bank out of town.  We had just enough for a tuktuk out to that bank, and there we found a closed ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

The Slow Boat on the Mekong RIver

Sun, 4 Nov 2007 | By richie | Views [2885]

The 'slow boat'. Well, it wasn't that slow, just that they had 'speed boats', too, and the passengers all had helmets... so the slow boat it was.  Only after going through border control, our 'helpful' leader told the group a number of porkies, all ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Luang Prabang

Tue, 30 Oct 2007 | By richie | Photo Gallery

Laos

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 | By busyliz | Views [650]

Laos was such a treat after the noise and confusion of Vietnam. Luang Prabang is a small town with only one ATM and tons of nice people, good restaurant and cheap shopping. I happened to be there for the festival celebrating the river so there were tons ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Gallery: Mekong River

Mon, 29 Oct 2007 | By richie | Photo Gallery

Gallery: 4000 Inseln/Laos

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 | By ast | Photo Gallery

the asian death cold

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 | By ropo | Views [736]

advice: don't try to go to a (the) hospital in Laos, - no one knows where it is! and i mean no one! although you probably shouldn't go to the hospital here - even if you could find it - so... I arrive in Vientiane after an overnight bus ride or better ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Barbequed eggs.......

Tue, 23 Oct 2007 | By ruudee81 | Views [932] | Comments [2]

Laos The dreaded bus journey from Hanoi to Vientiane really wasn't that bad!! the fact that we made it the whole way was quite an achievement from other stories I've heard. The bus itself was very pretty on the outside painted with Laos flowers, ... Read more >

Tags: adventures tubing

Bao Ling

Sun, 21 Oct 2007 | By ropo | Views [991] | Comments [1]

Its been a month and you know what I miss!? I miss orange juice and jeans - who would have known...? I'd do anything for a glass of tropicana and a pair of jean shorts! so Bao Ling - (bowling) our first night in Luang Prabang we went out with the ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Fallen down the rabbit hole...

Sat, 20 Oct 2007 | By heidischeifley | Views [885] | Comments [4]

There are certain comforts that one has to do without while traveling and it's just something you have to accept or else it could become a definite source of rage. Yet I have found a fine balance of comforts and discomforts that mirror each other quite ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures