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  • Kyle & Dan

    Laos, Huay Xai: Slow Down for Pum Pao | Mar 14 07'

    by Kyle & Dan a real traveler from London, on vacation in Huay Xai

    "We immediately understood why so many people leaving Laos at the Huay Xai border were covered in dust"

    Country #6 on our year-long trip has brought us to one of the poorest countries in Southeast Asia - Laos. We thought we would be faced with many di... Continue reading »

  • ytanay

    Gibbon Experience Day 3 | Feb 08 08'

    by ytanay a real traveler, on vacation in Huay Xai

    Since Nicole and Martin wanted to play with the cables, we chose to take the same route back instead of the flat 7-hour walk. However, our choice e... Continue reading »

  • Is Awesome

    Meandering down the Mighty Mekong | Jan 05 07'

    by Is Awesome a 26 year old traveling as a couple from Peebles, on vacation in Huay Xai

    So it was a Saturday when we finally made it to the border with Laos, in the Golden Triangle of Thailand, Burma and Laos, until very recently... Continue reading »

  • lou&Niamh

    Falangs arrive in Laos! | Feb 04 06'

    by lou&Niamh a 31 year old female traveling as a couple, on vacation in Huay Xai

    So we made it to the border town and headed straight to the immigration and departure point of Chang Kong. As we headed down to the river we passed... Continue reading »

  • nico&matt

    In barca sul Mekong | Nov 16 08'

    by nico&matt a female traveling as a couple from Edinburgh, on vacation in Huay Xai

    Inizia la fantastica avventura sul Mekong. Dopo aver prelevato I KIP in banca, fatto un po’ di spesa per il viaggio (panini, frutta e birra fresca)... Continue reading »

  • Jodie and Nichola

    Easy as pie in Huay Xai... | Nov 17 08'

    by Jodie and Nichola a traveling as a couple from Glasgow, on vacation in Huay Xai

    "...but beware the scam!"

    Ooooooooooooooooooooooh it was easy!  We'd read varying reports on how to cross the border between Chiang Kong and Hauy Xai, and it was so muc... Continue reading »

  • Nicole Glenn

    tourist vs gekko | Nov 08 08'

    by Nicole Glenn a female from Omaha, on vacation in Huay Xai

    We traveled up to Chaing Khong (across the river was Huay Xai - the border crossing town) so we could cross over into Laos.  Where w... Continue reading »

  • Jema

    Mekong Inferno | Nov 08 08'

    by Jema a 26 year old female from Gillette, on vacation in Huay Xai

    "I dislike when tourists have the gall to be righteous about the smallest things that are even slightly different"

    My advice: do not take the slow boat. Inferno implies that it was hot.  It wasn't.  I didn't want to say "hell," because I consider my... Continue reading »

  • Neil

    The Gibbon Experience | Dec 01 05'

    by Neil a 29 year old, on vacation in Huay Xai

    "400m zip lines 100m above the trees"

    The Gibbon ExperienceJourney There (1-2 days)We woke up at 6am and should have realized from the torrential rain that it was going to be a long day... Continue reading »

  • JB & Jessie

    LAOS: zusje opzoeken!!! | Mar 25 06'

    by JB & Jessie a 31 year old traveling as a couple, on vacation in Huay Xai

    de grens over met de boot, of moet ik boomstam zeggeniedereen is terug uit the forest omdat wij komen of was het omdat marion 30 werd? dus we hebbe... Continue reading »

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