- Aug 15-17 Luang Prabang, LAOS - Days 5-7Aug. 15-17 Helpful Travel Notes:
Take a slow boat to Pak Ou Caves & the waterfalls: any travel or tour booking agent on [i]Th Sisavangvong will be able to coordinate and book this tour for you (see details). [/i]
[b][i]Sl Posted by beachlovingirl in Our Sojourn Thru SE Asia July-Sept 2011 | Aug 16, 2011
- Aug. 11-14 Luang Prabang, LAOS – Days 1-4Aug. 11-14 Helpful Travel Notes:
Accommodations: Bellevue Bungalows – Khoua Khao Street (Old Bridge) | Ban Muang Nga | Luang Prabang, Laos (see details)
• ~$14 USD/112,000 kip, depending on amenities, beds, people, etc., for a Room Posted by beachlovingirl in Our Sojourn Thru SE Asia July-Sept 2011 | Aug 13, 2011
- Laos 2009 (2) - Vang ViengWhat's wrong? Entering a backpacker's haven on my own, twenty years older then the rest and what more?
==Thursday 2.7.2009, Vientiane – Vang Vieng==
A diary is nice to have. It is Saturday evening when I’m writing this and I have Posted by Sandalsand in Sandalsand | Jul 2, 2009
- Laos 2009 (1) - Vientiane[b]This year’s vacation is in the form of an egotrip to the Far East, more precisely Laos and Cambodia. [[http://sandalsand.travellerspoint.com/9/|I was in this part of the world in 1985]], but these two countries were at the time practically sealed off Posted by Sandalsand in Sandalsand | Jul 1, 2009
- Laos -slowly but surely!So it was goodbye to Chiang mai as we headed by bus to Chang Kong but not before I got to experience a real Thai toilet complete with hole in floor, buckets and hose........probably best not try to explain that Posted by elisasdiary in You wouldn't fit in my bag so...... | Aug 27, 2011
- A Little of LaosWe had treated ourselves to a flight rather than take up a whole day getting from Hanoi to Vientiane. The flight with Laos Airlines was smooth and we checked into Aroon Residence in the evening. Unfortunately for us the Posted by kelandstu in School Bell Silenced | Aug 26, 2011
- Vang Vieng, Laos
What we've learned: That carrots do not have a place upon ones pizza.
Well..
After a 24 hour journey through Chiang Mai and North Thailand, we crossed the border into Laos. Once again the bus journey was horrnedous, and we were crammed Posted by Mads and Ben in Madeline and Ben | Aug 19, 2011
- Vientiane, Laos for lunch.For various reasons which I won't bore you with, I can only currently get a three month visa for Vietnam, which obviously needs renewing as this is where we presently live. For this renewal, I was told I had Posted by langforda in Langfords in Hanoi | Aug 17, 2011
- Goodbye Laos
Laos offered us some of the most unforgettable adventures of a lifetime. Whether it be frolicking with the elephants in Luang Prabang, or gliding through the rainforest canopy on The Gib Posted by KyleMac in INTO THE UNKNOWN | Aug 7, 2011
- Kong Lo Cave & The Mission to get into CambodiaIf you have stumbled on this page after googling ‘How to get to Kong Lo Cave’, the bullet points below give you all the information you need. Below the bullet points is our adventure of Kong Lo Cave.
• Buses leave from Posted by KyleMac in INTO THE UNKNOWN | Aug 7, 2011
- 2006 - Beijing to Bangkok overland (Part 10 - Vientiane)
Friday 1 December - Yet another early start for the boat ride down the Mekong towards Pak Lay and then on to Vientiane. We were not able to drive as the FCO had red flagged the Posted by nzhamsta in Glynn's travel blog | Dec 5, 2006
- 2006 - Beijing to Bangkok overland (Part 9 - Luang Prabang)
Saturday 25 November - An early start and an all day drive towards Luang Prabang. We made good progress along windy roads through the mountains. Rough camped on the side of the r Posted by nzhamsta in Glynn's travel blog | Nov 30, 2006
- Gibbon Experience, Anyone?
Photos from http://207.63.101.203/pgpages/pagegen.256.aspx
You see- I am not really maarte (translation: i.e. diva, drama queen, or too girly). Well, actually no direct English tran Posted by Bella_Luna in Salve a Tutti | Jul 26, 2011
- 2006 - Beijing to Bangkok overland (Part 8 - Luang Namtha)
Wednesday 22 November - After breakfast went with Ben, Ellie, Sarah, Terry, Serena, Andy and Rachal for an all day bike ride around Luang Namtha. We were accompanied by Arik our guid Posted by nzhamsta in Glynn's travel blog | Nov 24, 2006
- Vang Vieng, LaosWell we caught a 6 hour mini van ride to Vang Vieng. The van was filled to capacity and I was stuck in the Posted by bickle in T & K South East Asian Adventures! | Jul 21, 2011
- Thailand to Laos - A slow boat down the Mekong River[img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/393480/90_1_1311032463031_image.jpeg thumb=http://photos.traveller Posted by bickle in T & K South East Asian Adventures! | Jul 18, 2011
- VientianeOur day started early as we headed out to the Vang Vieng bus station. We had a choice between the standard local buses or a fancier option that the locals call ‘The VIP Bus’, it costs a little bit extra Posted by KyleMac in INTO THE UNKNOWN | Jul 16, 2011
- Vang Vieng - Fairly Blurry Week
After The Gibbon Experience we wanted to head south to Vang Vieng, this meant going back to Luang Prabang overnight on the bus and then catching another bus south to Vang Vieng, 160kms away.
When you see that the place Posted by KyleMac in INTO THE UNKNOWN | Jul 16, 2011
- The Gibbon Experience - Wow! Everyone Needs To Do This!Today we were off to The Gibbon Experience. It was a fair distance from Huay Xai so we had about a 3 hour ute drive to get us deep in the jungle. We got really lucky and snatched up the Posted by KyleMac in INTO THE UNKNOWN | Jul 16, 2011
- Luang Prabang to Huay XaiWe decided that on our last day in Luang Prabang we should get up early and view the monks receiving their daily food from the local people. Yee (our guide at the elephant camp) let us know how to observe Posted by KyleMac in INTO THE UNKNOWN | Jul 16, 2011
- LaosHi Everyone,
Thanks for all your comments, it is nice to hear from everyone and find out little snippets of wht is going on back home.
The second leg of the slow boat ride went quicker than expected so we arrived in Posted by alison1310 in Ali, Amy and Laurs 2011 Travels!! | Jul 15, 2011
- Chang MaiAfter a 10hr bus journey we arrived in Chang Mai at 6am. The bus journey had not been as bad as we were expecting. We were shattered but at least we had a hotel booked! When we arrived at the Posted by alison1310 in Ali, Amy and Laurs 2011 Travels!! | Jul 11, 2011
- South LaosSo we headed from the north into the flat lands and paddy fields of the south. First stop was the remote village of Kong Lo. Made the journey via VIP bus – yeah right! It was a rickety Posted by Meurig ac Sian in Rownd a Rownd | Jul 9, 2011
- Northern Laos Sabaidee, from the country of smiling people, sticky rice (some sort of rice that sticks together but not to your hands), late rickety buses and where yo have to own a water buffalo before having a wife.
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- Laos...rockclimbing, tubing, bus journeys and sticky rice!
With still two weeks before we were due to go to Malaysia, we went over from Cambodia into the southern Laos boarder and headed for a place named Si Phan Don (which means 4000 islands). A Posted by Eveness in Roaming Free | Jul 5, 2011