 | Spending some time on the water
2005-03-19, Vang Vieng, Laos. By: cyfer13 | | Well, the last few days have been a bit relaxing, but also full of many travel decisions.
After Luang Prabang, I headed south on a bus to Vang Vieng. The road there was absolutely gorgeous. It's a... |
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 | Kayaking to avoid bus travel.
2005-03-13, Somewhere on a river....., Laos. By: tcassie | | To get to Vientiane we decided rather than sit on a bus we would do something different and Kayak instead. We took the two day option which included a nights stay in a little town on the edge of Lake... |
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 | Monks, Temples, and Waterfalls
2005-03-13, Luang Prabang, Laos. By: cyfer13 | | Sa Ba Dee (Hello in Laos)
So the last couple of days have been a whirlwind of site seeing and waterfalls. I've been hanging out with 2 Canadian girls that I met on the boat, and then today hung out... |
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 | Slow boat down the Mekong River
2005-03-11, Mekong River, Laos. By: cyfer13 | | So one thing I forgot to mention in my last post was the ride back from the jungle. I mentioned that you sit in the back of the trucks with the benches. Well, this truck was worse then any other I'd b... |
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 | Thailand to Laos
2005-03-03, Laos Thailand Border, Laos. By: tcassie | | Hello again!
Getting from Thailand into Laos proved to be a fairly easy affair, helped somewhat by purchasing our visa in advance....an added benefit was that we got an extra 15 days for the same p... |
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 | Trip from Hell
2005-02-26, Enroute to Hanoi, Laos. By: arafel | | Why did I HAVE to be so bloody INDEPENDENT?!?!? Just because the Lonely Planet guide refers to the VIP direct bus from Vientiane to Hanoi as the "death bus" doesn't mean I had to take their advice and... |
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| Time Warp
2005-02-25, Vientiane, Laos. By: arafel | | Being in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, is like going back 50 years. Even back then, I am sure Singapore was more developed than this.
Built on a bend of the sleepy Mekong river, this town is ful... |
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 | More Fun in Laos
2005-02-05, Vang Vieng, Laos. By: rande | | We are back in Vientiane, heading home tomorrow. We had a fantastic time in the northern cities of Vang Vieng and Luang Prabang. Vang Vieng is a mellow, laid back, restful village. It is like a bea... |
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| Capital city - Vientiane
2005-01-29, Vientiane, Laos. By: rande | | At the moment we are sitting in an internet café in the capital city of Laos. We arrived yesterday (Jan 29), found a guesthouse and hit the town. The city certainly does not have the big capital cit... |
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 | Spanish speaking tour guide in Laos
2005-01-01, Vang Vieng, Laos. By: seta76 | | If you or a friend need a spanish speaking tour guide in Laos, here's the name of my friend who does customized tours all over Laos. His name is Olam Phomaceisy and his email is olamphomaceisy@hotmai... |
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| The road to Vietnam!
2005-01-06, Lak Sao, Laos. By: seta76 | | I magically summoned my internal body clock to wake me up at 3:45am. I quickly got dressed and headed out to find a tuk-tuk. The search was easy because tuk-tuk drivers sleep in their truk-tuks inst... |
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 | A Cuban New Years Eve in Laos!
2004-12-31, Vang Vieng, Laos. By: seta76 | | The village of Vang Vieng is known for its amazing limestone cliff mountains that surround it and the hidden caves that are inside. It was early morning and i had just rented a bicycle for the day an... |
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 | Safe in Laos
2004-12-27, Luang Prabang, Laos. By: seta76 | | I'm saddened to hear of the events that happened yesterday in SE Asia. I just learned about it this morning because we didn't have electricity yesterday.
I luckily left Koh Phayam, the island wher... |
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 | Xmas day at the Royal Theater
2004-12-25, Luang Prabang, Laos. By: seta76 | | I started my morning cycling over the pedestrian bridge over the Mekong to the small villages around LP. I stopped at a morning market and bought some fruit and continued my way towards the golden te... |
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| Phu Khao Khuai National Park
2004-12-20, Ban Hatkai, Laos. By: seta76 | | The national park is home to elephants, tigers and many other wild animals. We came to survey 2 villages, in 1 they are building a watch tower to see elephants in the wild. The only problem is that ... |
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| French influences in Vientiene
2004-12-18, Vientiane, Laos. By: seta76 | | I love Vientiene...the capital of the People's Democratic Republic of Laos is like a small provincial village with a mixture of the French colonialism with it's socialist style buildings and rules. I... |
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| Footsteps of the Mighty Mekong
2004-12-17, Vientiane, Laos. By: seta76 | | Motorcycle taxi, boat, pickup truck, sangthew, bus, train and here i am in Laos. My moto taxi in Koh Phayam made it to the pier just as the boat was about 100 feet into the ocean. I literally missed... |
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 | Boats, bombs, backgammon and Basques
2004-09-14, Mekong, Laos. By: williebobs | | Number 23 (14th September 2004 - 19th October 2004)
There is a saying in SE Asia:
'In Vietnam they plant the rice,
In Cambodia they watch the rice,
In Laos they listen to it grow.'
After step... |
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 | Steak Dinners and tubing Laos style
2003-11-29, All over Laos, Laos. By: katiepops | | We arrived at dusk on the Mekong river on our little boat, Louang Phabang did'nt look like a city from the water at all. climbed up some steps to the road which looked like a small provincial town. Th... |
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