Destination: Laos

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One boat; one sore bum.

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By homeless_harry | Views [2287] | 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

Mong Ngoi

Thu, 16 Nov 2006 | By deena_and_gary | Views [1920]

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

Day 111: Crossing into Laos

Sun, 24 Feb 2008 | By markr_mcmahon | Views [1852]

Sunday 24th February I was up about 06.30 and grabbed breakfast at the guesthouse, the only one there to enjoy the sunrise over the Mekong. The Laos side of the river was maybe a hundred metres or so away, and I knew it wouldn't take long to make ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Laos PDR (Please Don’t Rush)

Sun, 2 Oct 2011 | By nadi-boots | Views [1292]

Hey everyone! Two things before I tell you about Laos. Firstly, a HUGE good luck to my year 12 boys Jacob, Nic and Dorian in their exams this week!!! You can do it A team ;) Secondly, I heard through the grapevine that Geelong beat those ... Read more >

Sabaidee Pi Mai

Fri, 4 Jan 2008 | By inesd | Views [1106] | Comments [3]

I did not write for long time and I will soon put more details about my journey (I promise). But now, I would like to share with you some reflections of another (or better to say - same) journey – > life. Although it is just a date, New Year is ... Read more >

Tags: Philosophy of travel

Don Khon & Savannahket

Wed, 7 Oct 2009 | By amy_smith | Views [1064] | Comments [4]

Welcome to Laos! The most heavily bombed country per capita in the world! The Americans dropped about 2.2 million (MILLION!) tonnes of explosives on this itty bitty country in the 60's and 70's, and if you think that's bad... well about 30% of those ... Read more >

First days in Laos - Luang Nam Tha

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 | By mattandnetty | Views [916]

Th November 2012. Currency - 12,000 kip - 1 GBP (That's going to take some working out!) We get our 30 day visa for Laos, with no problem. The 'port' is tiny, a couple of wooden huts and an empty duty free shop. We walk up the very steep, ... Read more >

Luang Prabang; a Wonderful Oasis

Sat, 25 Sep 2010 | By mwhinnen87 | Views [740]

Well hello journal....it's been a while. 17th Sept Today I landed in Laos...Luang Prabang. The airport was tiny! But the sun was shining and the sky was blue, it all felt very promising. Flying over the mountains and mekong and landing in a seemingly ... Read more >

Trek, snake and waterfall swim

Sun, 7 Dec 2014 | By emmaandsarah | Views [608]

Early start to meet our trekking group, only 6 in total. 2 English guys, a Dutch girl & an Italian guy. Started with a very bumpy Truck ride to the start of the trek. We trekked for 4 hours through forest with steep rock climbs and desents, it was ... Read more >

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

Fri, 1 Jul 2011 | By leaandray | Views [540] | 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 >

The Friendship Bridge

Tue, 29 Apr 2014 | By | Views [273] | Scholarship Entry

Where are you from? Colombia, and you? Colombia! That’s so much interesting than being English. I disagreed, but that’s how we met. And from that moment on we travelled around Laos together even thought she was twenty years older than me. Somehow, it ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip