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Plain of Jars
May 17, 2007
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"So i arrived in Phonsavan at 6:30 am, went to the market for breakky, found a guest house and by 8 am i was even booked on a tour to see the plain of Jars. Not bad going considerin ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
benabroad
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Mysterious ancient monuments and the scars of war
Jul 24, 2005
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"At 11pm last night, Saturday 23 July, after a marathon 17 hour bus journey through the mountains, we arrived in Ninh Binh, Vietnam. This morning we wandered around this busy little ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
idarich
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Ride to Phonsavan
Jan 21, 2007
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"The bus ride to Phonsavan wasn't miserable, but it was a little rough on anyone who suffers from motion sickness (like Lindsey). We had paid a couple extra dollars for w ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
dane
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How about them jars eh?
Sep 15, 2005
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"I've been in Phonsavan for over a day now, and I'm at the point where surfing the internet is almost the most exciting thing to do. What I'd give even for a balcony where I can sit ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
will
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Plain of Jars, Phonsavan
Mar 5, 2005
(14 photos)
"Written by Nelly Written on March 16th, 2005 Bus ride from Luang Prabang to Phonsavan On the morning of March 4th, we got on the one and only bus from Luang Prabang to Phonsavan. T ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
jessnel
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Potato Water
Oct 11, 2008
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"5.48pm - random restaurant, roadside, National Route 7, Phonsavan, Xieng Khuang Province:- Maybe my senses are finally eluding me but I swear I can smell potatoes boiling. Potatoes ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
scottwoz
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Phonsavan
Mar 10, 2008
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"Well after enduring another 9 hour 'VIP' journey Phonsavan itself was a little disappointing. With nothing to do in the town, not even finding a place to drink, we intended to keep ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
tomsontravels
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Plain of Jars
Dec 10, 2007
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"We drove southeast (within the country, north of the capital) to the town of Phonsavan, which is the closest to the "Plain of Jars". The pictures include those of the jars th ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
goodrichodyssey
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The Plain of Jars
Dec 13, 2006
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"After escaping from Vang Vieng, I headed east to the small town of Phonsavan. It was a rough trip. Because the bus was so packed (with Lao people, there were only three ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
mistahall
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The plane is on fire!
Jan 28, 2003
"So I'm on the plane from Vietienne to Phonsavan when the air conditioning came on which uses dry ice. Thus, a mist forms in the cabin. Of course some crazy F ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
blatherwick
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The open road
Feb 17, 2005
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"This was one of the most fun things we had done so far. Racing through the mountains was exciting and sometimes frightening; hugging the curves or swerving around oncoming buses, t ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
ginoandtobi
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Bomb craters and bombies
Jan 7, 2006
"We left Sam Neua thinking we would arrive in Phonsavan and grill ourselves in the sun to warm up but we again were wrong. Phonsavan was not much warmer but the fire at the guesthou ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
rozalex
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Plain of Jars
Mar 22, 2008
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"200 km - og syv timers bustur ad slingrende bjergveje - fra Vang Vieng ligger Phonsavan - verdens, maaske, kedeligste by. Men det er heller ikke byen, men de omkringliggende marker ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
travelrookies
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Pick a Jar, any Jar
Jan 27, 2008
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"A town in the middle of nowhere which has pretty much nothing going for it other than the mysterious plain of jars (and good cheap food). After a very long windy road (10 hours) on ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
sidom
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Phonsavan the plain of jars
Jun 23, 2006
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"the trip took about ten hours and was an expierence see photos, this part of laos is mountainous and the roads from one place to the next are narrow windy and steep-- makes for som ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
beachbum
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The most bombed place on earth
Jan 23, 2007
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"Bit of an attention grabber - 'The most bombed place on earth', but that is one of the things that Phonsavan and the surrounding area is sadly famous for. On a more positive note, ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
rowananddave
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Please read this
Oct 23, 2006
"This is going to be a slightly serious travel blog as there is something that you should all know (we are ashamed that we didn't before we got to Laos). We visited Phonsavan in Nor ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
aaronnbeth
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revenge of the long and winding road
Nov 30, 2007
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"So we took quite the 8 hour detour from any reasonable person's route through Laos, because we were intrigued by the mysterious Plain of Jars. This is a group of three different si ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
michy
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Jars, jars and more jars
Jul 5, 2007
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"Today is a 7ish hour bus journey to the town of Phonsovan. The only reason we are going there is to see the mysterious Plain of Jars, three sites with giant stone jars scatte ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
joannec
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Phonsavan
Sep 27, 2007
"Caught the public bus to Phonsavan, which inevitably was late and took 3 hours more to get there than we had been told. M.et an American- Robbie and a Polish couple- can't remember ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
jamiecaroline
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Phonsavan - water festival
Apr 17, 2007
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"Phonsavan is our favorite place in Laos. We arrived at 2 am so found a place on the out skirts to have a snooze then in the morning we headed into the centre for the action. This p ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
thetour
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Jars and Bombs
Mar 31, 2005
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"Another Laotian destination, another dash to the toilet clutching a healthy wad of loo roll. A familiar pattern was developing; if I woke up in Laos I was going to need ready acces ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
mhistie
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The Mysterious Plain of Jars
Jun 1, 2005
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"Phonsavan is a small town located towards the Vietnamese border, about 1200m above sea level. On our journey there, we worked our way up and through the mountains. The road zig-zag ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
canucktravel
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Laos is Amazing!
Feb 24, 2008
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"We have really enjoyed our time in Laos. It is such an amazingly beautiful country. We are both really fascinated by it. The people are very nice and laid back.&n ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
gra8ful
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Plain of Jars and scars of wars
Dec 7, 2006
"Hi friends, ever heard of the secret war, when the US bombed Laos during the Vietnam War (here called American or Indochina War instead), secretly hidden from Congress and th ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
pfaelzerbub
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Two long busrides to Phonsavan!
Dec 13, 2007
"I spent the day and night of Wednesday, December 12th in the tiny village of Ban Khoun Kham, located right in the heart of the limestone mountains of central Laos. I'm not really s ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
azurra
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Bomb-riddled Phonsavan
Jan 21, 2007
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"The next sight we wanted to visit in Laos was the Plain of Jars. It is a vast area scattered with large stone vessels. They are somewhat of an enigma, as little is ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
linzstoker
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Phonsavan and the Plain of Jars
Sep 9, 2006
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"The bus journey was awesome. I don't mean that in the sense that I usually use the word(which I picked up from hanging around with Australians) I mean it in the original sense, in ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
phil_ozz
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Bombs, craters, orphanage
Dec 17, 2006
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"A thick gray mist enshrouds the mountains every morning until long past noon, when wispy rays of sun finally begin to snake their way through the clouds. Until the first warmth of ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
csimpson
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Phon-sa-van-got-stuck
Jan 31, 2008
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"Greetings from the frozen north!! We had a decent enough bus ride from Vientiane (only 9 hours) and only saw one head on road collision on the way. We arrived to Phonsavan and rath ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
twoelders
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Off to get Jar-ed!
Nov 17, 2008
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"We got up at 6.30am (shock, horror!) in preparation for the long bus journey to Phonsavan, which is in northeastern Laos and the site of the Plain of Jars. What a lovely journey it ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
lukeheli
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Phonsavan, and the plain of jars
Dec 9, 2006
"The plain of jars was pretty cool although in retrospect if you dont have a lot of time or if they are out of your way maybe consider skipping it. Although the jars are interesting ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
lexigerber
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Plain of Jars
Jul 10, 2008
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"Well that was a fun bus ride! Actually it was fine really considering that we spent nine hours on plastic more suited to 8 year olds than to grown Asians, never mind full sized wes ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
bshorts
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Plain of jars
Jan 14, 2007
"Hi 12/01/2007 8:00 - went to the palace museum: contains mainly the palace furniture - very nice. 30+ minutes. On way back I met the Spanish girl from the 1st night in L.prab ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
rivkapi
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The Plains of Jars
Jan 11, 2008
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"Sabadee everyone, heute habe ich eine Tour zu der Topfebene gemacht. In der Umgebung von Phonsavan gibt es eine Anzahl von Orten in der Steintoepfe (aus Sandstein) herumliegen. Die ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
schwate
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Plain of Jars
Jun 11, 2007
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"June 10, 2007 Phonsavan, Laos From Luang Prabang we took the bus to Phonsavan to see the Plain of Jars. The bus cost 240,000 kip for both of us for the 10 hour ride. Our hotel in P ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
yoni
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Plain of Jars
Sep 16, 2005
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"To the east of Luang Prabang lies the plain of jars. A huge area around the town of Phonsaven is littered with huge stone jars, thousands of years old. Nobody quite knows how they ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
jamesandsonia
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Vasi e crateri
Aug 14, 2008
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"Certe volte si fa proprio fatica a non odiarli, gli Americani. Phonsavan, provincia di Xieng Khouang: probabilmente il luogo piu' bombardato del mondo. Mentre tutti sanno dell ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
planetvale
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Bombs
Nov 1, 2007
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"We left Luang Prabang on the local bus. I was praying that other tourists would get on too, so we weren't the only suicidal idoiots going to Phonsavan by local bus. It was a fine u ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
donne_0
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Valley of Jars
Nov 9, 2005
"We took a minibus, with 4 Germans we met, to Phonsavan. The journey was incredibly twisty, taking us through mountains for about 8 hours. As soon as we left Louang Phrabang the hou ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
davidandclare
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Phonsavan, plain of jars
Mar 15, 2008
"After a 7 hour bus journey and far too many turns , we arrived in Phonsavan, which is really in the middle of nowhere. People come here to see "'the Plain of jars'', an archeo ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
klayr
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Jars and journeys
Feb 11, 2005
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"So, after dragging ourselves away from Muang Noig and a brief one-night layover in Luang Prabang to catch our bus East we were off to Phonsavan - something we were really excited a ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
danstravelworld
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Plain of Jars - spooooooky
Jun 25, 2006
"I have spent the last couple of days either getting here to Phonsavan by bus, or lazing around Phonsavan itself. The main reason to visit is to see the Plain of Jars, as there real ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
melp
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Promenades laotiennes
Oct 20, 2004
"Bonjour tout le monde, Je sais que ca fait longtemps, c'est pour laisser le temps aux gens occupes d'avancer dans leurs lectures ;-) Donc, aux dernieres nouvelles, nous etions comf ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
philippeachkar
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Bombs and the bottle flute
May 8, 2007
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"A journey as stunning as it was long and uncomfortable brought us to Phonsavan, in the mountainous north east of the country. The town itself isn't ugly so much as entirely nondesc ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
mrconfused
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La plaine des jarres
Feb 26, 2007
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"Des demarches administratives etant en route, je peux me dirgier vers Phonsavan pour decourvir la plaine des jarres et les restes laisses par la guerre secrete des USA au Laos. N e ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
nycos
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Buses and jars
Mar 13, 2005
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"Buses. Buses are the way to get around in Laos, for those who lack the money or courage to fly. Overloaded and overcrowded, the buses travel at an amazingly low speed. And if your ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
tommix
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Phonsavan, Plain of Jars
May 24, 2007
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"I got meself a local bus down to Phonsavan this time complete with a guy up front with a bloody big machine gun. Tis kinda strange that they have these boys for the local buses but ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
edsanoz
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Beware of the Bombie
May 3, 2006
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"Next up on the itinerary: the Plain of Jars. This is a daytrip from nearby Phonsavan, which we reached from Luang Prabang via one of the most beautiful busrides ever. The bus wasn' ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
travellingtrio
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Xieng Khuan Province
Aug 17, 2006
(3 photos)
"Go to the Summary Page ___________________________ Note that my camera was stolen a few days after this, so I'm left with only a few pictures that I had already uploaded... anyway ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
peacefrog
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Phonsavan
Jan 4, 2007
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"During the Vietnam War the US dropped over 2 million tons of bombs on Laos, making it one of the most bombed countries on earth. About 30% of the bombs failed to explode, leaving t ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
jenrcg
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Plain of Jars and the secret Laos war
Feb 3, 2006
(10 photos)
"02 Feb 06 - 03 Feb 06 On 2nd Feb we decide to take the public bus to Phonsavan. In the guide book: 10 hours for 330 km... We don't know yet why it would take so long, but soon we u ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
meli_matt
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Not so, Plain of Jars...in Phonsavan
Apr 3, 2008
(10 photos)
"I have headed up back north again but east towards Vietnam this time...decided this way instead of countinuing down to southern Laos (can't see everything eh) and Cambodia...my rou ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
tracymiller
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Mined the gap...
Mar 16, 2008
"On Friday, I had to surrender and joined those I had snobbishly looked down my nose at upon arrival in Vang Vieng, as by lunchtime I was lying horizontal in a cushioned seat in a b ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
turnernz
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Jars on a Plain
Nov 25, 2008
(11 photos)
"I would like to take this opportunity to announce that I have made an amazing, groundbreaking discovery here in Laos...I have discovered the world's smelliest man. I guess it's unf ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
beckysan
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Phonsavan - Laos
Jan 16, 2008
(6 photos)
"Phonsavan is on a remote mountain plateau to the east of the country. Its famous for the Plain of Jars - collections of massive stone carved jars (some up to 5 tonnes each) o ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
roamingmonk
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Phonsavan - the Plain of Jars
Oct 23, 2008
(15 photos)
"Had a really nice time in Phonsavan. We arrived with the bus on time (what a miracle) and immediately found our Guesthouse. We got a bungalow for less than $1 per night, but soon f ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
andreat
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Avoiding UXO's at the Plain of Jars
May 10, 2008
(10 photos)
"After a little excitement on our final day in Luang Prabang (Clare being hauled off to the Labour Office by the Tourist Police who, having found her at the loom at Ock Pop Tok ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
g0ldiel0cks
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Here a jar, there a jar
Jun 5, 2006
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"I left Vang Vieng yesterday, due north east heading to Phonsavan in order to visit the Plain of Jars. The 6-hour drive itself was spectacular with the road winding along the mounta ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
vikki_terry
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Plain of Jars
Mar 7, 2008
(38 photos)
"Went to Phonsavan to check out the 'Plain of Jars'. A place near Phonsavan, Laos were there are hundreds of stone jars lying around without explanation - only surmisations of ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
kathryn77
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The mysterious Plain of Jars
Jul 21, 2004
"The busride from Luang Prabang to Phonsavan was spectacular - straight over the top of the mountains outside Luang Prabang. In fact throughout Laos, Lee and I caught the local buse ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
beck
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Phonsavan et sa plaine des jarres
Mar 2, 2007
(10 photos)
"Saibaidee tout le monde! Voila on est arrive a Vang Vieng aujourd'hui, ville apparemment vouee completement aux toutouyoutou et a leur argent! Bon classique on nous a propose un pe ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
wismax
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Phonsavan
Mar 11, 2007
(3 photos)
"Another long, but not too bad bus ride - as we were coming up into the mountains it got cooler - got me to the city Phonsavan where the mysterious Plain of Jars is locate ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
tray77
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Plain of Jars
Nov 11, 2008
(4 photos)
"My next adventure was a 3-day tour to the Plain of Jars, in the Northwestern part of the country. There were 3 sites of jars, but they are remote so the best way to see them ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
ak-lomo
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Phonsavan
Oct 9, 2007
(5 photos)
"Phonsavan is a tiny little collection of shops and guest houses along a strip of road. Nothing great in the town...but we went to see the plain of jars. The jars were n ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
drawsenandlani
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Ponsavan - Plain of Jars
Nov 18, 2008
"Day 8 - Luang Prabang to Phonsavan - 181108 Was at the Southern Bus Station at 7.30 to catch the 8am bus to Phonsavan. It was to be an 8 hr bus ride so I was under no ..."
A travel blog entry from Phonsavan by
evanng
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