Laos is up there as one of my favourite countries in Southeast Asia, I spent 6 weeks having a look around and still didn’t see everything I wanted to. Exploring beyond the capital while time consuming and at times...
Home Again
So here I am again back home in Australia. My last few days in Vientiane were fairly uneventful. I strolled around the markets and stores looking for presents for a few friends. My last night I spent on the...
Travel by Various Mean
I got up this morning to watch the sun rise at 0500. I was awake anyway so I figured I might as well since one of the guys said it was quite beautiful. Jai was right it was well...
Relaxing in Don Det
Did not really do much today. Don Det is just one of those type places. Relaxed in the hammock, read, talked. Used up some energy pushing off the balcony to set the hammock swinging. That is about it, some...
Don Det
I slept well last night not waking until or at least not looking at my watch until 0730. It was hard to tell the time because the room was pitch black. After breakfast a group of us traipsed off...
The Islands
I found the bus station without too much hassle or at least the tuk tuk driver did. When I got there a man took me to a counter for the VIP Bus took my ticket and gave me another...
Long Bus Journeys
You know it’s only after you finish a 24 hours bus journey on a local bus that you remember why, after the last time you took such a trip, you swore never to do one ever again. I started...
Changing Plans
The first thing I did in the morning after breakfast was find alternate accommodation. Most of us had ended up at the Bus Station Guest House since it was about the only place open in town when we arrived. ...
Gibbon Experience Day 3 + Delayed Bus Journey
The rain started about 0400 and just kept going. By 0600 it was still raining steadily. The guide came across with more hot water for coffee and tea. He told us that we wouldn’t be going zipping as planned...
Gibbon Experience Day 2
Got up about 0600 and watch dawn take hold across the jungle it was beautiful to watch. It is not anywhere near as noisy as being in town, no roosters, no dogs…. We managed to have some fruit for...
Gibbon Experience Day 1
The morning started about 0630, kind of that hurry up & wait thing since we didn’t end up leaving until about 0815. The first part of the trip is sitting in the back of a truck fitted out with...
Border Town
This place is a typical border town. There is a mass exodus and entrance from / to Laos in the morning. Thailand is visible just across the river. I can see the small boats ply their trade between the...
Slow Boat 2
That was quite easily the worst nights sleep I’ve had since I’ve been in the country & the others concerned. The bed smelt terrible and I was left wondering how often the sheets etc were cleaned and what else...
Slow Boat 1
The slow boat is very relaxing if a little hard on the rear! About the only thing to do is sit back listen to music, read, talk to fellow travellers and watch life on the Mekong and the banks...
Pac Ou Caves
Got up bright, ok after coffee the day brightened considerably and early this morning, did not need an alarm since the country seems to provide it’s own ‘natural’ alarm being the roosters! I was picked up by a mini...