Destination: Laos

Photos: When the Weather is High You Can Stretch Right Up and Touch the Sky

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 | By caraadelle | Photo Gallery

Bombieland

Thu, 9 Jan 2014 | By caraadelle | Views [1344]

My day of sightseeing in Phonsavan got off to a rough start. The night before I met a woman at dinner who had an actual thermometer with her. While I knew it was cold, I had no idea it was regularly getting down to 30*F (-1*C) or so at night! (And this ... Read more >

Photos: Bombieland

Thu, 9 Jan 2014 | By caraadelle | Photo Gallery

I'm No Easy Rider

Wed, 1 Jan 2014 | By caraadelle | Views [1011]

The journey from Luang Prabang to Luang Nam Tha lasted twelve hours and consisted of two tuk-tuks, an epic bus ride through winding mountain roads, and a lot of unnecessary walking. Still the scenery was undeniably beautiful, filled with verdant mountainsides, ... Read more >

Photos: I'm No Easy Rider

Wed, 1 Jan 2014 | By caraadelle | Photo Gallery

That Time Templeton Was My Roommate

Mon, 30 Dec 2013 | By caraadelle | Views [2422]

My first stop in Laos was Luang Prabang and my first evening was spent in a guesthouse along the Nam Khan river. Despite there being evidence of rats in my room I decided it just must not have been used in a while and decided to go for dinner. I found ... Read more >

Photos: That Time Templeton Was My Roommate

Mon, 30 Dec 2013 | By caraadelle | Photo Gallery

Lovely in Laos

Sat, 21 Dec 2013 | By lalo11 | Views [1244]

The Mekong River divides Thailand and Laos which makes for an interesting border crossing. A bus to immigration to exit one, another bus across the bridge to enter the other. Arrived in the capital Vietiane. Very European with grand buildings and evidence ... Read more >

Tags: laos, mountains, temples

Muang Ngoi - Laos

Sat, 7 Dec 2013 | By jsgknaus | Views [737]

December 5 We got up early to pack, return the bikes and grab some breakfast before the 8:30 pick up for the bus to Muang Ngoi. All seemed to be going pretty well until we had to argue with all the bus drivers about not squeezing 4 people into 3-person ... Read more >

Luang Prabang - Laos!!

Wed, 4 Dec 2013 | By jsgknaus | Views [2004]

Nov 27 Day one of Laos adventures starting with a cross over the border and beginning of a 2-day slow boat to Luang Prabang (very calm Mekong River ride! Cold at times) Read A LOT. Nov 28 - Thanksgiving Pak Beng stop on the way to Luang Prabang - ... Read more >

Photos: Joma travels gallery

Sun, 1 Dec 2013 | By jomatravels | Photo Gallery

Tags: food, guest houses, hotels, travel vientianne to luang prabang, views

One Way Ticket

Sat, 30 Nov 2013 | By jomatravels | Views [1133]

One Way Ticket The adventure has begun .  We've sold the car, rented the house, paid down debts and bought our One Way Ticket from Gold Coast Australia to our first stop Luang Prabang in Laos PDR .  Next stop - who knows -... Read more >

Tags: customs clearance laos, one way ticket, travel by road vientiane to luang prabang, visas

Laos!

Wed, 20 Nov 2013 | By aandjadventures | Views [441] | Comments [1]

Sorry its been a while guys, we have been really busy travelling between places and have struggled with wifi access. So where do we start…..well the overnight train took us to Nong Khai (that was intresting) We manged to get a few bed bug bites ... Read more >

Rivers: tubes, elephants and waterfalls.

Tue, 12 Nov 2013 | By rutha90 | Views [1888]

From Vientiane, I travelled on an EXTREMELY packed full minivan up to Vang Vieng. Now, it's really only famous in the backpacker scene for one thing. Tubing. Along the river. Between bars. Actually, it used to be completely crazy with about 48 bars ... Read more >

Tags: elephants, khuangsi waterfall, luang prabang, tubing, vang vieng, waterfall

Hammocks on the Mekong, night busses, and COPE in the capital

Mon, 11 Nov 2013 | By rutha90 | Views [2533]

From the border of Laos I travelled by minivan to a small riverside village on the Mekong River called Ban Makasang, which is the port to Si Phan Don, or 4000 islands. I took a small boat out to the nearest island, Don Det. I stayed in a bungalow on ... Read more >

Tags: bolaven, charity, mekong, nightbus, plantation, vientiane, waterfalls