Laos: Driving a motorbike in Laos 2010

Traffic is OK in Laos so there is no problem driving a motorbike. Rental prices greatly vary by location. Very important to realize that you will be driving on very curvy roads, with many villages on the way. People tend to “live” on the road they use the paved road for walking, kids playing on […]

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Laos: From Phonsavan to Vang Vieng

There are many options to get from Phonsavan to Vang Vieng: – VIP Bus – Minivan – Local Bus We again picked the minibus as the prices for all three were exactly the same at the travel agency. It did cost us 100.000 Kip / person. The ride took for about 6 hours the first […]

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Laos: Plain of Jars

One word: Impressive 🙂 Very very impressive. Nobody knows who, why and how did put these gigantic jars there but they are there and surrounded by mystery. The sites are about 3000 years old and crammed with jars each carved out from one stone. There are about 60 sites where Jars can be found however […]

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Laos: Phonsavan

Most tourists visit Phonsavan because they want to see the Plain of Jars. It is a sleepy little town not a wide variety of restaurants and far not as many tourists as in Luang Prabang. 35 years ago this town was bombed to the ground. No buildings left there was no water or electricity so […]

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Laos: From Luang Prabang to Phonsavan

We booked this trip through a travel agent on Main Street Luang Prabang. The cost of the journey was 110.000 Kip / person. There are many options to choose from. – Minivan ( we picked this ) – Local Bus – Vip Bus There is not a big difference in prices between the local bus […]

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