| Page Views: 11,836 Last Visit to Laos: April, 2005 | One Can Never Get Enough of Laos by bkoon - last update: Dec 10, 2005 |
I finally stepped on Laos! I was on a short 2-week trip to Laos from 23 April 05 - 7 May 05. What a beautiful country in the heart of Southeast Asia. [I travelled quite a bit and so far, Laos is one of the two the countries I like best. Japan is the other one.]
I am contemplating to go to Laos again. Miss that place. Maybe I can bring my folks there come 2006.
[Special thanks to seagypsy and Rodan44 who gave really good advice for my trip.]
I shall be populating all the tips of my entire experience in Laos here, the main page. Hope you will enjoy reading. Thank you!
~ THE ITINERARY ~
Singapore - Bangkok, Thailand
(Via no-frill airline AirAsia)
Bangkok - Chiang Mai, Thailand
(Via no-frill airline AirAsia)
Chiang Mai - Chiang Rai, Thailand - Chiang Khong Border
(By regular public bus. Should have flown to Chiang Rai direct.)
Chiang Khong Border - Huay Xai, Laos
(A 3-minute boat-ride across the river to Laos.)
Huay Xai - Luang Namtha
(7.5 hours via regular public bus which leaves at 9.30am from Huay Xai bus station)
Luang Namtha - Muang Sing
(Short 1.5 hour jouney on truck.)
Muang Sing - Luang Namtha
(Back tracked to Luang Namtha after a 3-day trek at Muang Sing.)
Luang Namtha - Udomxai - Muang Khua
(4-hour bus ride to Udomxai to catch the transport to Muang Khua, a small village by the Nam Ou River)
Muang Khua - Muang Ngoi
(Seeing the best of Nam Ou and its surroundings on a 2-hour speedboat ride along Nam Ou to scenic Maung Ngoi)
Muang Ngoi - Nong Khiaw
(Short 1-hour boat ride)
Nong Khiaw - Luang Prabang
(3.5-hour regular bus to Luang Prabang, a place which you can stay forever.)
Luang Prabang - Vang Vieng
(6-hour by expensive mini-van.)
Vang Vieng - Vientiane
(3-hour truck trip down to the Capital City of Laos.)
Vientiane - Nong Khai, Thailand
(The Mekong River Friendship Bridge to Thailand.)
Nong Khai - Udon Thani - Bangkok
(Thai van ride to Udon Thani Airport. Via no-frill airline AirAsia from Udon Thani Airport to Bangkok.)
Bangkok - Singapore
(Via no-frill airline AirAsia)
My Laos Page will consist of information as per my itinerary. Will not be spliting up into the individual places which I went.
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|  | THE "BESTs" OF LAOS BEST 1 : Lao Coffee with Sweetened Milk
BEST 2 : The Scenic Nam Ou River
BEST 3 : Trekking in Muang Sing and visiting the villages enroute
BEST 4 : Lao Cuisine
BEST 5 : Luang Prabang
BEST 6 : Bathing in the River like one of the Locals
BEST 7 : Cheap BeerLao
BEST 8 : Swimming in Kuang Si Falls
BEST 9 : The Long Long Mekong River |
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http://www.passplanet.com/welc/index.htm
(A good site with good info for backpackers. I remembered I used the information here for my trip to Silk Road some 4.5 years ago too.)
http://www.hostelz.com/
(A guide to hostels.)
http://www.theboatlanding.laopdr.com/index.html
(Everything I need to know. Esp transportation information.)
http://www.laoairlines.com/
(The Lao Airlines to check on schedules and prices.)
http://www.unescobkk.org/index.php?id=486/index.html
(About the Namha Ecotourism Project)
http://www.lao-wildside.com/
(Rafting and Kayaking in Laos and many other adventurous trips.)
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eddymario Sun Oct 18, 2009 02:28 UTC
Great page, looking forward to go there in a few months | Ataurique Fri Sep 25, 2009 20:47 UTC
Oh, lucky you. You visited Laos in 2005. My experiences from 2008 weren't THAT inspiring... | blacksnail Mon Jul 28, 2008 11:22 UTC
Hi Bkoon, i visited both ur favorite countries, and i love laos very much. after reading your laos page, i think i should go to laos again more other provinces | juliewong Fri Jul 18, 2008 14:59 UTC
Been reading reviews of Laos in VT and most VT-ers can't get enough of Laos. Well, looks like I have to make a trip soon. Wonderful tips and photos. |
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