Destination: Laos
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Thu, 18 Jan 2007 | By thedukeoearl | Views [2159]
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
Mon, 18 Feb 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [1892]
Sun 17th Feb - We had booked a tour of the 3 sites of the plain of Jars this morning, joined by three other people. The plain of jars is a collection of sites with three of the main groups being within 25 km of Ponsavan. The purpose of the ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Mon, 31 Dec 2007 | By justine | Views [1471] | Comments [2]
Luang Prabang is filling up with visitors as New Year’s Eve approaches. Today there was a traffic jam on the main street, which is quite unusual if you know this sleepy town. In the late afternoon, the streets are filled with backpackers searching ... Read more >
Tags: luang prabang, new years eve, on the road
Wed, 23 Nov 2011 | By john_hockley | Views [654]
We left Chiang Rai, heading for the Laos border, with a slight feeling of intrepidation for a country which we knew very little about. A few hours later we arrived at the Thai border town of Chiang Khong, our first local bus journey being bumpy but effective ... Read more >
Fri, 4 Jan 2013 | By bethsiu3 | Views [650]
I was able to spend a week volunteering at the Elephant Conservation Center, a great organization dedicated to saving Laos' Asian elephants and stabilizing its population. I learned so much about the elephants in Laos, once called "The land of a million ... Read more >
Mon, 2 Jul 2007 | By katiedoestheworld | Views [588]
Departure date from Luang Nam Tha: June 3. We returned to the bus station bright and early that morning, and when we went to purchase tickets, we were told to "Sit. Five minutes." Okay, so we sat and waited until 8:30am on the dot. When the ... Read more >
Wed, 25 Apr 2012 | By OandSoph | Views [571]
Im wide awake. "You shouldn't have had that coffee" oresti has just said to me. He's probably right. It's only 23:17 here but that's late for us. The past few nights we have been so tired we've been asleep by 21:30 . Caffeine has completely ... Read more >
Tags: motorcycle diaries
Wed, 3 Dec 2008 | By seesea | Views [476]
Everyone was excited about the “Happy Face” in the sky last night, two planets (Jupiter and Venus?) and the waning moon. Perhaps it was a sign of good things to come. Or maybe just the heavens laughing at us. It was odd to fly once more. ... Read more >
Fri, 3 Mar 2017 | By mtd5116 | Views [399]
Continuing our "loop" through SE Asia, we decided to take a slow boat to Laos rather than a painful 24+ hour bus ride. The slow boat was described to us as more of a party scene where people are really social and daydrink while on this cool boat. The ... Read more >
Mon, 26 Nov 2007 | By the-haines-rtw | Views [350]
well the cookery course was a huge success. Carl is now THE chef of the family and I expect him to make me dinner every night upon our return.. Fat chance!! We had a great time and learnt a lot about Laos food, how to cook it and most importantly ... Read more >
Tags: Lazy Laos....
Mon, 26 Feb 2007 | By h1annah | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 24 Oct 2007 | By ast | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 1 Oct 2013 | By cwalker1218 | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 22 Oct 2014 | By alexstelma | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I took my first trip out of the Western world right before my 17th birthday, where I went solo to Nepal and India for 4 months. This journey changed my life and opened my eyes to the myriad of possibilities in the grand expanse of the world. It also opened ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship
Mon, 12 Oct 2015 | By macedonboy | Photo Gallery
Luang Prabang
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