Posted in Laos on February 22nd, 2007 1 Comment »
With just over six weeks of our epic adventure left we sadly leave Thailand and south east Asia for India today. It’s not that we are sad about going to India, far from it, but we have had such a great time here we just don’t want to leave. And of course it is coming [...]
Posted in Laos on February 19th, 2007 No Comments »
Travelling in Laos can be arduous. Towns and cities are spread out and the transport is slow. We got a “minivan” from Luang Prabang to our next destination Vang Vieng.
Posted in Laos on February 14th, 2007 No Comments »
After two days on a boat we arrived in Luang Prabang. It is a peaceful, sleepy town set where the Rivers Nam and Mekong meet (confluence ?).
Posted in Laos on February 9th, 2007 1 Comment »
We had a few options to chose from for this leg of the journey. We could have flown but that seemed a bit easy and too quick (and Lao airlines don’t have the best safety record). Some of the roads are unsealed and still under construction and are reportedly a bit bumpy to say the [...]