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Pakbeng | May 17 06'

by Lipkids a 54 year old male traveling as a family, on vacation in Pakbeng

"A termite’s crawled into my ear and it’s burrowing in!"

The last thing our last guide said (remember Nong?) as he drove out of sight was “the guide will pick you up at 6.30am in four days to take you to... Continue reading »
Karma at its finest | Feb 24 07'

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

"Well, it must have been an hour and a half into the trip when we sped by our packed slow boat waving and yelling over the engine "See you later, suckers!" that things started to go wrong"

So, we were sad to leave the Gibbon Experience 1) because it was so fun ziplining all over the jungle and staying in treehouses and 2) because... Continue reading »
slow boat on the mekong | Nov 30 08'

by alex f a 31 year old from Cambridge, on vacation in Pakbeng

"don't take this boat for the peace and quiet!"

I was really looking forward to a couple of days lazing about on a boat, reading books and looking at life on the river banks. However, the s... Continue reading »
Chiang Mai to Laos | Apr 06 07'

by Kevin & Jo a male traveling as a couple from Auckland, on vacation in Pakbeng

After leaving Chiang Mai on the 05 April we headed to Chiang Khong which boarders laos. Chiang Khong sits on one side of the Mekong Riv... Continue reading »
Uncomfortably Numb | Mar 20 08'

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

By DanA little additional commentary on the Gibbon Experience, from the parental perspective. (Read Grayson’s entry, immediately prior to this, for... Continue reading »
A couple of days on the Mekong River | Nov 22 07'

by Scott & Nancy a traveling as a couple from Minneapolis, on vacation in Pakbeng

After a slight delay at the border, we were allowed to enter and board our river boat which would take us down the Mekong River for two days on our... Continue reading »
Pakbeng | May 16 07'

by Laur :-) a 27 year old female from Cork, on vacation in Pakbeng

After our stay in Huay Xai it was time to head south. Our aim was to get to a place called Vang Vieng where you can go tubing down the river and st... Continue reading »
A Town's Secret | Jun 12 07'

by Ben & Jenny a traveling as a couple from New York City, on vacation in Pakbeng

There's not much to say about a day-long slow boat trip up the Mekong. We sat, we read, we ate some snacks that we had packed. Occasion... Continue reading »
The Mekong River in Laos | Jan 01 07'

by Frank in Asia a real traveler from Sacramento, on vacation in Pakbeng

"Cruising down the MeKong River to Luang Prabang, Lao"

The agent on the Thailand side who assisted our groiup in getting visas for Laos walked us down to the boat awaiting on the MeKong... Continue reading »
Day 5-6 | Nov 07 06'

by Terry & Caroline a traveling as a couple from Newbury, on vacation in Pakbeng

Days 5-6 Mekong RiverWe board our boat for the two day journey down the mighty Mekong River to Luang Prabang. The journey is relaxed, as we experie... Continue reading »