Destination: Laos

Savanakhet to Ventiane

Wed, 31 Jan 2007 | By shockalotti | Views [1146]

3 hours of being jammed into a friggin mini van is not my idea of a good time. After exhuming ourselves from the sardine can called a rickety old Mitsi van we hobbled up to the exit office from Vietnam. A bunch of locals kept on jumping in front of us ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Jan 29-31: Jungle Trekking Laos

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Views [2556]

January 29-31 Vang Vieng: Search Party, Anyone? About ten days into our Vang Vieng stay and after saying farewell to our departing Aussie friends, Leslie and I decided to head back into the mountains for a few night's adventure. We grabbed few light ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

One boat; one sore bum.

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By homeless_harry | Views [2057] | Comments [1]

Time for movement. We were leaving Chiang Mai, and Thailand, even though all of us were still praying for a different sort of movement. No big changes loomed ahead though, as Laos is very closely related to Thailand. Laos is still quite unique though, ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Laos

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By homeless_harry | Photo Gallery

Sabaidee!....

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By cindyhowes | Views [336]

Sabaidee!.... ...means "Hello" in Laos! In the morning we caught the 5 hour bus to the Thai town, Chiang Kong where we spent the night. Early morning we were shuffled through numerous line-ups, onto numerous buses and boats ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Jan 25: The Epic Quest

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Views [1282]

January 25, 2007 Vang Vieng:The Epic Quest The day after our kayaking adventure, Quin and I decided to go on a manquest. As in, a quest that men do, not one in search thereof. Our quest took us up the same riverbed and through the cave of days previous, ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Holy Laos!

Thu, 25 Jan 2007 | By hollycassandra | Views [3286] | Comments [1]

While there are some drawbacks to following the backpacker trail - - competing for the same Lonely Planet-recommended hostels, squeezing onto over-crowded buses and trains and being constantly reminded just how much Bush sucks (for the love of God, ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

Jan 24: Vang Vieng...Blood and Guts

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Views [1289]

January 24, 2007 Vang Vieng:Blood and Guts The traditional and popular activity in Vang Vieng is to drift lazily in a large innertube down the Nam Song river. This 'sport' was one of the first draws to Vang Vieng becoming a tourist town. It was cheap ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Jan 20: Vang Vieng:The Crew Goes Hiking

Sat, 20 Jan 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Views [1148]

January 20, 2007 Vang Vieng:The Crew Goes Hiking The hike from Maylyn's followed the dirt road for a few kilometers, turned right on a smaller road which passed through a local quarry and quickly merged with a dry riverbed. The riverbed is followed ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Jan 15-18: Enter Laos

Thu, 18 Jan 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Views [2160]

Vientiane, capital of Laos. January 15-18, 2007 The cool of the morning was quickly fading as we approached the Friendship Bridge and into Laos. The $35 transaction for our visas went smoothly and we walked a few hundred meters north expecting a grand ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gallery: Laos Capital City, Vientiane

Wed, 17 Jan 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Mong Ngoi trek

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Photo Gallery

Mong Ngoi

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [1769]

They say flattery will get you everywhere. We think that in this case it's true. We arrived in Luang Prubang with the intention to settle down for a week and enjoy the UNESCO world heritage city. On first arrival it seemed very beautiful with temples ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Vang Vieng

Wed, 8 Nov 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [3005] | Comments [3]

Whenever we spoke to other travellers about Vang Vieng, we always got the same reply, ‘Oh, everyone goes there… it’s so touristy… there’s more falang (foreigners) there than locals’ (sounds like Dubai!). In the guide book it was a similar opinion. We ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Gallery: Vang Vieng

Wed, 8 Nov 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Photo Gallery