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Nong Khauw
March 13 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
A sleepy one street town of cheap guesthouses, cheap cafes, and tour agencies offering hikes up the nearby mountains to camp overnight and see the sun rise.

We decide to spend the day on our balcony catching up on reading.

It is very hot, 30C+Read more
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Nong Khauw to Luang Prabang
March 15 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 22 °C
Breakfast overlooking the river in our hotel then watch as the boat to take us on the next leg of our journey pulls up to let us board. A 2 hour boat ride down the Nam Ou to where they have constructed another dam. 😡
The other passengers on the boat are the 4 Poles who were on the boat from Muang Khua.

When we arrive at the dam we transfer to a spacious minivan for the 2 hour ride to the elephant sanctuary and lunch. The road is in a terrible state, the worst I have been on since Africa in the nineties. Makes you look at the smooth river alongside with envy.

After lunch and elephant petting it's into a boat for a short trip on the Mekong to the Buddha cave. Only 200 steps to climb.

Back on the boat for a trip to the Whisky village. Then it's a final sunset boat ride down the Mekong to Luang Prabang and our hotel.Read more
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Luang Prabang
Mar 16–20 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C
An easy day to start our week in LP.

Booked my ticket back to Brussels for the 14th. Flying back on Emerates via Dubai 😱 wish me luck.

Took a walk through town. Stopped off in a travel agency and booked all our train tickets and the boat ride to Thailand. Cost more than doing it DIY in theory but the difficulty of booking tickets makes handing it over to a professional worth it.Read more
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Luang Prabang 2
March 18 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 24 °C
Museums and ballet
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Luang Prabang Bears, Waterfall, Buffalo
March 19 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C
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Vang Vieng
March 20 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C
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Hot Air Ballooning
March 21 in Laos ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
Up at 5 am for a sunrise hot air balloon experience. 8 passengers in our basket. Everything went well and a very smooth landing.
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Vientiane 1
March 23 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C
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Vientiane 2
March 26 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 37 °C
Very impressive art space built by a local business man for 50 million USD for his passion for wood carvings. Expensive in Lao terms 14 USD each plus 25 USD for taxis as it's a little out of town, but well worth it.
Also some photos from the less impressive Lao National Museum (only one dollar fifty )Read more
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Luang Prabang Monks and Farewell
March 27 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 20 °C
Up at 05:30 to watch the monks processing through town receiving alms. Then a van ride to the slow boat to take us 6 hours up the Mekong river to Pak Beng.
Quite comfortable really. The seats look like they have come out of assorted coach crashes.Read more
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Pakbeng
March 28 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
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Chiang Khong
March 30 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
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Chiang Rai
March 31 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C
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Chiang Rai
March 31 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
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Chiang Rai 2
April 1 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 32 °C
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Ko Lanta
April 8 in Thailand ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C
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Ayutthaya
April 10 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C
Wat Yai Chaimongkhon
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Wat Phra Ram
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Bangkok 1
April 10 in Thailand ⋅ 🌙 31 °C
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Bangkok 2
April 12 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
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Bangkok 3 Songkran!
April 13 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 35 °C
Getting wet!
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Trip end
April 15, 2026