The Sam Neua / Vieng Xai ‘direct’ bus to Hanoi. How to cross from Northeast Laos into North Vietnam at the Nam Soi-Na Meo border. Laos is an adventure no doubt about it, from the moment you cross the northern Thai border over the Friendship Bridge at Huay Xai this…
How to get to Vieng Xai – a fascinating 1 day visit to the secret Cave City in remote Northeast Laos. “The minibus leaves Phonsavan and the mysterious Plain of Jars behind in the morning mist, zipping along the tortuous mountain road towards Sam Neua, almost a day’s ride away…
A guide to visiting Phonsavan: Plain of Jars and Ban Napia ‘spoon village’ in Northeast Laos. “Undecided whether to go south, to Vieng Vang and Vientiane or continue to Pakse and the ‘4,000 Islands’ and then hit Cambodia – the usual backpacker drag. Juan wants to go to Halong Bay…
Discovering Laos – Watching the Dawn Alms Ceremony and an afternoon at Kuansi Falls, on the last of our 3 day adventure in Luang Prabang. The last day in Luang Prabang is memorable…and that’s not an exaggeration! Luang Prabang Alms Ceremony “My phone alarm goes off at 5 am and…
Laos: 3 days in Luang Prabang – unvisited places and sites not yet discovered by tourists. Luang Prabang unvisited. Behind the genteel glamour of colonial Luang Prabang there’s a different world waiting to be discovered. Around the corner from the World Heritage Sites, or across on the opposite banks of…
The most visited place in Laos is Luang Prabang, a UNESCO World Heritage landmark famous for its Buddhist sites and French Colonial mansions. A beautiful town on the banks of River Mekong, spending 3 days in Luang Prabang is the highlight of a trip to Laos. One of the largest…
Discovering Laos – Huay Xai and a 2 day slow boat down the Mekong River to Luang Prabang. Mekong Slow Boat From Huay Xai (Laos) Huay Xai Huay Xai is a small river town in the remote Bokeo province of northern Laos. A peaceful setting in the middle of a…
Crossing the border in North Thailand over the 4th Friendship Bridge to Laos and on to Huay Xai to get the 2-day Slow Boat down the Mekong River. See how we did it!
North Thailand – Chilling out on a fruit farm in rural Chiang Mai for 2 weeks. It was time to get an insight into the local way of life in Thailand, so what better than chilling out on a fruit farm in rural Chiang Mai for a couple of weeks! I…
