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New Friends
A Travel Blog entry by courtneyjensen from Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... rotten fruits and vegetables create an aroma that literally chases you away. We walked along the river and stumbled upon the Don Chan Palace hotel. It's an enormous high rise (the only one in Vientiane) that was advertising 2 for 1 happy ...
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Exploring Vientiane - two wheeled style!
A Travel Blog entry by jessnjing2011 from Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... parts of the city (the residential part where the locals live) and passed by the night market. Along the way, we passed Don Chan palace, Japanese/Laos project sign for improvement, a Japanese bonsai garden park, and a hospital. The most notable was a sign ...
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Scambodia, Spa Days and Ladyboy birthday parties
A Travel Blog entry by jamesascott1 from Khon Kaen, Thailand
... Suddenly the girls seemed less attractive, dangerous even. Everyone was really friendly though and we ended the night in Don Chan palace, the only establishment open after midnight (because it is owned by the government). The next morning we bade ...
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Trouble in Laos capital
A Travel Blog entry by amandaseims from Vientiane, Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... and find a club. Richard made the mistake of asking a tuk tuk driver who took us miles out of town to a 5* hotel (Don Chan Palace, http://www.donchanpalacelaopdr.com/main.php). It was quite pricey entry but we were told it included a drink of ...
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Happy Birthday Beth, Usher and Sir Cliff Richard
A Travel Blog entry by aaronnbeth from Vientiene, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... screen was blurry) so Beth could read her emails and we find a club to go to. We then get a tuk tuk to the Don Chan palace hotel (where the club was). We notice that flip flops aren't allowed so aaron cleverly pulls his trousers down to cover them ...
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Sabaidee Laos!
A Travel Blog entry by nina.bennewitz from Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... of Scotland :-) So off course we went out with them...Brent was paying so a bottle of Gin was purchased inside a the Don Chan Palace Hotel...now the hotel itself was stunning...MASSIVE CHRISTMAS TREE, felt so festive, and had a club on its top ...
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Vientiane
A Travel Blog entry by leannewest from Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... to bed! So we asked the bar man if there was anywhere else open & we were told to get a tuk tuk to Don Chan Palace. This was probably the most expensive hotel in the city but on the 4th floor was a nightclub! We were the only westerner's ...
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Chan Chan
A Travel Blog entry by schachandra from Huanchaco, Peru
... . (¨Lack of funds¨ would be the best way to sum up my time in South America.) The actual structures in the restored palace look alright, but the decorations and statues haven't been recreated and nothing's been repainted. So you're basically in a 1:1 ...
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Huacas, more huacas y Chan Chan!
A Travel Blog entry by gypsyslice from Trujillo, Peru
... miles in the center of Chan Chan. There is only one entrance through the massive, thick adobe walls that surround this palace for protection. We first explored a wide plaza where religious ceremonies used to be held. Human sacrifices were held ...
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Demons wear shoes and Monkeys Don't
A Travel Blog entry by gaz-lj from Bangkok, Thailand
... worship this statue was fascinating. We then decided to leave this part of the temple and head to the other parts of the grand palace but firstly I needed some more water and food, I was starting to flake out in the heat but no drama, after some gatorade ...
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Bangkok You Don't Stop
A Travel Blog entry by dananddana from Bangkok, Thailand
... a street market on Soi 23 that became our culinary stomping ground. We toured Siam Square, Taling Chan Floating Market, Kho San Road, The Golden Palace and attended a Thai boxing match. You're never too far from temples and Buddhist statues ...
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Vientiane
A Travel Blog entry by yamahuh from Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... so you shouldn't be either. Upon leaving the restaurant we wander aimlessly up and down quaint side streets before heading for Don Chan. The name may be a bit misleading but it's not the name of a Chinese/ Italian mobster or Don Quixote's Asian ...
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Lao New Year (Pi Mai) in Vientiane
A Travel Blog entry by andybrown from Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... sprayed water around the place in a scene that wouldn't be out of place in the Terminator! We then headed to Don Chan's Palace, a huge 5 star hotel complex with a techno club and had a wee dance. Having lost Luke, we then found him in the ...
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Not much for a Capital!
A Travel Blog entry by bazzrosetravels from Vientiane, Lao Peoples Dem Rep
... Lao the place closes down at 11pm, so we asked around looking for somewhere with a late bar. We were recommended to go to the Chan Palace Hotel which has a disco, so off we headed. Disco should be used in the loosest sense of the word, and the place was ...
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Guilin - Limestone Central
A Travel Blog entry by fiseb from Guilin, Guangxi Zhuang, China
... which was ordered rather clumsily with the aid of our still-developing ESL teacher hand signals. In the afternoon, we visited the Wan Chan Palace, where we climbed the solitary beauty peak in the sweltering heat for a view over the gorgeous city and the ...
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TRES LUGARES EN UNO
A Travel Blog entry by timbersfun from Trujillo,Lima, Nazca, Peru
... place and it still is. I stayed there courtesy of Lan Airlines. The avenue from the Grand Bolivia to the President’s Palace is a pedestrian mall.....just like malls everywhere, except that the shops are in old Spanish buildings. This adds a certain ...
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Cambodia
A Travel Blog entry by westwoods from Phnom Penh, Cambodia
... the Shiatsu massage we subjected ourselves to performed by blind masseuses, (is it really meant to be so painful????) the Royal Palace and Silver Pagoda were awesome and dinner at Friends restaurant with their excellent tapas menu. (Jamie Oliver style, ...
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20 million souls, two continents
A Travel Blog entry by chan_hc from Istanbul, Turkey
... another RPCV here and in 5 days we were able to hit all major attractions (the Blue Mosque, the Aya Sofya, the Topkapi palace, a stroll down the Istiklal caddesi, the Basilica Cistern, the Grand Bazaar, the Bosporus cruise – all of them good and ...
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Crazy for Krabi
A Travel Blog entry by triss68 from Krabi, Thailand
... cliffsides surrounding me. The perfect stage and backdrop! Felt good to dance again! Returned back to the zoo and insect palace, packed up, had a quick bite to eat and hopped a ferry to Krabi (gra-bee). Scored once again with the ...
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Filling in the gaps
A Travel Blog entry by thellie from Chiang Rai, Thailand
... yrs ago, was laotian (her dad is chinese), and came from the captial city - vientiane, or as it should be called, wieng chan. her uncle still lives there, retired from the police, with his wife, children and grandchildren. the bulk of the family live in ...
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Don Chan Palace Vientiane
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