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The AMAZING Gibbon Experience (minus the gibbons) | Feb 14 07'

by Bern a 30 year old female from Edmonton, on vacation in Huay Xai

Feb 15/07 Wow, it's finally here. I've been looking forward to this since I found it online in October. We met up at 8:00, a small group of 9 ready... Continue reading »
Not another night here!! | Feb 19 07'

by KevHolls a 26 year old female traveling as a couple from Miami, on vacation in Huay Xai

"I don't think it went down too easy, and I couldn't help but picture it marinating in the hot sun in a bottle of cobras and scorpions"

We woke up early to head on out of Chiang Khong and cross the raging (well, not exactly) Mekong River over to Houayxay, Laos. New country, here we... Continue reading »
Row, Row, Row Our Slowboat | Mar 03 07'

by Len and Jenn a male traveling as a couple from Toronto, on vacation in Huay Xai

"The inadequate wooden planks that were our seats were like spinal injuries waiting to happen"

The slowboat from Northern Thailand into Laos was just as advertised. Slow. Jenn and I crammed into a rumbling, wooden 80 seater boat f... Continue reading »
Gibbon Experience Day 2 | Feb 07 07'

by ytanay a real traveler, on vacation in Huay Xai

"Each time somebody zipped in and out of the treehouse, it shooked threateningly."

Ying had promised us an early morning trek to try to find wildlife. We were to wake up at 6am but the guides woke up late and by the time we starte... Continue reading »
Huay Xai | Feb 05 07'

by ytanay a real traveler, on vacation in Huay Xai

The taxi picked me up at 06.30. The staff at Mali Namphu went out of their way to pack me breakfast for the road because breakfast actually started... Continue reading »
Flying with Gibbons | Dec 10 06'

by Taisteal a 97 year old male from Dublin, on vacation in Huay Xai

"Flying along 20m above the forest canopy for 400m, now that's fun."

There was certainly one reason only for my stopping off in Huay Xai, to visit the local Gibbon Experience Eco Tourism project. Not one that you eve... Continue reading »
Mud, mud and some more mud! | Aug 11 06'

by Niamh and Cathal a 34 year old traveling as a couple from London, on vacation in Huay Xai

"At points we were pushing the bus, pulling the bus and a bulldozer had to get it out of mud"

So we got to the bus station early at 7.30 at Luang Nam Tha, bought our tickets for Huay Xai for the 9am bus. Put our stuff on the "bus" (songthaew... Continue reading »
Mekong Travels | Aug 26 07'

by Chris and Carol a traveling as a couple from Brisbane, on vacation in Huay Xai

630 this morning we were collected by car - off to Chaeng Kong for the start of our trip down the Mekong river. At Chaeng Kong we are met by the fr... Continue reading »
Everybody Chiang Khong Tonight | Mar 16 08'

by Four Explore a traveling as a family from Orinda, on vacation in Huay Xai

By DanChristina and I still chuckle about the time we got in a taxi in Orange County on our way to Disneyland, and I noticed that the taxi driver’s... Continue reading »
Slow Boat to Thailand via Pak Beng | Mar 10 06'

by LoCa a real traveler, on vacation in Huay Xai

"Leaving Laos"

March 11, 2006We opted to take one last journey along the Mekong before leaving it behind and took a riverboat from Luang Prabang to Huay Xai, the... Continue reading »