Travel Blog Photos from Hongsa (163)
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![]() | Hongsa, Lao Peoples Dem Rep |
... me retension it and soon I was doing figures of eight in the street like a 5year old on their first bicycle. There wasn't a great deal to do in Hongsa, so when we got back, and had grappled with the communication situation we ate and went to bed.
... and Huay Xai, the current border town on the Lao side, will likely suffer as travelers divert through Hongsa. Lao Exports and Sustainability Logging along with tourism and hydroelectric power are the major current exports of Lao. Having ...
I made a side trip to the first ever elephant festival near Hongsa, which is a 1h very dusty ride from Ta Sueng on the Mekong (about 2 hours from Pak Beng). The festival was pleasant, but most of the best events had already happened the previous day.
Howdy Hongsa's a dusty lil town surrounded by lush green rice paddies...and farther out ringed by lush green mountains. There really isn't too much to do here except visit elephants and walk around the lil market. The elephants were indeed working " ...
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