Journey from Chiang Mai to Chiang Khong
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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.Read more
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.Read more
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 wereRead more
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 firstRead more
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 simpleRead more
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.
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 wonderfulRead more
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!
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 isRead more
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!