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Laos, Huay Xai: Slow Down for Pum Pao | Mar 14 07'
"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 »
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Gibbon Experience Day 3 | Feb 08 08'
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 »
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Meandering down the Mighty Mekong | Jan 05 07'
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 »
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Falangs arrive in Laos! | Feb 04 06'
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 »
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In barca sul Mekong | Nov 16 08'
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 »
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Easy as pie in Huay Xai... | Nov 17 08'
"...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 »
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tourist vs gekko | Nov 08 08'
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 »
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Mekong Inferno | Nov 08 08'
"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 »
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The Gibbon Experience | Dec 01 05'
"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 »
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LAOS: zusje opzoeken!!! | Mar 25 06'
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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