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Capital: Vientiane
Currency: Kip (LAK)
Population: 5,635,967
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Trekking again, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Trekking again
Aug 2, 2007 (29 photos)

"Savannakhet was to be the base for my trek into the Dong Natad NPA, so i spent the first day arranging that and killing time in the 'city that always sleeps' (there is nothing to d ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by benabroad
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Crossing from Vietnam to Laos, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Crossing from Vietnam to Laos
Apr 19, 2008 (6 photos)

"Sat 19th April 2008 With 2 clementines from Grandma and waves from the litte baby we set off on our trip to Savannakhet in Laos, this time in a bus with real seats! Woohoo! When w ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by gemandsam


Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet
Feb 7, 2005 (8 photos)

"We knew from our guide book that the bus station was about 2 km from the area in town that we wanted to stay in, so we were able to negotiate a semi-reasonable tuk-tuk ride to our ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by ginoandtobi


Sleepy Laos, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Sleepy Laos
Apr 19, 2008 (11 photos)

"Hola!!! Ya tenemos camara, siiii..... Hemos llegado a Laos y otra impresion.... dormidos. Tardamos dos dias en llegar a Savanakhet y cruzar la frontera, fue una odisea, incluido el ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by dirkmarta


Petit pepin..., Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Petit pepin...
Jun 8, 2008

"Bon... il faut croire que le destin ne voulait pas nous laisser rentrer au Vietnam... Je vous racontes: A Vang Vieng, nous avons decider de prendre un bus pour aller directement a ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by karinebottine


Silence, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Silence
Jan 17, 2008 (10 photos)

"After Vietnam, Laos is the quietest place on earth, or at least Savannakhet is! No hassle, no incessant calls of "motorbike" we we're not even hassled getting of the bus at the bus ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by sidom


A Crumbling French Town, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog A Crumbling French Town
May 12, 2005 (1 photo)

"I am now in Savannakhet, a town located a few hours south of Vientiane. It is a quaint place with crumbling old French buildings and very few other travellers. The locals are frien ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by canucktravel


Another very chilled town very close to Thailand!, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Another very chilled town very close to Thailand!
Apr 27, 2006

"Another local bus north without the animals this time brought us to the old colonial town of Savannakhet on the banks of the Mekong. The town of Savannakhet is on the east bank of ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by goldynhan


Dinosaurs, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Dinosaurs
Dec 20, 2006 (3 photos)

"Larn, our friendly young chap from Sabaidy 2 comes from Savannakhet, so of course we had to visit his home town. Bus trip here took just on 5 1/2 hours so we arrived in plenty of t ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by varney


Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet
Apr 11, 2008

" I arrived at the dusy bas station after 5 hours on a bus so packed that many people, including myself, sat on plastic stools in the isle.  As soon as I got off the ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by mizmelodia


Entspannte Stadt  am Mekong / Relaxed Town, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Entspannte Stadt am Mekong / Relaxed Town
Jun 29, 2006 (3 photos)

"Savannakhet - Erste Reihe beinfrei im Karaokebus Der Hauptgrund fuer unseren Zwischenstopp in Savannakhet, war wahrscheinlich der cool klingende Name - klingt irgendwie wie Havanna ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by petra_karlaut


A Wet Welcome, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog A Wet Welcome
Apr 16, 2007 (2 photos)

"Leaving Tat Lo on the final day of the water festival, I realised just how little splashing went on in that town. Besides the occasional child with a water gun, I remained mostly d ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by mrconfused


Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet
Jul 30, 2003 (4 photos)

"It was goodbye to Terry, Lulu and Jeff, who headed off on the 23 hour bus ride to Hanoi. My ride was far less traumatic, a mere few hours south to Savannakhet. Another town on the ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by catmoj


Quietude et promenade, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Quietude et promenade
Feb 4, 2007 (3 photos)

"Sabaidi, Boujour en Lao. Ici et cela fait du bien, meme si vous etes un touriste, les laotiens vous dises bonjour dans leur langue et c'est bien plus sympa que le hello vietnamien ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by nycos


Finalmente in Laos, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Finalmente in Laos
Jun 13, 2007

"L'idiota non solo mi ha fatto andare sul bus senza dirmi che avrei dovuto passare la notte a Dong Ha, ma non ha neanche avvisato il bus della mattina di fermarsi a prendermi. E dop ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by globetrotterch


Laos, Beer Lao and Lao Lao, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Laos, Beer Lao and Lao Lao
Jan 25, 2008 (28 photos)

"Laos, is of course the country, Beer Lao is the official beer of the country- and very very nice, especially the dark variety, Lao Lao is technically illegal but actually widesprea ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by beka


Biking around the city - last day in Laos, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Biking around the city - last day in Laos
Feb 11, 2006 (2 photos)

"10 Feb 06 - 11 Feb 06 We went all the way from Vientiane to Savannakhet (6 enjoyable hours, thanks to our dear iPod!!! Merci Raf pour Ratatat!!!) based on recommendations for trekk ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by meli_matt


Getting lost in Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Getting lost in Savannakhet
Feb 29, 2008 (3 photos)

"Arrived in Savannakhet after an 8 hour bus ride from Hue.  Crossed the border into Laos without any problems - just had to pay a $1 'fee' for the stamp in our passports b ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by willndebs


Like Sands Through the Hourglass, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Like Sands Through the Hourglass
Mar 21, 2007 (3 photos)

"We left our adopted guest house "family" at Cold River with warm wishes and a good luck ceremony which involved (the usually not too talkative) grandma tying strings around each wr ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by claude_and_iain


Savannakhet, Laos, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet, Laos
Jun 13, 2008 (1 photo)

"As arranged our tuk tuk driver was waiting to take us to the bus station at 7:00am to catch the bus down to Savannakhet, an overnight stop on our way to Tad Lo in the Bolaven ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by paulandnic


What a NIGHT ... as well as past couple of days, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog What a NIGHT ... as well as past couple of days
Nov 17, 2008

"the last entry was the night before the tubbing so here is what has happened since the morning of tubbing to today which is a full 48 hours .. by the way its a good way to start yo ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by ptelesca


Home of the friendliest people in Laos, honestly, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Home of the friendliest people in Laos, honestly
Jan 22, 2007

"I was lured here by the promise of jungle trekking, but when I arrived, all the jungle guides were out of town, so I was left with little to do but cycle around town until the even ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by stevenevans17


Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet
Jan 10, 2006 (15 photos)

"The 8th was spent traveling from the caves to Savannakhet. We left at 6.30 and said goodbye to our respective families and got on a Sawngathaew, followed by another, followed by a ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by stubo


Make it stop, my ears are bleeding!!!, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Make it stop, my ears are bleeding!!!
Feb 11, 2007 (2 photos)

"We left Vientiane in another local bus. This one however was by far the most... erm... interesting and painful of all our journeys so far. Luggage took up the whole back seat and w ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by dell_abbs


On the way to Vietnam, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog On the way to Vietnam
Apr 11, 2006

"What a dam ride, 8.5 hours on a bus withoug an air conditioning, not was the ticket office told me. The bus driver was trying to make extra money and was putting people in the hall ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by voytekm


Sans Aircon Sans Money Con Rooster, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Sans Aircon Sans Money Con Rooster
Jul 22, 2007

"shane: ok so after spending 4 days in semi poverty (though our waste lines are all the better for it) I did the mad dash to the ATM, to get out some money in Pakse so we could pay ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by shanemilli


it's raining it's pouring, and jH is snoring.., Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog it's raining it's pouring, and jH is snoring..
May 10, 2008 (3 photos)

"My last few days in Laos before I head further east and into Vietnam.. From Pakse I hopped on a bus (well 3 actually) to get back north to Savannakhet, I don't know why I needed 3 ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by jhnhtt


Savannaket, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannaket
Aug 12, 2006

"ok ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by sarahcolvin


House Party, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog House Party
Mar 5, 2007

"As I've written before, the encounters with people are one of the most important aspect of my travelling. In Savannakhet we had such an encounter of the special kind. After a day o ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by tray77


The friendliest people, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog The friendliest people
Sep 13, 2006

"Savannakhet is the first place in Laos I didnt like, found it incredibly boring. However, I met the friendliest people ever here. Went to a restaurant called "Mamas Home" which has ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by sandratamer


Savanakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savanakhet
Aug 16, 2007 (13 photos)

"After another long 8 hour journey to get to Savannakhet from Tad Lo we got a tuck-tuck to one of the guest houses. On that night we stayed the same guest house that the t ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by jenjosh


Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet
Mar 8, 2008 (10 photos)

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A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by chrisannan


Transit to Laos, 1st border crossing, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Transit to Laos, 1st border crossing
May 27, 2008 (3 photos)

"1st border crossing by bus from Vietnam Lao Bao custom took us 7 hours. Very fortunate as Malaysia are Asean member and don't need Visa to enter Laos. The city of Savannakhet is to ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by hongwei.tan


Savannakhet ja valkonaamakato, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet ja valkonaamakato
Oct 27, 2008 (9 photos)

"Sunnuntai 26.10.2008 Vientiane Kelloni kaskee ylos kuudelta. Prkl, toihinko? Ah, ei sentaan, tajuan, ja nousen istumaan sangylle. Pitaa lahtea kohti Etela-Laosia. Reppu on jo pakat ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by wilhelm-


savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog savannakhet
Jan 27, 2007

"Not much to tell about this little city. we only stop over here to break journey to get to pakse. Got the hotel in the central town. What I remembered was that time to tried to get ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by mawar


Where are all the Swedish Girls?, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Where are all the Swedish Girls?
Jun 14, 2007 (4 photos)

"As you can imagine, Savannakhet wasn't the Swedish girl infested paradise I was told about. In fact it is a fairly crumbling small town which doesn't have much to do or see. There' ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by easymarc123


Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet
Dec 1, 2005 (4 photos)

"Savannakhet Arrived on 1 Dec, cycled 135km from Thahkek Left on 3 December, cycled to Paksong Stayed at Sayamungkhun Guesthouse, $3.50 Another long hot dry cycle through rolling pl ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by nicolaeve


Kind of Disappointed, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Kind of Disappointed
Feb 6, 2008

"Must say Im kind of disappointed with Laos. Its nothing like how i imagined it, nor how others have described it to me. maybe im just missing something here. Anyway, I've made it t ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by lochlanjw


Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet
May 25, 2007 (4 photos)

"Day 10: On the train from Hanoi to Hue - Vietnam We have a nice breakfast at the hotel in Cat Ba, during which all kinds of wild stories about last night are served up with the br ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by rapturina


Stuck!, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Stuck!
Mar 28, 2007 (5 photos)

"Laos is not so much a country for doers, but for feelers. The highlight has been varied interaction with the people. As such the town of Savannhakhet has imprinted this impression. ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by ryota


Homestay in Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Homestay in Savannakhet
Feb 8, 2005 (8 photos)

"I flew into Vientiane and then rode the bus south to Savannakhet the next day where I stayed with a Lao family for the last 4 days. On the flight over to Bangkok last month, I met ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by tipep


Say goodbye to the Mekong River, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Say goodbye to the Mekong River
Sep 26, 2006

"Yesterday we were fortunate in transportation timing, which is very unusual for us on this trip. We got up early (6a) to catch a boat across the Mekong from Don Khong to Hat Xai Kh ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by ambers13


Entry to Laos, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Entry to Laos
Feb 7, 2006

"After getting up at 5:30am in Hue, we arrived in Savannakhet in Laos 12 hours later. Fairly uneventful trip, although the driver did almost hit a few things on the way, but that se ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by markandflumpy


Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet
May 27, 2008

"Savannakhet's a slow place, perfect for retirement. Very little nightlife. The hotel we stayed at had 4 buildings around a quadrangle, kind of like a barrack. Met 2 Koreans: Kim Do ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by junwen83


Vientiane to Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Vientiane to Savannakhet
Nov 19, 2007

"Forgot to mention that on our kayaking trip on the Nam Song river we spotted the VIP Bus to Vientiane broken down on the side of the road.  It may have only been a flat tire b ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by firstj


Where have all the people gone?, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Where have all the people gone?
Dec 2, 2007 (2 photos)

"Ros: Rather than head up to Vientiene on the overnight bus, we have decided to meander our way up north, stopping at a couple of towns en route. The first of these is Savannakhet. ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by hobnob


Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet
Mar 29, 2008

"LAter ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by w.a.


Just too hot!, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Just too hot!
Apr 22, 2007

"I have to admit I didn't do much in this city except sweat and some lundry. Still a very nice atmosphere. ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by scoubi


Und einfach nur warten, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Und einfach nur warten
Jun 18, 2007

"Nach ein paar Tagen in Vang Vieng und Vientiene, den Hauptstadt Laos, bin ich nun in Savannakhet im Sueden des Landes. Hier gibt es eigentlich nicht so viel. Nur die Faehre nach Th ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by caro-abroad


Savannakhet, Pakse, Tat Lo, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet, Pakse, Tat Lo
Apr 29, 2008 (3 photos)

"Elieli. Vientianen hotellimamman kanssa suju ihan hyvin. Palasin hotellille ja pari paikallista opiskelijaa huuteli mut poytaansa. Kyseessa oli omistajan poika ja sen kaveri, jotka ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by pjussi


Savannakhet, Savannakhet, Lao Peoples Dem Rep travel blog Savannakhet
Jan 22, 2008 (8 photos)

"Just a one night stop in Savannakhet, before going down to Pakse, Champasak and finally to the Four Thousand Islands!! ..."

A travel blog entry from Savannakhet by mpiftex


 

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