Beau Rivage Mekong

... and once again we were alongside the Mekong. This time though it was Thailand on the other side. Our hotel was a gem, The Beau Rivage Mekong is a 'Boutique' hotel and we had a room overlooking the Mekong. Accessed by a dusty track it is in a really quiet ...

... 8216;MTV’ karaoke DVD doesn’t help. Nine hours later we are in Vientiane catching up with Gordon in the Beau Rivage Hotel, we dine on fresh Mekong BBQ fish, rice and cold beer, at a stall overlooking the river - tomorrow we agree is a rest ...

... a bit of a splurge in my world.  The dried-up Mekong in Vientiane effectively killed the ambience of the top-Tripadvisor-rated Beau Rivage hotel, and I’m glad – because that led to my finding the Khomvangsa Hotel.  It was a wonderful ...

... town is littered with people and debris, the downtown guest houses are still full so we go to the Beau Rivage Hotel, about 1 km out of town on the Mekong. The new three storey 10 room 'boutique hotel' was built, owned and managed by Gordon, an Australian ...

... Vientiane and have checked into our hotel- which is bright pink on the outside - our room is completely blue and has views of the Mekong (though it's a pretty dry river at the moment) the downside to the room is the shower is in one corner of the room ...

... party atmosphere continued while everyone descended the steps and carefully placed their own flower wreath, containing a lit candle, into the Mekong. It was a rather magical sight. Finally the boats were placed into the water in turn, to float to ...

... House I wish you could see where I am right now. I'm sitting in a tiny bar, right on the banks of the Mekong River. Colourful trees in flower crowd the windows and the wooden porch whilst ceiling fans lazily turn overhead – the breeze floating ...

... or noise in Vientiane.  But the city's not much to look at.  It's dirty and polluted.  Here, the mighty Mekong River dries up to a pitiful trickle in dry season.  We were only there for a few days, and I was sick ...

... memorable. In other words, we were getting all “Wat-ted” out. To end the day, we sat along the boardwalk of the Mekong River to watch the sunset, before we walked back on the unlit dirt road to our hotel, and yes,  it was a reminder ...

... faire noir, à force de perséverance de ma part, je réussis à redémarrer le moteur mais on était à peine à 20m du rivage donc bon pas trèèès économiseur de temps mais quand même bon pour le moral... Retour au rivage, on tente tant bien que ...

... bois sur pilotis, de palmiers, et la visite d une pagode sur une colline offrant des vues malades du golfe au loin et du rivage, nous sommes arrives a un village long d a peu pres 2 kilometres. Sur le golfe de Thailande, le village qui commence a renaitre ...

... la ville. De retour à l’hostel, j’ai retrouvé mes joyeux troubadours et Miki (japonaise) pour aller souper au Mekong Thai… Pas besoin de vous dire que c’était excellent… De retour, j’ai finalisé mes bagages, car ...