Loas

Read as I describe how I became more closely acquainted with the new best friend - my hammock - during my time in Laos.

... on there was a six inch layer of fine bull dust, the kind that you find in outback Oz. Overtaking Chinese trucks driven by Laos hill-tribe people was certainly an experience but I managed to work out a system that seemed to work pretty well, the trick ...

... in terms of urban design, but the village still remained a very public and community oriented development. Fashion/Shopping -  Laos is too poor to really have much "fashion," although the women and villagers still maintain some of the traditional ...

Hello all! Our journey down the Mekong River to Laos was amazing! This place is breathtaking and much different from its asian neighbours. Laos is very laidback, everything closes by 11:30 p.m. and your hostel locks the door by 12 p.m. so you have to be ...

... rods, as we predicted before we set off, but was good to be on a boat anyway. We followed the fishing with a Laos style charcoal BBQ of fish and fresh veges, accompanied by yummy dipping sauce, it was basic but nice, we did ...

... it as I couldn't see doing the distance by bus!!!!  (Flight was approx $130 US- did not check websites, just booked through Laos Airline) I quite enjoyed Paksi and the side trips. First of all everyone that has a budget to spend around 200,000 kip ...

... and 1975 the US flew over 580,000 missions dropping an unbelieveable 2 million pounds of bombs over a supposedly neutral and independant Laos. COPE's work deeply touched Burgundy and I and we felt the need to write a blog entry entirely dedicated to our ...

... made the way there and became an instant multi-millionaire, in Kip at least! I then headed over to the VIP (I.E Swanky bus, in Laos terms and only $1 more expensive) bus station for the sake of my aching glutinous maxi mus but was told the next bus was ...

... auf ein " wirklich einladendes" WC gehen u dafür 2000 kip (25 € Cent) zahlen und einmal haben wir eine typische Laos Nudelsuppe bekommen (Suppe mit Reisnudeln, Fleisch u Gemüse u extra dazu Chili, Limonen, frische Minze und Kerbelkraut) ich mag ...

... , but declined when he offered me more. After Kompong Cham I took a bus up to Kratie for a stop over before heading to Laos. I met a Jordie girl called Amy on the trip who had been teaching English in Korea and was using the money she earned for travel. I ...

hai.........it's me again. this time,i'm holiday in republic of Laos. apa yang terpikir ketika mendengar kata laos? pasti bagi kalian orang indonesia dan orang jawa pasti akan berpikir salah satu bumbu masakan , hahahahahah........begitu juga ketika aku ...

... say sabaidi ( sa bad dee) and to say thank you you say Kop Chiai ( cop chai). We crossed over the boarder from Thailand to Laos via the Mekong River from Chiang Khong to Huay Xai. We then got on a slow boat to the old capital city of Luang Prabang. ...

... there was nothing on board to make you feel like a VIP. Anyway we arrived in Vientine 9 hours later, that is another thing in Laos they always seem to underestimate the time of the journey so we quickly learned that a 7 hour jounrey will take 9 hours and ...