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  • Trekking in the Jungle... All hell breaks loose in the tummy of jokar. The trek started innocently enough, with a late pick-up (Lao time, still better than Indian time), a 2-hour van ride to the trekking village, and a very enjoyable long-tail boat ride to Posted by jokar in The T5B2 Virus | May 14, 2008
  • Vang Vieng is over-run by potatoes! Vang Vieng is a Laos town situated along the Nam Song River and is a destination of all young backpackers looking for a relaxing day tubing down the river drinking beer and swinging from these long ropes into the river. Posted by jented in Jen and Ted in the SEA | May 13, 2008
  • 12 Hours of Travel Transtar's seats were like, how nice lah!!! Reclining seats which don't bother the person behind you, with a personal entertainment thingy. I think they call it an ergonometric something... Posted by jokar in The T5B2 Virus | May 13, 2008
  • Luang Nam Tha Well, we set off from Moung Ngoi off up North on the crazy bumpy bumpy road via boat and two local buses, arriving at 8pm and thoroughly proud of our use of transport and making it all in one day. Posted by zoandy in Our travels to find the flip side..... | May 13, 2008
  • Chiang Mai II to Luang Prabang So back to the trecking, well we set off at 9 am with our bags packed and a truck full of happy people, if the two of us were a bit subdued. After a stop at the tourist police station Posted by eralc in Round the World | May 12, 2008
  • Luang Prabang We arrived in Luang Prabang and quickly booked into a guesthouse on the river. We spent two days three nights in the city and could have spent more. The first day we walked around the city soaking up the atmosphere, Posted by zoandy in Our travels to find the flip side..... | May 11, 2008
  • Vientiane to Vang Vieng Well, its been a while since we wrote anything, mainly because we've been into the wild, yes we ventured to places with no internet, yes thats right, no internet! I am just glad there are still places left! After an eventful Posted by zoandy in Our travels to find the flip side..... | May 10, 2008
  • Pictures of Laos I’ve realised that I barely covered Laos in my blog. It's not easy to upload photos and I don’t feel like writing. So here are some photos of Luang Prabang, Vang Vieng and Vientiane. This and many other parts are on Posted by Wardsan in Asia 2008 | May 6, 2008
  • Horton hears a Mahout! We are glad to say that we are safe and sound in Laos at the moment. Luckily we are far away from the horrible aftermath of Cyclone Nargis that has battered southern Myanmar last week. We have not Posted by jented in Jen and Ted in the SEA | May 8, 2008
  • Zippedy do da, zippedy day The Official Gibbon Experience account Written by Jen Edited by Ted The Gibbon Experience is a really cool program that happens in the forests between Huay Xai and Luang Namtha in Laos. The National Protection Area is an enmorous area Posted by jented in Jen and Ted in the SEA | May 4, 2008
  • Lovely Laos Part 2 Ok, so, little bit overdue with this entry but when I get to typing up the Thailand entry you will all hopefully understand why. The morning after our village party, we were up to get a bus to Vientiane and very Posted by C and H in Hayley's Excellent Adventure | May 4, 2008
  • Laos Laos is undoubtably one of the Most Amazing Countrys i have ever vistited, The Scenarys amazing, Lush Green trees, Bright Blue Skys, the people are some of the most friendliest people i have Met and of course Beer Laos is Posted by Crusher in Slasher & Crusher go save Ginger | May 4, 2008
  • a bus, a trek, a bus, a boat and we arrive in Luang Prabang! It's been awhile since our last update. We arrived at the Thai-Laos border on April 25th and crossed the Mekong to Huay Xai, where we met the Gibbon Experience (see an entry dedicated to this adventure to come Posted by jented in Jen and Ted in the SEA | May 4, 2008
  • Ben Xoum Village On our bus ride to Van Vieng, we met a local named Puen, who invited us over for an annual village festival. We decided it would be a cool opportunity to have a more authentic experience, and see what Posted by cripxtreme in Francis & Edward, Taste of the World | Apr 26, 2008
  • Vang Vieng In Van Vieng we stayed an the Organic Mulberry Farm, where we volunteered feeding the goats and teaching english. Francis loved the baby goats that we get to bottle feed and exercise. We also spent some Posted by cripxtreme in Francis & Edward, Taste of the World | Apr 26, 2008
  • Si Phon Don (Don Det), Laos In spite of some harmless misadventures and inconveniences, we're back to civilization. We spent the last 3 days on Don Det, a remote island in the middle of the Mekong river in an area known as Si Phon Don Posted by cripxtreme in Francis & Edward, Taste of the World | Apr 2, 2008
  • Luang Prabang, Laos The City Luang Prabang is a World Heritage City. It has a long history, seamlessly fusing ancient Buddhist temples and French Colonial architecture. [img=http://ww Posted by cripxtreme in Francis & Edward, Taste of the World | Mar 29, 2008
  • Lovely Laos I really don't know how to begin to describe Laos, I have just had the most amazing month there and for the first time spent my whole visa allowance in one place - not bad considering I only intended to Posted by C and H in Hayley's Excellent Adventure | Apr 23, 2008
  • A Place Like No Other As we pedal through the remote mountains of Northern Laos, up and above the clouds, an air of mystery and stillness surrounds us. There is barely any traffic along this road, barely any villages. It's just us, surrounded by strange Posted by amyandwim in Amy & Wim | Apr 20, 2008
  • LAOS We passed thru the border crossing of Laos which was crossing the Mekong River and getting a stamp. We then piled in the back of a ute and were taken to the slow boat first class of course..haha!!! The slow Posted by The Trip in Mark & Hayley's Big Trip | Apr 15, 2008
  • girl with a rucksack: livin la vida local... Simon says, one of the great things about having a group this size is that we are just too big for a small van--so we get a mini bus each time. this makes for a very comfortable journey with Posted by tweedskirt in girl with a rucksack--the asian leg | Apr 11, 2008
  • Dude, that was some strong ginger! After a week of rest and nice air-conditioned hotel rooms, we took a bus to the center of Laos, where the mountain ranges start and it promised to get cooler. We both felt excited and renewed wh Posted by amyandwim in Amy & Wim | Apr 8, 2008
  • Laos Laos is an extremely poor, landlocked and mountainous country which borders north eastern Thailand. It is called the Land of Smiles because the people are so kind. On Easter Sunday, Erica, Victoria, their friend Jane, and I traveled 23 hours Posted by Michelle H in Hot Hot Hot! | Apr 11, 2008
  • In love with sleepy little Laos After only 2 days in Vientiane we were picked up from the hotel by a minivan for the 3 hour trip up to Vang Vieng. As usual the van was chock-full of young backpackers who let out a collective sigh Posted by CRFS in Four Go RTW | Apr 9, 2008
  • Vang Vieng Nate: After a couple of days chilling in La Prabang we thought we would get a little more rustic, so we hoped on a bus to Vang Vien, grabbed a coup Posted by Seaurchins in Sea-Urchin Walkabout | Apr 8, 2008
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