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93, Unit 03, Phonheuang Village Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep, +856(71)-253553
Flew with Bangkok Airlines on a smallish prop plane to Luang Prabang. There was a large group of American crinklies on the plane but I have not seen them since although this place is heaving with tourists and a lot of them are American. The airport is very small and surrounded by mountains; it reminded me of landing in Bhutan. Visa is issued on arrival with a lot of queuing up but all fairly straightforward. People who had no photo were charged an extra dollar for a passport copy. Someone who...
Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep hsaUp early to finish packing, breakfast by the river, then off to ATM and Internet as hels waiting for replies about boat cruise from Luang Prabang toHuay Xai on the Laos/Thailand border. Hels also found time to buy herself a Tubing T-shirt and very nice she looks in it. We were tempted to buy one before we had done the tubing like many others who had to leave before they opened the river again. 9.30 we had Tuk Tuk to bus station and found ourselves on a coach which was meant to be a luxury coa...
Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep tony-helenWe had to update blog today but got up late to go across the road for breakfast. The manager of our hotel, only a young lad asked us yesterday if we could have breakfast at 7 am because ALL the staff except 1 had to go to a meeting at our hotels sister hotel, the posh one The Chang Heritage. We thought that they might be closing the smaller hotel down as some garden furniture had been collected. We were so worried about all these really nice young lads and lasses being out of work. As it happ...
Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep tony-helen
... to the first temple, the oldest kid (13years old, though the size of a 9 year old in England) whips out the tickets for the temple. The children were running the temples! They took us up to see the temple and its spectacular view. They started tidying up the temple and offered to dance and sing for us. We politely declined, knowing it would cost us and went onto a temple 20m in a limestone cave. The children continued to follow us and a few boys grabbed torches and ...
Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep amyandtom... 1512;סנו כילת יתושי 01; הוצאנ 93; את הדרכו 04;ים והמצל 02;ות לייבו 13; ואז נשכבנ 93; על מצע הבמבו 11; הקשיח ...
Somewhere In The Wild, Louangphrabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep blummo... with riverside villages. We relaxed, slept, read and ate baguettes on the boat! Loas people seen to think that tourists love baguettes - maybe since colonial French times. They're not wrong - we had some tasty baguettes!
We stopped off for one night in Pak Beng, the half-way point of the trip where we tried Lao Lao rice whisky for the first time (it's seriously strong) and Beer Lao.
Next day we were back in the board for more of the same relaxation and ...
... bekend om het tubing wat gelijk staat aan dronken dan wel stoned in een band ronddobberen op de Mekong, dat klinkt niet echt als mijn ding in m'n alcohol-loze periode, maar je schijnt er ook goed te kunnen klimmen dus dat gaan we maar weer eens bekijken.
Kortom alles nog steeds leuk, dankjullie wel voor de lieve leuke berichtjes alhoewel ik miss niet altijd (snel) reageer vind ik het heel leuk van jullie te horen.
Dikke kus Mari
Vientiane in light of day
We were all up for a slightly later today to give our bodies time to recover from yesterdays travelling. Down in the glowing reception of the hotel in a smaller greenhouse that looked onto the street we were served breakfast as we came in. We had a choice of omelette (with bread and jam) or bread and jam. The majority of us chose the omelette after this was found out. At 10:30 we met as a whole group ...
... a tropical garden filled with frangipanis, birds of paradise, palm trees and birdsong down an ancient laneway. I was extremely happy I had decided to give rafting away and come to Laos, it is truly beautiful. As the Lonely Planet describes Luang Prabang 'it is a tonic for the soul'. After noisy, busy Chiang Mai I felt I had found heaven. Quaint and beautiful French colonial homes, charming people, temples, jungle, relaxed, non pushy stall holders selling the most beautiful textiles ...
Luang Prabang - Lao, Lao Peoples Dem Rep anniedavey... good surface transport to Luang Prabang, the city became very insular and has therefore survived with many of its treasures intact. Despite it being Laos' second or third largest city, only 63,000 people live in Luang Prabang, 16,000 of which live in the city as opposed to outlying districts. The historic centre, situated on a type of peninsula at the confluence of the two rivers, retains the atmosphere of a small village and is eerily quiet most of the time with few pedestrians ...
Luang Prabang, Lao Peoples Dem Rep jasonhep
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