Destination: Laos

car crashes...lao style

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 | By kjones | Views [597]

we caught the bus from Vientiene to Vang Vieng on wednesday afternoon. when we went to get on the bus, we found that the aisle was full of sacks containing mysteriously sqishy objects and the back couple of rows were filled with boxes, bikes, plastic ... Read more >

Touchdown Lao

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 | By rjallen | Views [740]

I generally don't mind flying, but turbulence and wobbles definitely take a toll on my nerves. So yesterday, when boarding a relatively small Lao bound prop-plane all I could think about was sleeping pills...Or my lack there of.  Take off....wobble..... Read more >

Tags: Laughter

4,000 Islands-- Dragged by another Canoe

Sun, 29 Jul 2007 | By lauramc | Views [595]

After a dissapointing 2-day trip into the Bolaven Plateau, I headed to the 4,000 islands (in the Mekong River) in the south of Laos with Becky (Brit) and Jenna (American).  The place was stunning and I really enjoyed my time there.  I've been waking ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

tubing and family guy

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 | By kjones | Views [439]

we caught the bus from Vientiene to Vang Vieng on wednesday afternoon. when we went to get on the bus, we found that the aisle was full of sacks containing mysteriously sqishy objects and the back couple of rows were filled with boxes, bikes, plastic ... Read more >

loving laos

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 | By kjones | Views [541]

i have just returned from a day of riding around laos on a motorbike. this country is absolutley amazing and i'm in love with it already. cant reccomend it highly enough, but i'll get back to that later.  I met a couple of cool people from england ... Read more >

Meditation After-Effects

Wed, 25 Jul 2007 | By lauramc | Views [632] | Comments [1]

So I've been trying to meditate every day, but it's really only happening every OTHER day for about 40 minutes....not bad.  I've definitely noticed changes in myself since the retreat finished.  I'm definitely not as forgetful and scatter-brained as usual ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Vientiene to Pakse

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 | By lauramc | Views [561]

I had a very good day in Vientiene yesterday, way better than expected, actually! Bought some stuff at the morning market, then I went to a temple with a "spa" of sorts on the grounds...I know, weird.  But it was an herbal sauna (very naturally ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Vang Vieng, Laos

Sun, 22 Jul 2007 | By lauramc | Views [436]

Vang Vieng was amazing, I'm so glad I went there.  There are these huge limestone mountains with the river running through and layers and layers of green rice paddies.....I rented a tuk-tuk and had the driver take me out to where people were transplanting ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Wash the Elephant

Thu, 19 Jul 2007 | By lauramc | Views [517]

Out of the town of Luang Prabang, I spent two days on a nice trip....first mountain biking for 2 hours out to an elephant camp where we rode an elephant for an hour...I'd done it before so it wasn't that great, but the lodge was nice and I stayed out ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

2 Days in Luang Prabang

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 | By lauramc | Views [454]

I've had a great time here in Luang Prabang, norhern Laos on the banks of the Mekong River.  It's an old French-colonial city that is a Unesco World Heritage Site, so it gets a lot of money for upkeep and restoration, and it's simply beautiful.  It's ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Loas

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By annie_amy | Views [681]

After a mad 2day boat trip across the boarder to laos we arrived to Laung Prabang, the 2nd biggest city in Laos! They literally crammed everyone onto these long smelly boats! it was quite sad because they would pick up locals on thway to transport their ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Rejected or Accepted?

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By edd_powell | Views [841] | Comments [9]

Hello, Im gonna get straight into it so here goes. I received an email a week or so back from a friend of mine whom I hadn't spoke to in quite a while. The person had found me through facebook and had realised I had left the good ship England and ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

The Gibbon Experience

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 | By edd_powell | Views [1253] | Comments [1]

Hello.  I have finally reached Laos.  It was a bit of a rush to the border as I realised I had lost a day somewhere so it was literally get to Loas von-trap style (although I did not leave in the middle of the night to escape the nazi's). One thing ... Read more >

Tags: adrenaline, laos, south east asia, the gibbon experience, trekking

Laos: Part 2

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 | By katiedoestheworld | Views [616]

Conveniently, a tuk-tuk was waiting at the top of the riverbank when we emerged from the water, but a handful of us boycotted his "outrageous" $1 per person rates and walked (though we hadn't the slightest clue where we were). Following the ... Read more >

Laos: Part 1

Mon, 2 Jul 2007 | By katiedoestheworld | Views [589]

Departure date from Luang Nam Tha: June 3. We returned to the bus station bright and early that morning, and when we went to purchase tickets, we were told to "Sit. Five minutes." Okay, so we sat and waited until 8:30am on the dot. When the ... Read more >