Wednesday, 27 May 2009 | Views [671] | Comments [1]
after leaving don det, it was a very slow and hot boat ride to the mainland. then we're stuffed in a minibus and as i recall the aircon doesn't work.... back to pakse, to the bus station where we will wait 4 long hours until our overnight bus departs ... Read more >
Wednesday, 27 May 2009 | Views [1542]
pakse was super uneventful for me. this is the point when the size of the group started getting me down. i guess i just missed the freedom to be able to go where i want when i wanted, or at least only had landon to answer to/vice versa. the group always ... Read more >
Tuesday, 26 May 2009 | Views [662] | Comments [1]
laos was the country of local busses. where they pack on as many people as they possibly can with whatever they want. i'll get to horror stories regarding that in due time. at the moment i'll just bypass the busride from vientianne to savannakhet. as ... Read more >
Sunday, 19 Apr 2009 | Views [709] | Comments [4]
Vientiane is bloody expensive. It's the capital of Laos and it's probably the most boring capital city i've been to in asia so far. the rent for hotels/guesthouses is ridiculous! we didn't do much here, i don't think, so i'll keep the next few entries ... Read more >
Saturday, 18 Apr 2009 | Views [933] | Comments [2]
i had been anticipating vang vieng since i left vancouver. it seemed like a rite of passage for SE asia backpackers. anyone who i talked to about SE asia: "make sure you hit up tubing! it's THE SHIIIIIT!"
landon, johan and i arrived ... Read more >
Saturday, 18 Apr 2009 | Views [623]
really, really not looking forward to this. luang prabang seems like an eternity ago. the internet is really expensive in laos and has crappy speed to boot. i'm already in vietnam and i saw much of laos. well, here goes. i arrived off the slow boat ... Read more >
Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009 | Views [784] | Comments [2]
i had all my nothing time in chiang mai and now i was ready to take the slow boat to laos. well, actually it was more like HAD to. my visa was up and i had to leave the country. as soon as i got on the minibus heading towards the border i starting hitting ... Read more >