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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
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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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-

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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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