Peaceful Laos
2007-04-03, Savannakhet, Laos. By: sjwacnc

It has been a while since we have written and we have covered a lot of ground. From Hue we caught an overnight bus to Hanoi. In Hanoi we paid our respects to Ho Chi Min as he is on show in his mausole...

The width of two countries
2006-04-28, Savannakhet, Laos. By: gemandyoz

Since leaving Hue, we have traversed the width of two countries (Vietnam and Laos), and are currently within view of Thailand. In between we have seen some incredible scenery, lizards being sold fo...

Goodbye Vietnam, Hello Laos
2005-11-30, Savannakhet, Laos. By: exploring

I'm in Laos. So far, so good. I was sad to leave Viet Nam, since it's such a nice country, and I had originally intended to visit the north. But, Laos has a lot to offer as well, and eventually I'll n...

We're out of here
2002-11-19, Savannakhet, Laos. By: fatseas

Despite incurring the wrath of the visa man at the embassy for taking photos in their grounds, we managed to pick up our Vietnam visas this afternoon - at last! We head out of Savannakhet tomorrow ...

Pissy Dialup Sharing
2002-11-17, Savannakhet, Laos. By: fatseas

Laos in many ways is like a return to the past. The cable modem is but a glint in the eye of the average internet cafe owner, and the proof of this pudding is in the time taken to log into Hotmail. ...

Norfloxacin rules
2002-11-14, Savannakhet, Laos. By: fatseas

10 November - Vientiane to Thabok 94km After a lazy day and half in Vientiane, sipping fruit shakes by the river and fending off the lovely but irrepressible Vietnamese hawkers, we loaded up the bi...

Golden Shower
2002-01-21, Savannakhet, Laos. By: nsuffield

.... er no! Stiff, hassled by insistant black market money changers tapping at the windows the driver finally waddled along and told us to get out of the van and walk accross the border, along with th...