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Bangkok to Liverpool 10 Dec 2005 | 08:02 am
Last day! Screaming hangover from hell from the Long Island Iced Teas. All ideas of a day trip to Ayutthaya out of the window. Eat loads of fruit and eat three muffins from Suk 11's excellent breakfas...
Chiang Rai to Bangkok 9 Dec 2005 | 12:52 am
The extremely pleasant staff at Ben Guesthouse gave us a lift to Chiang Rai airport which is 10km from town in their pickup for the 08:20 flight to Bangkok. A quick coffee and swift boarding for the o...
Houay Xai to Chiang Khong to Chiang Rai 8 Dec 2005 | 12:25 am
Up early and a couple of Lao Coffees later its border crossing time. The border crossing in half way down the main street. This is probably one of the easiest (lax) crossings you could do. Hand your p...
Houay Xai 7 Dec 2005 | 07:29 pm
A sleepy border town however unlike Pakbeng it does not seem a trap. Had planned to stay at the Sabaydee Guesthouse however it was full. Tried the Oudomaphone across the road that was about the best a...
Slowboat (Day 2) 7 Dec 2005 | 07:13 pm
Up at 07:30 and had a quick coffee or two and purchased an overpriced and underfilled sandwich from the waiters come drug dealers at Bounmy Guesthouse. Strolled down to the slowbaoat pier in Pakbeng. ...
Pakbeng 6 Dec 2005 | 10:31 pm
I have to say that Pakbeng was one of the worst places I have ever satyed in my life. Not the place itself nor the place I stayed (Bounmy Guest House - 150 baht a night and no rats with an excellent r...
Slowboat (Day 1) 6 Dec 2005 | 10:19 pm
Left Heritage Guest House at about 06:30 to watch the monks walking through town for alms. It was a sight you probably dont see on such a scale anywhere elsein the world. Cool. Had a couple of black ...
Louang Prabang (Part 2) 3 Dec 2005 | 03:30 pm
A very lazy day just wandering around the old city and walking along the banks of the Mekong. This really is beautiful place, very quiet and relaxed. The type of place thats make you think "I could li...
Louang Prabang 2 Dec 2005 | 04:13 pm
The day started of at the bus station on the old airstrip. Bought a ticket from the station for the VIP bus to Louang Prabang. Big coach type bus so plenty of legroom. Cost $7. Better than the minibus...
Vang Vieng (Part 2) 30 Nov 2005 | 11:55 pm
The tubing was a laugh, very relaxing and beautiful scenery. Whole thing costs US$3.5 plus one dollar extra if you want a dry bag for camera and money. Most of the bars along the river have swings, zi...
