Destination: Laos

One boat; one sore bum.

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By homeless_harry | Views [2403] | 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

Balloon Flight & caves in Vang Vieng

Sun, 16 Dec 2012 | By mattandnetty | Views [1985]

30th November 0212 We take a mini bus  6-7 hours to Vang Vieng. Again a very mountainous, but scenic route. We get a nice room at the Phonsevanh Guest House 60,000 kip (4.80p) just on the outskirts of town. The town sits in a small plain, ... Read more >

Huay Xai, Bokeo Province und Luang Prabang

Sun, 4 Jul 2010 | By madeleinesophiealizadeh | Views [1286]

So - ein dringend notwendiges Update! Bin in letzter Zeit nicht zum Schreiben gekommen, was verraet dass es mir gut geht und ich viel unternehme :-) Huay Xai: Von Chiang Rai nahm ich einen Bus nach Chiang Khong, wo ich mit dem Boot den Mekong Fluss ... Read more >

Hints of Capitalism Seep Through in a Land of Socialism & Cartels

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 | By laurelmarshall | Views [1164]

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

Jeowly good pickings

Tue, 10 Mar 2015 | By armchairtravellingfoodiesunite | Views [748]

Sabadi (Hello). This is a sneaky little post script to my scholarship entry...I had techi issues (I'm over 18), panicked and thought I was going to miss the deadline so sadly rushed it in.  The plan was to give recipes for the entire feast, not ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 passport & plate: sri lanka, village trekking laos

Feb 16 - Caves and Bumpy Roads

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 | By rtumicki | Views [741]

With the sun finally out in Vang Vieng, I decided to rent a bike today and explore some caves, and I ended up playing bike mechanic too.  The first cave is a government cave and is nicely paved and lighted for people to walk in and admire the stalagmites.... Read more >

Lao or Laos?

Fri, 6 Mar 2020 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [725]

After gorgeous weather during my five days in Chiang Mai it bucketed down the entire overnight bus ride to Nong Khai, across the border from Vientiane. In addition all of my stuff got wet due to a leaky roof and I had no way of charging my phone. Grab ... Read more >

Motorcycle Diaries 18th - 21st April

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [643]

Motorcycle Diaries 19th April Arrived at Thalang - central Laos Today was a great day, one of those to look back on with a smile. Last night we arrived at Tha Kalaek, about 6 hours south from Vientiane, and that was following a 12 hour overnight bus, ... Read more >

Tags: motorcycle diary

I spy something starting with R... Rice Field? Correct!

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 | By leaandray | Views [616] | Comments [2]

So we made it to Chiang Mai safe and sound, sat around in the airport for a while and then jumped on a bus to start the journey to the Laos border... The bus ride was rather uneventful, although the roads the further we got out became more and more ... Read more >

LAOS P.D.R. – Please Don’t Rush

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 | By hanadignan | Views [551]

From Kunming, we went to the southern town of Mengla (nearly missing the bus due to timing and traffic..stresssss), where we jumped onto another bus to Luang Nam Tha in northern LAOS. The weather was grey and wet as we left China. In Mengla ... Read more >

Bandit Road

Mon, 25 May 2015 | By | Views [313] | Scholarship Entry

“That road has bandits Miss,” said the local. A respectful silent laugh is my response to this familiar warning. Squeezed against the tenuous security of the woven bamboo wall of the little hut, I seek refuge from the monsoonal rains. Rivers form at ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Photos: Gibbon Experience

Tue, 1 Oct 2013 | By cwalker1218 | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Fri, 4 Nov 2011 | By travel-as-it-happened | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photos: Luang Prabang

Tue, 24 Aug 2010 | By robin_jmc | Photo Gallery

Photos: Laos

Sat, 30 Oct 2010 | By angiel | Photo Gallery