Destination: Laos

Gallery: Gibbon X

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | By susanandsarahdoasia | Photo Gallery

Gibbon Experience

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 | By susanandsarahdoasia | Views [656]

If you only have time to do one thing in Laos, like we did, I highly recommend the Gibbon Exprience.  You won't find it in any guide book, and you'll have to look it up on the web, but you'll find that it might very well be booked months in advance.  ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

The Beard Report Pt. 3 & 4 - The long way home

Fri, 14 Dec 2007 | By skirmish | Views [691]

THE BEARD REPORT PT.III – HIDDEN FISH & SCAN BEEF       Spinach's Tear Scan Beef Hidden Fish Hot Fried Beef Ingredient Fried Beef Curly Flower Fried ???? (my personal favourite) Pregnant-Egg Dry ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Slow Boat to Thailand!!

Wed, 5 Dec 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [712]

27 th November 2007: - Yeah we had no alarm to wake us this morning, although we woke naturally early as we have been doing the past couple of days.   Our morning is taken up by me writing the blog & catching up on emails, whilst Drew writes his ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Gallery: En Route in Laos

Tue, 4 Dec 2007 | By baba | Photo Gallery

In the Hills of Laos

Sat, 1 Dec 2007 | By baba | Views [725] | Comments [1]

After some days in the touristic towns Vientiane and Luang Prabang, I had a beautiful boat ride up the Nam Ou to the small village of Nong Khiew which reminds me of the remote areas in Nepal. Just wanted to say that I am doing well and will find a way ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Luang Probang - Vang Vieng

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By an_oliver | Views [765] | Comments [4]

21 st November 2007: - Today we left China for Laos, I am extremely sad to be leaving China although we feel that we should move on due to the time scale.   We have experienced a totally different culture & had a glimpse of such a magnificent ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Laos

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By ropo | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Boat Goodness

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By ropo | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Vientiane

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By baba | Photo Gallery

Luang Prabang to Vientiane

Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [351]

well the cookery course was a huge success.  Carl is now THE chef of the family and I expect him to make me dinner every night upon our return..  Fat chance!!  We had a great time and learnt a lot about Laos food, how to cook it and most importantly ... Read more >

Tags: Lazy Laos....

remuntar el Mekong

Sat, 24 Nov 2007 | By tamarquina | Views [418] | Comments [1]

Tres dies de trajecte per abandonar Laos i tornar a Tailandia. Ha estat llarg i duret, passar dos dies sencers en una barca riu amunt, tenim el cul quadrat, pero l'embarcacio portava molt bona companyia, apart de les impressionants muntanyes verdes, contemplar ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Slow boat down the Mekong

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [438]

Hey all, Well we've made it safely to Laos....  After a 13 hour overnight bus journey, which was pretty uneventful, we made it to Chiang Kong which is the last town in Thailand before the Laos Border.  We headed over the Mekong inot Laos and a palce ... Read more >

Tags: Lazy Laos....

Vientiane

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 | By richie | Views [1646]

- and Nong Khai, which actually is in Thailand, just over the Mekong river from Vientiane. We spent a few days here, saw some good things, and met up with Torun and Randvei too. The first night we found a brightly coloured coffee shop called 'Sabaidee' ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Vientiane, Nong Khai

Tue, 20 Nov 2007 | By richie | Photo Gallery