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Vientiane - Day 91-92
May 23, 2008
"Day 91 - 23/05/08 I must be the unluckiest man on the planet. I've had Typhoid, the shits on numerous occasions and now an eye infection which won't go away and is getting worse. ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
christosp
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Just What We Needed
Feb 27, 2008
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"Let's see, 24-hr bus ride from Hanoi to Vientiane or cough up the necessary funds for a 1-hour flight. At this stage of the trip it was a no-brainer. So an early morning to the air ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
losbrowns
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Raining in Laos
Feb 4, 2008
(33 photos)
"Luang Prabang was one of those black hole places you encounter while away - you don't want to leave but have no reason to stay. More than anything this town made life&nbs ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
baileyandkerry
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Sleepy Lao, Part 2
Nov 13, 2007
(24 photos)
"Before I start this journal I need to give credit where it is due. Although I do write these journals, silently working in the background is Scott who keeps a daily journal of all ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
canaussie
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Mellowing Out
Dec 14, 2007
(9 photos)
"Since we were already in the neighborhood, we decided to change our plans and plane tickets and get over to Laos. After flying from Hanoi into Bangkok, we took a cheap domes ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
sfrtw
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Sleepy town
Nov 4, 2007
(6 photos)
"After looking at all the options, and considering the bus, which would have meant 2 12-hour bus journeys, I decided to fly to Vientiane. I was however, having second thoughts when ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
johnbrianmess
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Day 67
Nov 20, 2006
"I left my hotel room at about 8am to catch my bus to Vientiane. I wasn't as hungover as I thought I would be but was still feeling pretty groggy. Across the road from the hotel was ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
poolman99
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listening to the rice grow in Laos
Jul 20, 2005
(15 photos)
"I had some time to kill between doctor's appointments and didn't want to spend it in Bangkok so thought I'd go to Laos since I missed that when I had to return to Bangkok early fro ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
twittg
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The lesser travelled country of Laos
Apr 23, 2006
(32 photos)
"Saibadee from Laos, Here's a bit of information on the country of Laos. One of the least visited countries in Southeast Asia, it has been called one of the last quiet countries on ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
audreyandjack
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There And Back Again
Jul 10, 2006
(4 photos)
"One of these days I was going to sleep in beyond 7am but not today anyway as I was back up at 5am to head to Laos with Watapan (nickname Pen) on a visa run. With us due to leave at ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
alasdairm
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Vientiane: Capital city of Laos
Oct 10, 2006
(15 photos)
"MONDAY 9TH - TUESDAY 10TH OCT. We caught a bus from Vang Vieng to the capital city of Laos, Vientiane. (They all sound the same, I know.) It was meant to be on a private mini bus, ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
danilovescats
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Gone Back in Time
Feb 17, 2006
(7 photos)
"I am sure that one of my first major disappointments of this trip will be spending insufficient time in SE Asia... I can't believe how much I am falling for this region. I am so re ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
shanewilson
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Ride to the Capital
Feb 1, 2007
"We had spent a ton of money in Laos. It was supposed to be a cheap part of our travels, but it was more expensive than Thailand. Food, rooms, tuk-tuks, buses and boats ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
dane
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Brief stop in Vientiane
Mar 15, 2006
(4 photos)
"Sad to leave Siem Reap this morning for our flight and also to leave Sari who has been with us most of the time here. We pay him $55 for our 3 and a bit days here which is nothing ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
emanddave
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Bird Flu
Apr 14, 2007
"I've been i'll for so many days now...i didnt want to leave the hotel room, although had bank problems to sort out and of course when I went outside I got completly soaked. Yes New ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
hodge
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Happy Birthday to Me!
Dec 6, 2005
(3 photos)
"Happy birthday to Rick! Today he turned 32 years old. We celebrated with a very oily omelet for breakfast with hot ovalteen. The drink was made with half a glass of condensed milk, ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
eatdessertfirst
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It's not lousy in Laos
Mar 7, 2006
(4 photos)
"My turn to write a blog. We arrived at our hotel in Luang Prabang on Sunday evening after a stunning and peaceful two day (300 KM) cruise down the Mekong. Alan's first task in any ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
easties
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The Quietest Capital City Ever!
Aug 14, 2006
(9 photos)
"So we finally left the beauty of Vang Vieng, unfortunatly during our time there Matt had a bout of typical travellers tummy, and so the kayaking and stuff was thrown out of the win ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
alinmattrtw2005
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Capital City
Nov 19, 2005
(2 photos)
"We were leaving for Vientiane today and I was pretty sad to be leaving vang Vieng. It has been a perfect place for me to relax for a couple of days but the holiday must end soon an ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
rbisset
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Laid back in Laos
Nov 3, 2005
(5 photos)
"After the overnight train from Bangkok, we arrive at the border outpost of Nong Khai feeling somewhat groggy but excited about entering Laos. A Thai tuk tuk driver agrees to ferry ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
rachel_john
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Laos, Buses and Vientiane
Mar 2, 2006
(15 photos)
"We're back! Another update again as we have sped up a bit to get back to Thailand in time for TEFL course and wildlife volunteering, sorry! So another day another bus and this was ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
mills-mcshea
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Meditation and Herbal Sauna
Sep 17, 2005
(2 photos)
"Vientiane, the Capital of Laos, but more like a muddled mix of dirt and tarmac roads, with no real centre. A funny old place, not unpleasant but quite sleepy for a capital city. We ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
pidgeandpie
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Vientiane
Dec 18, 2005
(11 photos)
"So what has been our opinion of Laos, well we have very mixed feelings about it. We enjoyed the slow boat and loved Luang Prabang (LP), we had an awesome trek up into the Jungle of ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
suzukistorey
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Madame Sassypants in the Capitol
Jan 5, 2006
(11 photos)
"In the wooded grounds surrounding Wat Sok Pa Luang is a massage and sauna bungalow where I relaxed with other travel-weary, pleasure-seeking hedonists. Sometimes you just need to i ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
lraleigh
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Vientiane
Dec 19, 2004
(4 photos)
"We ended up spending about 3 days in Vientiane in the end - 2 days to start with exploring the city and then back literally Xmas Eve evening and Xmas day! It's a great city with gr ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
dawn_smedley
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From one backwater to the next
Sep 10, 2005
"(Very) First Impressions A lone traveller finds himself sitting outdoors at an Indian restaurant overlooking the Mekong. A voice repeats itself over and over in his head like a scr ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
will
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Zen and the art of Motorcycle ignorance.
Apr 9, 2005
(17 photos)
"After a few days lazing on the floating idyll that is Don Det, swimming in the Mekong, staying up till sunrise, sipping Beer Lao, we decided enough was enough and that we had to do ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
laurenandkris
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Laos Lout: Vientiane
Dec 7, 2004
(8 photos)
"Sitting on a quiet bend of the Mekong River, Vientiane has been inhabited since the 10th century. Having been conquered and ruled repeatedly by the Khmer, Vietnamese, Burmese and S ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
oflareypants
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You Lazy Laos
Jan 25, 2005
(5 photos)
"After what could have very well been an extremely pleasant train ride from Bangkok to the border of Lao I am now in the Capital of the slowest country on the face of this Earth. Wh ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
christinasworld
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Laid back Laos
Mar 4, 2005
(2 photos)
"A refreshing change of pace in Vientiane, which has all the hustle and bustle of Camberwick Green at night. Its hard to believe that it is the capital city of Laos, but then again, ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
bush-trotters
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Passing through the Capital City
Apr 20, 2008
(7 photos)
"Yaaaawn!... Vientiane has to be the most relaxed capital city of any country on the planet. Traffic is light, there's not much to see or do, and the evening curfew closes eve ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
jeffsadventures
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Vientiane
Feb 25, 2005
(14 photos)
"Written by Nelly Vientiane Madness We arrived Vientiane around 7:00 pm and it was next to impossible to find a hotel room. There were so many tourists here that most of the guest h ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
jessnel
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Ever southwards
Mar 5, 2005
"And we just keep on our ever continuing journey south... Feel like our feet have barely hit the ground in Laos. With only a 2week visa we have fair-on raced through the place, and ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
chris-marianne
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We love Laos! (good riddance Vietnam)
Oct 22, 2003
"Wednesday 22nd October... So so happy to be in Laos now - we couldn't leave Vietnam quick enough. We had some good times but couldn't stand anymore of the slimy, thieving, lying pe ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
froglin81
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The capital of Laos
Aug 25, 2004
"Made it from Phnom Penh to Vientiane in two days, using buses, speed boats and pick up trucks. Somewhat remarkable considering the distance involved and the (bad) quality of transp ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
barrettbingley
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Oh, sod the dieting!
Feb 9, 2005
"We decided not to fly to Bangkok from Luang Prabang and instead do some whistle stops on our way out of the country just to see a bit more of it. So we got a mini bus to Vieng Vian ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
lizand_rich
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More from the Motorcycle Diaries
Oct 18, 2008
(3 photos)
"Last night I got run over by three people on a motorbike. It really hurt. The collision threw me up in the air and I landed on my ribs (which are now bashed in and absolutely killi ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
scottwoz
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I've died and gone to...Vientiane.
Oct 31, 2004
"What a relief! What a breath of fresh air. I arrived in Vientiane to observe the remains of a 3-day festival and an extremely hung over town. It was a blissful silence. The streets ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
rebn
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My First Hash
May 30, 2006
(56 photos)
"I don't know how many times I have said it over the last year, but fuck I hate night buses !!! And this one was no different. At the halfway stage, I said to Welf that my knees wer ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
uncle_davros
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Around the Village of Vientiane
May 4, 2004
(12 photos)
"Vientiane is the capitol of Laos, but its pretty quiet and laid back for the center-point of an entire country, more like a village than a capitol. I think it's because of this tha ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
jr_riel
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Monk a polooza
Nov 10, 2003
(12 photos)
"Greetings once again from Laos, land of rivers, monks and guns. We have been having a great time, and have been surprisingly busy since Jan last wrote. Luang Prabang, Laos second l ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
jmo
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Secret Laos - with the Imaginative Traveller
May 6, 2004
(16 photos)
"C... It is not much of a secret, but although this is a beautiful and undeveloped country, everyone seems to have forgotten that it is also the most bombed country in the world. Pu ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
ad_n_caz
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Laos' only real city
May 2, 2003
"28th April - After a bit of a nightmare bus journey (VIP bus but no air con unit above our seats and my seat was bust so I got hit in the back of the head all the way there) we arr ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
phil_and_lisa
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Touring Vietnam with the Irish and Rum!
Mar 12, 2004
(6 photos)
"Hi Everybody, Hope you're all doing well out there. We're in Vientiane, Laos having just ended our trip through Vietnam and we've had a fantastic time. For a change we've done it m ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
kevandsian
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Disneyland of the Spirit
Aug 4, 2003
(4 photos)
"Lying on the banks of the Mekong some fifteen miles outside of Vientiane lies a curious little bit of real estate: Xieng Kuan, or the Buddha Park. It's a haphazard assortment of st ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
pscheuring
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The Road to Hell!
Apr 18, 2004
(4 photos)
"This is only a short entry, in fact just 3 days, but oh so needed an entry all on its own as it was an experience all on its own! One I'd rather forget! Thursday 15th April We got ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
lizandsimon
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Lost in Laos
Apr 29, 2006
"We are not really lost, we know exactly where we are. A couple of hours ago we arrived in the Laos capital; Vientiane. The only thing we are not sure about is where to go next! Sha ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
jawad
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Arrival in Laos
Mar 5, 2003
"Day 38 - Vientiane A laborious overnight trip culminated late this morning with our arrival in Vientiane - the capital of Laos (sorry, the People's Democratic Republic of Lao but I ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
kandg
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Hello all; (jayne here) we have been ...
Dec 3, 2002
(15 photos)
"Hello All; (Jayne here) We have been thinking of you all and hoping the cold has not dampered your Christmas spirit! It is weird being in a primarily Buddhist country close to Chri ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
worldismycanvas
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The Road is Long!
Apr 29, 2003
"And when I get to Heaven, To St. Peter I will tell, I'm signing up for duty Sir, I've done my time in Hell. OK, maybe describing the bus journey in Laos as Hell is a bit much, but ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
countrybumpkin
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Vientiane
Jul 31, 2008
(9 photos)
"Local buses are always interesting. We got the local bus into Vientiane from Vang Vieng (35,000 kip). There were more farang than locals. I wonder what they think of us using up al ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
faff
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Vientiane
Mar 18, 2008
(5 photos)
"Arriving in Vientiane in the middle of the afternoon after a very painful bottom rate hostel hunt, we walked around the city. For a capital city it was mighty tiny and not too rock ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
kimandrob
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Vientiane
Mar 1, 2008
"So Laos capital city and not all that interesting i have to say. a few things worth mentioning 1. we slept in the comfiest beds EVER for $5. 2. excellant sculpture park of buddhist ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
tomsontravels
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Capital Stop
Dec 7, 2007
(15 photos)
"Landed in Laos at the capital airport, which is very small. No problem going though passport control, based on the fact that we already had our visas. There was a long line f ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
goodrichodyssey
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boring or relaxing?
Nov 24, 2005
"i decided that it was in my best interest to fly here from vietnam since the flight was only one hour compared to a 23 hour bus ride, which as been described to me as hell on wheel ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
jsiemer
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Is that a gun in your pocket?
Oct 1, 2005
"In Laos the road to the capitol is long, winding, and full of automatic weapons. After a week and a half in beautiful, peaceful Luang Prabang Katie and I decided to stop in Vientia ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
katehoran
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Vientiane
Jan 8, 2007
(6 photos)
"A day in the capital. We arrived at the Vientiane bus stationaround 4:30 in the morning, happy to be in one piece, and to find out luggage still on the roof. A tuk-tuk ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
gojoadventures
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Laos Premiership Football
Oct 12, 2006
(2 photos)
"Watching the tennis and football, jogging around the National Stadium and a day in a hotel gym and pool livened up this sleepy (Jane says 'dull') capital city while we waited for o ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
gilesandjane
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Just passing through
Apr 29, 2008
"Vientiane was a short stop-over for us on our way up to Vang Vieng. The small capitol of Laos is situated along the Mekong River from Thailand and vastly different to bustlin ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
amwiley
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Vientiane - A Quiet Capitol
May 16, 2007
(10 photos)
"Well a quiet, smelly capital, actually as they seem to be digging up all the sewers around the "city" center. I even moved from my first choice guest house because of the ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
dwarner
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Are these posts getting too serious?
Dec 15, 2006
(13 photos)
"Here I am in the big city of Vientiane. Arrived in relative luxury on a "VIP" bus, which mostly just meant a little more (much needed) space for my legs. Within half an ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
mistahall
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Being a bit dull in Vientiane
Jun 27, 2006
"What did we do in Vientiane? We were a little bored and posed as giant cement buddhas at Buddha Park (mmm, sacrilious...). We met Jossi who was similarly bored and wanted to get ou ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
bluecircle
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Sir not-so-big-Vientiane
Apr 12, 2007
(3 photos)
"Tom and I embarked upon Vientiane with the same non-map, non-LP, attitude that I approach each new town with, and wandered about for a guesthouse or restaurant, finding reprieve in ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
fourloves
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Listening to the rice grow
Dec 29, 2006
(11 photos)
"So, here I am in Laos/Lao PDR. I've not quite figured out what the correct name of my host country is, so I am not sure how that bodes for my cultural awareness and sensitivity her ..."
A travel blog entry from Vientiane by
ellatienefuego
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