Destination: Laos
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Thu, 21 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1703]
It was a mammoth, double decker pink beast on wheels, decorated to the max with frilly pink curtains, and colored disco lights lining the walkways. It even had a bathroom onboard. We were seated on the top level, and the seats were posh, and comfy, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 20 Jun 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [584]
Vang Vieng is a little town between Luang Prapang and the capital, Vientiane. I got here on a bus that twisted and turned along a winding road that felt very much like being on a stormy sea. The distace is about 380 Kilometers and it took 6 hours to ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Wed, 20 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1061]
Good answers, and in fact, reliable information has been difficult to come by in Laos. One of the most challenging part of traveling in this part of the world has been our ability to effectively communicate with locals, when we don't know the language, ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Tue, 19 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1311]
We took the early morning mini-van out of Vang Viene, to continue down Route 13 to Vientiane. True to form - transportation in Laos - it took them an hour to move through the small town to pick up passengers, and then once we were 10 minutes out of ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 18 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1128]
Vang Viene is known for it's tubing industry. Specifically, tourists come from all over the world to sit in a large black tire inner-tube, and float down the swiftly moving Nam Sung River. There's over 10 different companies that rent out the tubes ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [623]
Catastrophe! Never again will I be able to bargain down anything in any market. Have you any idea the amount of time, patience and skill it takes to make anything? I know that we speak of handmade things and nod in deep appreciation but nothing beats ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By parakeet99 | Views [537]
Thailand. Here we are (Annette en Walter) Arrived in hot Bangkok and made our way to our guesthouse www.phranakorn-nornlen.com . And this a beautiful,peacefull and relaxing hotel. The service breakfast organic vegeterian meal and this is the best ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1027]
We arrived in the very scenic, beautiful town of Vang Viene, south of Luang Prabang by bus, about 4-5 hours. We traveled Route 13, the road where there's been recent attacks by insurgents. The Department of State, and US Embassy here in Laos has sent ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By celinexiaolin | Views [551]
The first thing I learnt about Laos is that the currency is the Kip. Obviously people are pretty ashamed of that or they would not quote you exclusively in dollars. Initially I thought the equivalence was 1000 Kip to the dollar but eventually even ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Sat, 16 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1034]
Today we went to visit the Pak Ou Caves (just on the outskirts of Luang Prabang), where hundreds of Buddha relics sit, stand and lurk from all sorts of holes and shelves inside the caves. It was a little over an hours drive by sawngthaew. Clearly one ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [918]
The way the consumer market works here in Laos is unlike any place we've been to yet. Over the past months, we've honed our negotiating skills and technique in India, Nepal, Thailand and Myanmar, and expected to continue to use our developing skills ... Read more >
Tags: Budgets & money
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1177]
After days of living in more remote areas of Laos, and living off sticky rice and fried rice with vegetables, we were craving some beef. After a 4 hour ride in monsoon rains, the back of a tarp covered pick up truck, we enter a town of endless tourists ... Read more >
Tags: Food & eating
Wed, 13 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1824]
Ladies and gentlemen, girls and boys... line up here for the ride of your lives. Our journey is about to begin. We situate ourselves on our wooden plank seats at the back of the small long-tail boat. A man enters the boat with his 4 bamboo purses full ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
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