Category Archives: Laos

Rather than take the 30 hour "death bus" from Laos to Vietnam we spent a few days getting closer to Vietnam by travelling up a river. There are many villages on the way but Muang Ngoi is surrounded by especially … Continue reading →

While English teaching in Luang Prabang, we met a few people who were travelling in the same direction. We met up with them a few days later and went for a big walk in the bush to a village and … Continue reading →

After two days on a boat, drifting down the Mekong River, we have arrived in Luang Prabang. Being stuck on a boat for that long means you meet a lot of people and in the days after disembarking you run … Continue reading →

Down the far southern end of Laos, the Mekong river forms a large 14 km long lake, and scattered throughout are many many islands, of varying sizes. Some of the larger ones are inhabited. The region has been named ‘the … Continue reading →

We’re in the capital city of Lao now. At 300,000 people, this is as big as it gets here. In most ways it reminds me of any large town in Thailand, only the people are less pushy and the traffic … Continue reading →

Can you imagine going to a bank, getting $100 out, and they give it to you in $1 bills? That’s what they do here. Only you’re asking for $1 million kip and they give it to you in $10,000 kip … Continue reading →

Did a bit of reading about recent Lao history. Nothing serious, just the lonely planet book. Basically since world war 2 after the japanese left, it’s been one long war up until maybe the 80′s. Civil war, but also the … Continue reading →

Just returned from 3 days ‘out in the wilderness’, doing cycling, walking, kayaks through the ‘jungle’. I say ‘jungle’ because actually people live there and it’s semi-habited. Lots of villages to wander through and stay at, with a guide to … Continue reading →