Journey from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong
12. Oktober 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.Weiterlesen
Chiang Khong
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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 wereWeiterlesen
Cruising down the Mekong
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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 firstWeiterlesen
The Journey continues...
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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 simpleWeiterlesen
The Buddha Cave
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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.
Festival of Lights in Luang Prabang
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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 wonderfulWeiterlesen
Festival of Lights
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Good morning, Luang Prabang
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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!
Strolling around Luang Prabang
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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 isWeiterlesen
The Old Town
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It was impressive how empty the town was the day after the festival of lights. I had entire streets to myself and I really enjoyed that!
Wat Xieng Thong
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Wat Xieng Thong is the oldest and most beautiful temple of Luang Prabang. It looked just the way I remembered it.
Wat Xieng Thong
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Such a beautiful place
The colours of Luang Prabang
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Luang Prabang is one of the most pituresque towns I've ever visited.
Yummy!
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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 FusionWeiterlesen
Evening stroll in Luang Prabang
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I visited one last temple before heading to the night market and enjoying some street food.
Kuang Si Waterfall, Luang Prabang
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After breakfast I took a mini bus to the beautiful Kuang Si Waterfall about 30 km away from Luang Prabang. It was as beautiful as I remembered but it was much more crowede than in 2004. The bearWeiterlesen
Kuang Si Waterfall, Luang Prabang
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After a hike around the waterfall, I went for a short but refreshing swim in one of the lower basins.
It's coffee time
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Back in the town, I also returned to the nice café from the day before.
Trekking around Phousi Hill
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Despite the heat I made it up to Phousi Hill to enjoy the quiet and the beatiful views of the area around Luang Prabang.
Late Afternoon in Luang Prabang
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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 asWeiterlesen
Watching the sun set...
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and the moon rise... The early evening is a very good time to walk down to the Mekong and enjoy a coffe, desert or a glass or wine.
Last evening in Luang Prabang
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Arriving in Vang Vieng
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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 hippiWeiterlesen
Getting started
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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 oneWeiterlesen
Exploring the surroundings
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