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Up the Mekong

Posted on 26/06/2008 by haonowshaokao

Like much of the other travel advice I’d been offered, the description of the Mekong boat trip as ‘not worth the bother’ turned out to be completely untrue. The three cities had been great, but much of the time something … Continue reading →

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Laos Part 2 – Luang Prabang

Posted on 15/06/2008 by haonowshaokao

The bus journey from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang was in some ways worse than the one from Siem Reap. In its favour it was at least half full, or half empty, so I had a double seat to myself, … Continue reading →

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Laos pt 1 – Vientiane and Vang Vieng

Posted on 11/06/2008 by haonowshaokao

After a night in Bangkok (which I’ll write about a bit later) I took a “sleeper bus” to the Thai-Lao border. It didn’t have beds, but the reclining chairs went back far enough for the journey to be bearable. As … Continue reading →

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