Travel in Laos from the borders of Thailand to lesser known Southern cities in South. New Tourism, Culture, Lifestyle and Boutique Travel. Independent Guide to Travel in Laos.
From Bangkok to Vientiane by train you must first travel to Nong Khai in Thailand. From Nong Khai you then cross the Thai/Laos border at Friendship Bridge and forward on to Vientiane by tuk-tuk or minivan. Reaching Nong Khai the easiest route to take is tuk-tuk from the Nong Khai train station to the border …
If visiting Laos you are likely to arrive from neighbouring borders, Vietnam on the East or Thailand on the West. Two countries which influence Lao food in a big way. In fact most of Lao food staples are similar or the same as that of their neighbours. Influences of Lanna Food (Northern Thailand), Isaan Food (North East Thailand) and Vietnamese …
A quick guide to our favourite destinations in our Southeast Asia Travel Blog (we will update as we go along). This list follows our own interests and highlights our own style in travel. We travel independently as a couple, we generally avoid tourist and backpacker trails and we love to get lost in big cities although we do …
There is amazing French Food in Laos? A traveller tale hard to believe when it comes next to Beer Lao t-shirts and tubing. I never had faith in the rumours and as a skeptic I only took half bites. Roadside baguettes and Vietnamese style crepes. Ignoring the French restaurants I thought came along for novelty …
There are two overland travel options from Pakse to Bangkok. Train or bus. While a stopover in Ubon Ratchathani or Isaan (Eastern Thailand) is recommended – with time constraints I am forced to rush past. I take the cheapest and quickest route – the night bus from Pakse to Bangkok. While sleeper trains are the more comfortable …
This is in no way an attempt to boost my credentials as a backpacker. This journey was just pure bad luck. Travelling from Savannakhet to Pakse was easily one of the hardest stretches I’ve done on the road. The only journey I can think worse was 8 hours on a local bus in Sri Lanka. …
Mornings in Savannakhet are the best part of the day. Sunrise in Laos not to be missed. Beautiful views and streets teaming with a unique local life. People are more active in the early hours before the sun begins its scorching. The Mekong River sits still, joggers line the perimeter and motorbikes and tuk-tuks buzz …
The largest city in southern Laos yet a small city. Pakse is easily circled in an hour or so. To prove this I did. At 6am after waking to unforgettable Mekong views at the Champasak Palace Hotel I am straight out the door to circle the city. Walking from one end to the next. In Pakse …
As I arrive at Champasak Palace Hotel another couple leave. They desperately shout down my tuk-tuk and disappear. 11pm. In a city which was asleep hours ago. Where were they going? I am still baffled by this. Anyway… welcome to the Ghost Palace. Under a backdrop of lightning and a deafening chorus of bugs, lizards, …
For travel from Vientiane to Bangkok, the buses leave the Vientiane Khua Din International Bus Terminal on Khouvieng Road. Buses are comfy aircon buses and travel to and through destinations in Isaan (Northeastern Thailand) including Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Korat. If travelling from Vientiane to Bangkok by bus you will need to …
