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Trekking in the Nam Ha Forest
Mar 9, 2008
(11 photos)
"Once you splurge it's hard to stop. So once again we find ourselves at a flashpacker establishment in Luang Namtha - The Boat Landing (http://www.theboatlanding.com/). We highly re ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
losbrowns
This is a top pick!
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Wet, Wet, Wet....
May 30, 2008
(30 photos)
"I haven't seen too much of Laos, but whatever I've seen so far I liked. The jungle here is so lush, so green, so pristinely beautifull and so remote.... There is only one little in ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
orizarska
This is a top pick!
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Mekong Crossing - Laos
Jul 20, 2008
(9 photos)
"In the morning we got a bus to Chiang Kong, not far from Chiang Rai. The Thai border is 2km outside of town so we got a tuc tuc there. The border crossing is very straight forward. ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
faff

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Treks, whiskey and leaches
Jun 30, 2008
(20 photos)
" After crossing the river into Laos, customs, immigration, 1 night in a 1 street town, and a long bus ride we finally land in our first stop off, the known as Luang Nam Tha. ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
coopertrooper

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Luang Nam Tha
Mar 16, 2008
(13 photos)
"Hmmm! As much as we are loving travelling, the irony is that we hate the travelling. Another mamouth 9 hour journey and now National express buses are looking like limos to us alth ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
tomsontravels

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Bush hospital and jungle trek
Apr 10, 2008
(11 photos)
"R: From Luang Prabang, we took a Songthaew to Nong Khiaw. Back in 2002, I did this trip by boat up the Nam Ou River, but today the road is good enough. We found a nice bamboo bunga ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
tomandbecky

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Northern Towns
Feb 2, 2008
(25 photos)
"We started off from Luang Prabang in a sangthaew (long open backed bus) with a few other tourists to get up to Nhong Khiaw. Luckily it had a high powered motor since the surroundin ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
sidom

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Trekking
Jan 27, 2008
(3 photos)
" Luang Nam Tha I had already been warned that the trip by bus from Luang Prabang to Luang Nam Tha was a cracker so I had an early quiet night. The bus broke the front ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
bradmccartney

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Entering LAOS...
Nov 22, 2007
"For quite a few weeks I've listened to Johns stories about wonderful Laos, got a really nice picture in my head. It was even better. I LOVED it! The first city to be explored was L ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
lisa.wengel

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Luang Namtha
Apr 28, 2006
(9 photos)
"We awoke in Mengla the following morning and decided to have breakfast at the local market before getting on our bus to the border. We found a place making our favourite steamed po ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
glenn_christie

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Long busride
Feb 15, 2006
(2 photos)
"North here we come! We took a tuk-tuk (a motorbike with 2 extraseats) to the bus station with tickets to Luang Namtha in our pocket. After a few hours of waiting we heard that the ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
rinnan

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Enter Laos
Jun 8, 2008
"We just crossed the border and took a dusty bus up to the north where we will do some trekking into tribal villages. So far,the language here seems similar to Thai, so we can prett ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
kristint

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Back in the sun :D
Nov 24, 2008
"The third part of my trip just started...South east Asia!! I LOVE IT!! Internet here is very slow...i'll be uploading photos as soon as i can :) ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
chibisimo

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Hill tribes in Laos
Nov 16, 2007
(5 photos)
"Crossing the border into Laos, it was obvious that everything was a lot less developed. Our van was about twice the age and had about half the horse power of our Thailand one, but ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
markjenner

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Nam Ha jungle trek
Dec 7, 2006
(17 photos)
"We trekked for two days through the steamy jungle of the Nam Ha Protected Area outside Luang Namtha. For lunches our two guides, Ket and Suk, hacked down several banana leaves to u ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
csimpson

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Trekking in Luang Namtha!
May 11, 2006
(15 photos)
"As we needed to head to Northern Laos for the border crossing with Thailand, we decided to stay in Luang Namtha for a few days which is renowned for its hill tribe trekking - much ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
goldynhan

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Sick
Aug 9, 2007
"I only spent two days in Laos. I started getting a fever and the chills the night before I left China. I was hoping it was just a 24 hour thing. Unfortunately it was not. A 5 hour ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
gymwhite

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The Akha and....the Achoos
Feb 12, 2008
(11 photos)
"Geez I'm glad to be done our last major bus trip in Laos! Luang Prabang to Luang Nam Tha is 307 kms.....and it took 10 hours on the bus. Our main reason for heading to Luang Nam Th ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
twoelders

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Luang Namtha
Sep 3, 2008
"Well what can i sayabout luang namtha. The town itself is pretty non existent, 1 street with a few gust houses on it but the surrounding scenery is lovely!!! We stayed ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
dianenew123

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in laos now... days behind on the blog
Oct 4, 2008
"ok so having travelled pretty much non-stop for a few days now, last night we finally reached luang namtha in laos, where we hope to get into the jungle at some point. anyway, whil ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
vickz_2

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Country Number 110
Jan 4, 2008
(5 photos)
"Hallo zusammen, habe heute wie erhofft Laos erreicht. Dies ist Land Nummer 110 welches ich besichtige (btw, HongKong oder Macao zaehle ich nicht, obwohl sie doch recht eigenstaendi ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
schwate

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Bikes
Apr 1, 2008
(10 photos)
"Ling and I got the local bus to Luang Namtha. Another windy bus journey through the mountains and remote villages. Journey took 9 hours with the occasional stop to piss ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
tayka

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Nella giungla
Jul 30, 2008
(39 photos)
"Adoro questo Paese. Sono in Laos solamente da tre giorni, ma adoro questo Paese. Sto per andare a dormire in una piccola capanna nel bel mezzo della foresta vergine del parco di Na ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
planetvale

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Day 10 - Huay Xai to Luang Namtha
Sep 12, 2007
(4 photos)
"Before I forget, please note that Laos is actually pronounced with a silent 's', so it actually sounds like the word "loud" without the 'd'. Impress your friends ! Ok, today we wer ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
al_fey

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Faehre nach Laos / Ferry to Laos
Apr 5, 2007
(4 photos)
"Destination 127: km80'705 In Mae Sai eeendlich wieder mal in einem grossen Supermarkt shoppen gegangen und Kleinigkeiten eingekauft. Der Grenzuebergang eine Stunde spaeter nach Lao ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
pajas

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Trekking through tribal villages
Jan 25, 2007
(30 photos)
"When we'd decided to travel to Luang Namtha we consulted all three different guidebooks that we and our friends were carrying to try and work out how long it would take from Nong K ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
sianandjim

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Luang Namtha, Laos
Jul 23, 2008
(120 photos)
"We arrived in Luang Namtha on Sunday afternoon found a really nice guesthouse and went out for a walk round the town. There's not much to do here at all but it was the place we dec ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
staffyandlyddy

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Luang Nam Tha, Laos
May 1, 2008
(8 photos)
"2nd May Had a lovely lie in got up a 9am instead of 6am. Hired a motor bike to visit the villages and waterfalls near by. We went through many villages the people are very friendly ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
therhodesies

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Motorcycle Diaries
Oct 28, 2008
(39 photos)
"Once we got back to Luang Nam Tha after our trek, Simon, Mel, Katie and I decided to rent motorbikes (well, 110cc scooters) for the day. I was predictably wobb ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
annek

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Luang Nam Tha....trekking eh!
Mar 19, 2008
(22 photos)
"Not many tourists or backpackers for that matter make their way to Luang Nam Tha (i'll give $100 if can pronounce it right..haha), it's a wee bit out of the way in regards to 'tour ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
tracymiller

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Monks With Guns/Jungle Trekking
Nov 15, 2008
(15 photos)
"The trip from Pai Thailand to Luang Namtha, Laos was anything but "Easy, easy." The minibus to the border left from the tourist agency in Pai at around 8:30 pm. A few minutes prior ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
beckysan

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North Laos
Sep 9, 2005
(5 photos)
"Arrived in Luang Namtha today - after a massive journey from Luang Prabang, which took 2 days - included an over-night stop in some small town. The 1st day's trip was 6 of us in a ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
norani

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Sun Burn City
Oct 29, 2007
"Luang Nam Tha - Days 70-71 After spending the last 2 nights in squalor I splurge a whole 2.50GBP on a room with a decent shower and a double bed. That evening Iso ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
markprendergast

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Luang Nam Tha
Mar 5, 2008
(7 photos)
"Day One in Luang Tha Na This clean town of about 40,000 is set in rice paddies and mountains. The government is building an airport so in a couple of years this quaint place ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
landloper

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Bye bye China, Hello Laos
May 15, 2008
"Frankly, the most important thing to say about arriving in Laos is that every man and his dog does not live here! There are, however, loads and loads of children everywhere. That i ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
reeso1983

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Happy New Year
Jan 8, 2008
"I really wanted to go to bed at about 9.30, maybe 10. But it was New Years, and the couple I was with was going strong and I didnt want to go to bed before they did. Because he was ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
linan

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Eszak Laosz
Nov 29, 2007
(27 photos)
" Laosz 1995-ben nyitotta meg hatarait a turistak elott, megprobalt tanulni a szomszedos orszagok hibaibol, es egy olyan turizmust probal kiepiteni, amelybol nem csak a magan u ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
klara-vince

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Wandering through Loas
Jun 22, 2008
"Well something happened to my last entry and what i wrote didnt get posted, so sorry for such a long gap between entries! Chiang Mai was nice, we got massages, ate a lot and mostly ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
caremillard

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You Say It's Your Birthday
Mar 12, 2008
(19 photos)
"Kit Keou (pronounced more or less 'cow') is our guide. He's a smiling and friendly Akha native with an excellent command of the english language. He tells us not t ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
superg

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trekking
Oct 1, 2008
(5 photos)
"eu comecei indo pro norte, perto da fronteira da china. na viagem de onibus ateh la nao vi nenhuma cidade. apenas uns casas de madeira e bambu na beira da estrada. apesar de pobres ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
schettino72

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Road Ramblings
Oct 30, 2008
"From Pai, took night bus to Chiang Khong. Didn't really sleep on minivan as in uncomfortable seat in front. No carsickness though. Slept ~1 hour in dirty hotel in Chian ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
zotterk

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Geez, they make it hard to leave
Feb 11, 2008
"Finally made it to Luang Nam Tha, and it is from here that I will make my way to the border tomorrow morning. On the plus side, I have the biggest room, with the comfiest bed, blan ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
lochlanjw

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The chicken bus
Jun 18, 2005
"My first really epic journey in Laos was from Luang Prebang up to Luang Nam Tha, just outside the Nam Ha national park, from where Kat and I had booked a two-day trek. We waited fo ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
catherinekeeler

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Luang Nam Tha
Nov 25, 2008
(4 photos)
"We got up early on the Tuesday (I hadn't slept very well thanks to constant noise from nearby cockerals!) and got ready to move on from Huay Xai. We were getting a minibus northeas ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
benbeckie

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Luang Nam Tha
Mar 15, 2008
"Finally in Laos! Due to some Finnair (lennattaa kun ennattaa) and Air Asia (will get you there eventually) related delays I missed the drinks with gals in Bangkok, and my Chiang Ra ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
w.a.

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Luang Nam Tha, Laos
Nov 17, 2007
(4 photos)
"After crossing the mighty, brown, a tad nasty, Mekong and obtaining our visas, we took a deep breath. Things seemed different on this side of the river. We flagged ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
j-and-m

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Entering Loas
Sep 26, 2008
(18 photos)
"After spending 10 days in Thailand for the initial vacation, it is time to get serious and start the real travel by exploring Laos. Luang Namtha, the northern town close to China i ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
csu100

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Day eleven - wet Luang Nam Tha
Jan 31, 2008
"yea so i got up today, and waited about 2 hours at the market until finally there were enough people heading to luang nam tha. eventually the pick up truck filled up and we cruised ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
cobra7nz

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LAOS!!
Dec 25, 2007
"Yup, I made it to Laos! After too many hours on the sleeper bus on which I found a greek guy!! Speaking greek after 4 months can be soooo weird!! I arrived in Luang NamTha on the a ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
mpiftex

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Kayaking Adventure
Dec 24, 2007
"So we are currently in Northern Laos, close to the Chinese border. I never had any intention of coming this far north, but we had time up our sleeve. Since the last ent ..."
A travel blog entry from Luang Namtha by
juliendave

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