Tag: laos

Choose who to bribe! – crossing the border from Laos to Cambodia

Choose who to bribe! – crossing the border from Laos to Cambodia

I’ve seen a lot in Southeast Asia, and in the beginning I got easily upset when things were not as they supposed to be. But this time I just did not get involved, laid back and enjoyed the show. I left Don Det so much 

The magical Four Thousand Islands

The magical Four Thousand Islands

I keep on travelling to the south to finally reach the Four Thousand Islands. During my time in Laos I kept returning to the Mekong river, so somehow it feels right to finish my visit at a place, when the Mekong is the main attraction. 

Paksé, Champasak and the Bolaven Plateau

Paksé, Champasak and the Bolaven Plateau

I started a superfunny trip, when I decided to travel from Kong Lor directly to Pakse, and from there do a two-day-long scooter roundtrip next day, if possible. After an early morning wake up I needed to catch the only direct travel option to Tha 

Konglor Cave

Konglor Cave

No, there won’t be a post about Vientiane. The only reason I travelled there was to catch the direct bus to my next destination. So Vientiane was just a one night stop, I didn’t see much of it, just the night market and the Patuxai, 

The controversial Vang Vieng

The controversial Vang Vieng

It was hard to leave Luang Prabang. This is not the first time during my travels, when I wanted to stay but also felt like moving on. We headed to Vang Vieng with Rahel and Mei. Yes, I knew about how infamous a place it 

Luang Prabang

Luang Prabang

Love at first sight. Right after getting off the slow boat we were already sitting on a tuk-tuk, and within a couple of minutes we were standing in the center of the town. Lao feast Right on time, as I could explore the offers of 

Cruising on the Mekong

Cruising on the Mekong

I looked up some description about the slow boat, but all posts that I found with a quick search were really outdated. Many things changed throughout the years: foreigners are not allowed to cross the border with the ferry anymore, we need to go through 

Spontaneous bordercrossing to Laos

Spontaneous bordercrossing to Laos

I figured a while ago, that from Northern Thailand I will go to Laos, and will travel there from North to South, in the direction of Cambodia. I cancelled my original plan to go to Northern Vietnam and spend some time with trekking. I knew