Good to be back on the road again!
In and around Laos
After an unintentional month 'off' from travelling, it was good to be back on the road again - It was really great to hang out with friends but there is so much to see... and naff though it sounds, it felt good to be back on the knife-edge of solo travel - so much of this trip is about my journey of self-discovery, learning to make decisions not by consensus or pre-plan, but based on my own instincts, wants, and needs at any given moment. So I was off to Laos, the first country where I would not be meeting anyone that I knew and the last country in South East Asia I will visit before I head to India.
Cambodia was going to be hard act to follow - I fell in love with the country and the people and Angkor really touched me...but Lovely Laos offers a whole host of other delights....
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler Jo Pyres
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Getting to Laos
So another wonderfully lengthy and adventurous journey - leaving Phuket in southern Thailand at 7am, I flew to Bangkok to get my Laos visa, run a f... Continue reading »
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A moment of calm on the Bolaven Plateau
So having made, de-made and remade the decision, I finally headed East to the Bolaven plateau on a tour of the coffee and tea plantations, the area... Continue reading »
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Messing about on the river
After my first motorbike jaunt without incident - hooray! I got the bus and then boat to Si Phan don - meaning 4000 islands... Continue reading »
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Communism and Spirit worship
Wrenching myself away from the idylic Si Phan Don, I got myself to Savannaket. Up to that point I was starting to ask myself what exactly was Commu... Continue reading »
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Inaugurating a Buddha
After a fitful semi-sleep in the nightbus to Vientiane, the capital of Lao, I arrive at 5.30 am and share a tuk-tuk with the lovely B, with whom I wou... Continue reading » -
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from traveller hell to peaceful paradise
So after another sleepless night, Bea and I again walk around Vientianne comatose. I think I will need to revisit the city and see it when not... Continue reading »
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Scars of War
We finally dragged ourselves away from the relaxing welcome of Tai and his place. I had a strong need to go to Phonsavan, not just for the Plain of... Continue reading »
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