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    15 Photos from 27 days in Northern Laos

    December 22, 2014

    The first trip through Laos started in the northern town of Muang Khua, then took us down the Nam Ou river to Nong Khiaw, through the capital Vientiane and ended with the Thakhek motorbike loop in central Laos. Below is an unedited selection from the Laos photo gallery that we captured during our 27 day trip through this beautiful country. We started in the north east town of Muang Khua and after much negotiating caught a boat down the Nam Ou river to Nong Khiaw. We stopped along the river bank at a small village and found these curious children playing on the river’s mud bank. Our trek in northern…

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    Soutchai Travel Agency Guesthouse – Pakse, Laos

    November 25, 2013

    Price 40,000 kip fan room 60,000 kip air-conditioning What A basic double room, shared bathroom, hot shower, wifi in room, small balcony Where View Nangnoi & Soutchai Guesthouses – Pakse in a larger map Comments A surprisingly nice room for 40,000 kip. Dark wooden paneling with a large bed. Very stuffy during the day but was pleasant with the fan switched on during the night. Downstairs is a travel agency managed by one daughter who speaks English. There were two bathrooms downstairs inside, and a few squat toilets outside where they also have some poorly located ‘bungalows’ for 50,000 kip. Bathrooms were not the cleanest, but usable, and I believe…

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  • Accommodation Reviews,  Laos,  Motorbiking

    Nangnoi Guesthouse – Pakse, Laos

    November 25, 2013

    Cost 70,000 kip (LAK) What Clean fan room, en-suite bathroom, hot shower, wifi in room, double bed, balcony Where View Nangnoi & Soutchai Guesthouses – Pakse in a larger map Comment Run by a Laotian couple with their two children, this is a highly organized guesthouse. There are only about 10 rooms and each are located within the same building were the young family also live. The room was impeccably clean and comfortable. The bedding was white and we did not use our sleep sheets. Nangnoi rents motorbikes out at 60,000 kip a day, or 50,000 kip if you take it for a few days. They also provide a drawn…

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    Attractions,  Laos

    Beer Lao Company. Our Experience During The Factory Tour

    November 15, 2013

    We always thought Vientiane is a cool little city. However there is not a ton of things to do here. So, today we thought, we’d check out the Beer Lao Company and do their factory tour. What does the Beer Lao Company factory tour cost? The price per person to partake in the tour is 40,000 kip. This will certainly not break even the tightest budget! What does the tour entail? Firstly, you get to watch a basic corporate video in their private air-conditioned cinema. The video details the Beer Lao company history, investor statistics and what awards the beer Lao has been awarded. I would call it beer propaganda! It…

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    Bangkok to Vientiane by Night Train

    November 15, 2013

    We decided to go from Bangkok to Vientiane using the night train which would leave at 8pm, arriving in Nong Khai at 7.30am. You can’t actually buy a direct ticket from Bangers to Vientiane, so you’ll need to go through Nong Khai. Nong Khai is the border town on the Thai side. We took the local bus No. 53 from Samsen St to the train station and bought our tickets the day before. The train station was old but still grand, as all interstate train stations are, and we were approached twice by helpful women with official lanyards around their necks eager to help us. Trust these women as they…

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  • Activities,  Attractions,  Laos

    COPE Rehabilitation Centre – Vientiane, Laos

    November 14, 2013

    Cost Free A tuk-tuk will cost about 50,000 kip each way from the centre of the city. We hired a motorbike for 24 hours for 60,000 kip and rode to COPE. What A FREE museum where you can learn about ‘The Secret War’ that America conducted against Laos a few decades ago. You also learn about the type of bombs that still remain in the country, hindering economic progress, and read/watch/listen to stories about people who have lost limbs and livelihoods thanks to these horrible bombs. Where Boulevard Khouvieng, Vientiane, Laos View COPE Visitor Centre in a larger map Comments We first visited COPE in Vientiane a couple of months…

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