Last Thursday I realized I would have a 4 day weekend, so I decided to take a trip and see some other parts of Laos besides Vientiane.
On Saturay after I ifnished teaching, I took a bus to the Southern Bus Station, and then got on another bus going to Thakeak, about 6 hours south of [...]
Posts Tagged ‘travel’
Tham Kong Lo / Kong Lor Cave in Khammuan Province, Lao PDR
Posted in livin', tagged khammuan province, kong lor cave, laos, tham kong lo, travel on Friday, 5 June, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
south east asia on a shoestring
Posted in culture, home, livin', tagged angkor wat, bus, cambodia, chau doc, HCMC, ho chi minh city, laos, mekong delta, phnom penh, siem reap, travel, vientiane, vietnam on Monday, 17 November, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Well, I am back in Vientiane after a whirlwind trip. It feels like I haven’t slept in years.
Quickly, this was my itinerary:
Ho Chi Minh City to My Tho, Vietnam, by AUNILO bus
My Tho to Chau Doc Vietnam by Vietnamese van, 7 hours of HELL, including a ferry crossing of the Mekong and going through Sadec, [...]
more about luang prabang
Posted in culture, livin', tagged laos, luang prabang, travel, unesco, wats, world heritage on Wednesday, 20 August, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Some years ago the entire town of Luang Prabang was declared a“UNESCO World Heritage site”. I’m not really sure why this is the case. There are lots of wats, and some interesting colonial architecture, but I’m not sure about it’s status as a world heritage site. Everywhere you go in the city there are “no [...]
another reason to visit s.e. asia
Posted in culture, tagged bangkok post, sex change, south east asia, travel on Thursday, 14 August, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In case you needed another reason to come visit me, look at what was in the cover of the Bangkok Post last week:
ending radio silence
Posted in culture, eatin', livin', tagged birthday, bus, flood, laos, library, luang prabang, mekong, news, south east asia, travel, weekend on Wednesday, 13 August, 2008 | 3 Comments »
I just got back from a 4 days trip to Luang Prabang, and I have lots of news!
Firstly, I went to Luang Prabang to celebrate my 29th birthday. Just thinking about it makes me feel old but I had a lovely time in the former royal capital. I took a bus Saturday morning from Vientiane, [...]
