Inizia la fantastica avventura sul Mekong. Dopo aver prelevato I KIP in banca, fatto un po’ di spesa per il viaggio (panini, frutta e birra fresca) partiamo! La barca e’ lunga, tutta in legno e colorata! I sedili non potevano che essere in legno, strettini e piccoli. Ci invitano a sederci su ognuno a coppie Read More »
Per prima cosa cerchiamo una Guesthouse migliore e ne troviamo una perfetta che si chiama “Other Side”!!!! Dei graziosissimi bungalow/palafitta direttamente sul fiume, patio con amaca, e ben tre finestre enormi ognuna su un lato diverso della stanza che ci permetteva di avere dei panorami mozzafiato, uno che dava sulle altissime e verdi montagne, un Read More »
After 6 days umming and aahhing about how to get to Vietnam (our original plan of taking the plane from Vientiane was looking a bit expensive, and the bus down there was 12 hours anyway) we decided on heading north up the Nam Ou river in a 3 legged trip, and then over the border Read More »
Allo a tout ceux qui nous lisent, y parait que vous etes nombreux, mais vous vous faites discrets ! On est donc arrives dans un endroit vraiment deconcertant : Vang Vieng, ou il est facile d’oublier qu’on est au Laos… Plein de touristes, jeunes, fous, saouls et pas tres respectueux des coutumes locales, se promenent Read More »
Vietnam ended better than it started, although I got taken out by a killer cold that sent me to bed parts of the last few days there and in Vientiane, Laos. We spend one night abord a boat in Halong Bay in N. Vietnam as a trip from Hanoi — really beautiful. We slept on Read More »
The Gibbon Experience 400m zip lines 100m above the trees Journey There (1-2 days) We woke up at 6am and should have realized from the torrential rain that it was going to be a long day. The weather was so bad that the bus very nearly didn’t leave due to flooding. It was at this Read More »
