 | Tubing without the tube
2009-11-08, Luang Phrabang, Laos. By: j_onthego | | I waved goodbye to Christine and jumped aboard my minivan to Vang Vieng on the notorious stretch of Rte. 13. my companions were really friendly and proceeded to become my room mates and tubing buddie... |
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 | Rapids or Ripples
2009-11-05, Luang Phrabang, Laos. By: j_onthego | | I slept amazing well under my duvet, while the stars twinkled above. After a sticky rice and chilli breakfast, I met my new traveling companions, a friendly Canadian couple. I was told 2 hours trekk... |
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 | Elephant says 'Bo'!
2009-11-06, Luang Phrabang, Laos. By: j_onthego | | Day 2 and I promptly signed up for 3 days adventure in the provinces. I did a mad dash after brekkie to pick up a cheap (10$) and nasty (bull-attracting red with plenty of tacky sparkles) jumper to p... |
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| Wats, Waterfalls and Weapons
2009-11-06, Luang Phrabang, Laos. By: j_onthego | | Possibly the only country in the world left that could make Cambodia seem civilized! Well, not if you start your tour in the stunning riverside town of Luang Prabang. A seriously sleepy second capit... |
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 | Man flu?!
2009-05-17, Pakse, Laos. By: jemandtaz | | This last week in Pakse has been a pretty lazy time. Other than drinking brews, jugs of beer and very cheap rum we haven't been up to much. Just conserving our money for when our visitors arrive next ... |
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 | Pakse
2009-05-11, Pakse, Laos. By: jemandtaz | | Well we finally moved from Savannakhet! We had to pay for 7 nights at our brill, lovely, very comfortable hotel and it came to a massive fifty quid including 3kg of laundry.. expensive hey?!
We got... |
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 | Still here, still relaxing
2009-05-08, Savannaket, Laos. By: jemandtaz | | We are still in little Savannaket and seem reluctant to leave. We have found it so relaxing that we feel it's a place we need after all the hellishness and business of the other places we've been.
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 | Facials and massages
2009-05-05, Savannaket, Laos. By: jemandtaz | | Hello everybody. Not much to say about the last few days apart from Savannaket has been very relaxing. This morning we got up late for change ;-) We enjoyed sitting in the baking sun having a brew out... |
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 | Relaxing in Laos
2009-05-03, Savannaket, Laos. By: jemandtaz | | It appears that the people here are very very laid back. It's much like the attitude people have in Thailand but after Vietnam there's a BIG contrast. We have met a couple of people who have just left... |
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 | Capital City... or is it a town?
2009-04-24, Vientiane, Laos. By: aimee | | Vientiane is the smallest capital city I've ever visited, it's much more like a town... This isn't necessarily a bad thing because you can walk everywhere and see pretty much everything in about two d... |
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 | In the Tubing, as they say
2009-04-23, Vang Vieng, Laos. By: aimee | | Vang Vieng isn't the most cultural of places in Laos, there are a few cave temples (bigger than the one we saw in Kanchanaburi but not as exciting) but other than that it's tourists and bars - bars th... |
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| The soaking really begins!
2009-04-19, Luang Prabang, Laos. By: aimee | | After two very relaxing (and uncomfortable) days travelling down the Mekong river on a slow boat we finally reached Luang Prabang which is a very beautiful town and usually quite peaceful but not this... |
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 | Vientiane
2009-03-31, Vientane, Laos. By: saffa2 | | Expired visas sent us across the Laos border and so the application for our Non Immigrant B status in Thailand finally began.
Weeks have passed since we’ve last been in touch, and a lot has change... |
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 | Laos, not too bad
2008-10-30, Luan Praban, Laos. By: siqueira | | From Thailand I cought a "speed boat" to go to Laos, dear God, it was unbeliable, 6 hours in a boat that looks like a Brazilian "canoa", but so fast, and very very dangerous. Laos is a country that ev... |
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 | Luang Nam Tha
2008-12-12, Luang Namtha, Laos. By: rossnkaren | | Ross ate bad eggs and had toilet trouble! So we didn't do much here except organise our own bike ride tour where, at one point, we went in a large circle and ended up with a massive feeling of deja ... |
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 | Nong Khiaw
2008-12-10, Nong Khiaw, Laos. By: rossnkaren | | We didn't really know much about Nong Khiaow except that it was a good place for trekking from. It is not a very touristy place. That was another attraction.
Our guidebook didn't throw much light... |
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 | Luang Prabang
2008-12-05, Luang Prabang, Laos. By: rossnkaren | | The bus journey to Luang Prabang was even worse than the one to the plain of jars. The roads were similarly mountainous and bumpy i.e. Laos roads but the bus was so full that people had to sit on pla... |
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 | Plain of Jars
2008-12-03, Phone Savan, Laos. By: rossnkaren | | We decided to go to the plain of jars to get off the beaten track a little. But after a horrendous 7 hours of bumping and twisting along mountainous Laos roads (it reminded me of the bus journey at t... |
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 | Vang Vieng
2008-12-01, Vang Vieng, Laos. By: rossnkaren | | Vang Vieng was cold...... at least it was at night. The days were hot but we had to wear a jumper at night! We haven't had to do that before and were smugly avoiding the winter back home.
We wer... |
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 | Vientiane
2008-11-30, Vientiane, Laos. By: rossnkaren | | We arrived in Vientiane after a night train from Bangkok. The train was 2 hours late to the border so it was ealy afternoon when we had finally reached Vientiane and found a guesthouse. We had limit... |
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 | Laos so far...
2008-09-25, Vang Vieng, Laos. By: alexvale | | Hey it's been a little while since I wrote an entry mainly because as I'm sure you can imagine the speed and connections in Laos aren't the best photo's I'm thinking are guna be a no but I'll give it ... |
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 | Arrival in Laos
2008-03-02, Luang Prabang, Laos. By: GBrownlie | | We left Chiang Mai on 28 Feb and embarked on a 3 day 2 night trip to Laos. 8 hours on a mini bus, 7 hours on a slow boat then 8.5 hours on another slow boat with overnight stays in small villages. The... |
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 | Riding the Mekong
2008-03-13, Pakse, Laos. By: Damo | | After 80kms into my first day out of Vientiane, during which I was feeling fantastic being fully fit once more and on the flats, I stopped by the side of the road for a drinks break. Beginning just f... |
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 | My Gifts
2008-03-10, Pakse, Laos. By: Damo | | Those who are closest to me will say that I am a very physically affectionate person. I like to be touched and touch those around me.
In November last year, I was sitting overlooking the lake at H... |
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 | Easy like Sunday Morning
2006-12-20, Vientiane, Laos. By: frankieboy | | Laos
After the first three countries Laos was like a quiet Sunday afternoon. Less traffic, less aggressive commerce and a whole lot of nothing going on. The capital city was one of the quietess tha... |
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 | A Lone Ranger Once More
2008-02-21, Vientiane, Laos. By: Damo | | It was difficult to find a reason to do so, but eventually Luke and I departed idyllic Muang Ngoi and headed south for the world heritage listed city of Luang Prabang. Set on a peninsula where the Na... |
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 | Festival Season Begins
2008-02-11, Vientiane, Laos. By: mala | | The countries of South East Asia share a time of year rich in traditional celebrations and time-honored festivals. Independance days, Buddhist holidays, anamist rituals...even Chinese New Year.
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 | Sabaydee!!
2008-02-10, Vientiane, Laos. By: Damo | | One guidebook says that upon entering the most relaxed country in SE Asia, “travelers utter a distinct “aaah”.” This was exactly my reaction when I crossed the border into Laos, particularly since I’... |
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 | Snake Whisky Anyone?
2005-08-20, Van Pak Len, Laos. By: travelalex | | The race continues… Today we traveled for countless hours across Northern Thailand, through Hill Tribe and Long Neck territory to reach the Asia’s 2nd largest illicit opiate area, the Golden Triangle.... |
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 | An Air Of Prosperity
2008-02-08, Luang Phrabang, Laos. By: mala | | The tourists of Luang Phrabang have arrived during a crisis of supply and demand. The number of tourists is growing at rate faster than the town can build guesthouses. We heard horror story after stor... |
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 | All Along The Mekong
2008-02-06, Pak beng, Laos. By: mala | | The Mekong. As far as rivers go, that's a pretty famous one. So, despite my book's insistance that the slowboat is something to be endured like a badge of honor, we just had to do it.
From low expe... |
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 | Tubes, Swings and LOADS of FRIENDS
2007-10-15, Vang Vieng, Laos. By: sandman | | I arrived in Vang Veing after a much less stressfull bus ride where I slept a bit, and there was a chicken, and some guy smoking opium in front of me. But it was good!
The town was great right off... |
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| VIP to the Jars
2007-10-15, Phonsavan, Laos. By: sandman | | Hello again
I made it to "Nam" unscathed last night. After spending 5 hrs waiting in Vientien Airport I finally caught my flight to Hanoi. This city is full of these insano drivers that stop for no... |
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| Fast boat or Slow Boat
2007-10-08, Luang Prabang, Laos. By: sandman | | Today I find myself in a city called Luang Prabang in the country of Laos.
I had a great last couple of days in Tokyo, went to the fish market which is one of the largest in the world! To go to th... |
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