Sapai dii! Kutsun teidat kaikki Laosiin, tama on aivan mahtava maa! Vain yksi yo takana ja olen jo rakastunut tahan maahan. Kuinka leppoisa tama Luang Prabangin kaupunki voikaan olla. Vain muutamia moottoripyoria, autoja ja tuk-tukeja (eraanlaisia pienia lava-autoja jotka kuljettavat ihmisia lavalla) ja kellaan ei tunnu olevan kiire mihinkaan. E...

Luang Prabang is a pretty little place. It's quite small, and because most people have been on the boat with you for 2 days, you walk along thinking "I know you" constantly....because all the faces are familiar. However, I went one better here and managed to bump into a couple I met in Salta, Argentina! I had hired a bike (I realised after an ho...

Thanks to Tristan's recommendation, we (Me, Rhod, Irma and Sylvie, who we met on the journey from Thailand to Laos) stayed at a guest house by the river which was really nice - it was nice not to have the hassle of finding somewhere to stay after a 2 day boat journey! The first thing you notice about Luang Probang is the monks - every other pers...

Luang Prabang!! Back to civilization! Masses of tourists and numerous Wats. Will stay for 3 days I guess.

...when you're travelling for 3 days from Thailand to Laos! Armed with our bags, snacks, and gravol, Nikki and I boldly embarked on our journey to Laos by hopping into the front seat of a mini-bus for a day of driving through Northern Thailand. Entertainment included the driver's lengthy cell phone convos while dodging pot-holes and motorbikes, ...

Sabbadi everyone! We're in Luang Prabang in the people's democratic republic of Laos. We survived a two day slowwwwwwwww boat down the Mekong river and we're in one of the best places we've seen so far. The boat was an experience. Until that point we felt a bit like tourists, travelling in air conditioned minibuses and planes to get around. But ...

Okay, so today has been amazing so far. We got up early (hear 4:30 am) to the sound of our neighborhood rooster. We still aren't sure if it was one or a bunch of them, but they sure love to crow. We actually wanted to get up early at 6 am to go out in front of our hotel and watch the young buddist monks receive their morning alms. It was peacefu...

I have been in Laos for a few days and I have already fallen in love with the country. The people are really nice, the food is great and the landscape unbelievably beautiful. The country is virtually undeveloped due to the incredible number of wars throughout its history and unstable governments. Also, the population number is very low, so a sma...

got to luang prabang by a 6 hour speed boat ride down the mekong river

I finally got food poisoning (I being Graham), had experienced some (ahem) bathroom changes throught my time in Asia, but finally got a full on, knock me on my ass, spend a good amount of time on the toilet case of it. Had a mild fever but everything has passed (no it wasn't bird flu...) Went to a waterfall yesterday, which was more of a whole p...