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    October 12, 2019
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    Journey from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong

    October 12, 2019 in Thailand ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Since I was working until Saturday in Chiang Mai, I had decided to travel through Laos in my fall holidays. It's only about a six-hour bus ride via Chiang Rai, but I got a little bored on the bus. However, Chiang Khong was pleasant enough and I was lucky to get a decent meal (and a beer) before going to bed in a room looking over the Mekong.Read more

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    Chiang Khong

    October 13, 2019 in Thailand ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

    Got up early to see a beautiful sunrise, then was picked up to be taken to the border. Since it was Sunday, everything was a little slow, but our group finally made it across to Laos where we were picked up and taken to our boat, on which we would stay two days. The rest of the day we enjoyed looking at the scenery, seeing fields, and mountains and locals pass by.Read more

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    Cruising down the Mekong

    October 13, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    After a delicious lunch, we visited a small village where we were able to see how a local community lives. It reminded me very much of the villages I visited in 2004 when I did this trip for the first time. Time has seemed to stand still..Read more

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    The Journey continues...

    October 14, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    We spent the night in a lovely little resort in small village called Pak Beng. In 2004 I had also spent the night in this village, but it was much smaller then and there was only a very simple accomodation, where we had to sleep on the floor. This place had definately changed. I had met some nice people from Canada and Australia on the boat and we went to an Indian restaurant where we enjoyed some good vegetarian food. The next morning we were back on the boat at 9 o'clock and continued our journey. Later on we visited another village. This one was a little bigger and we were able to buy some nice scarfs woven by the women of the village.Read more

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    The Buddha Cave

    October 14, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ☁️ 26 °C

    In the late afternoon, the sun came out and we went to visit a cave with hundreads of small buddha statues. I'd seen that cave in 2004 and the number of buddhas had definately increased since.

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    Festival of Lights in Luang Prabang

    October 14, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 26 °C

    When we arrived in Luang Prabang I realized that the anual festival of lights was going to happen on that exact date. How fortunate! The town was packed, as was to be expected, but it was a wonderful and very special experience which I enjoyed very much! Apparently, every community or club in the area builds a boat. They are carried or moved throught the whole city, then the candles are lit and the boats are being put on the water. It includes a lot of manpower and strenths, but it is a beautiful sight. Furthermore, the whole city is decorated with colourful lights. It was indeed the best point of time to visit beautiful Luang Prabang.Read more

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    Good morning, Luang Prabang

    October 15, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 28 °C

    Unfortunately, I had to switch hostels for the first night, because there were bedbugs in my room. However, I still managed to get a good night's sleep and my breafkast definately made up for it!

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    Strolling around Luang Prabang

    October 15, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    The town has changed quite a bit since I'd last been there, lots of new hostels, restaurants and stores have opened. However, the old town with all of the temples and the life next to the Mekong is just as beautiful as I remember it.Read more

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    Wat Xieng Thong

    October 15, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 30 °C

    Wat Xieng Thong is the oldest and most beautiful temple of Luang Prabang. It looked just the way I remembered it.

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    Yummy!

    October 15, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ⛅ 29 °C

    Having skipped lunch I enjoyed probably the best Aisan Fusion dishes with one of the best cocktails I've ever tried! Yummy! Furthermore, the surroundings of that little South American -Asian Fusion restaurant was lovely!Read more

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    Late Afternoon in Luang Prabang

    October 16, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    I returned to the same restaurant I had discovered the day before, choosing another cocktail but having the same main course (it was simply too good!). I also tried a starter which was just as delicious as the rest.Read more

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    Arriving in Vang Vieng

    October 17, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 31 °C

    The next day, I took the bus from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng, a little town in between L.P. and Vientiane. I had discovered this place in 2004 when it was a small village hosting a little hippi community. Tubing had just started, but the place was really quiet and there were only a few homestays and bars. While the nature around the town hasn't changed and it's still worth a visit, the village has become quite a booming town (not very pretty though) and even the beautiful surroundings are overrun by tourists - mainly from Korea. It was a little heart breaking to see how much the place had changed, but I was very lucky with my hotel which was a bit hard to get to (you need to take a boat across the river). The beautiful view were absolutely worth it though!Read more

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    Getting started

    October 18, 2019 in Laos ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    The next morning a took the boat across the river, had some extra breakfast (because the breakfast in the hotel was truely disgusting) and rented a bike. I had planned to do a tour similar to the one I had taken with my mum in 2004... I did recognize a few places, such as the lagoon of course, but it was estonishing how a place can change within 15 years...Read more

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