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.
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 …
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, …
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 …
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 North East Thailand (Isaan) including Nong Khai, Udon Thani, Khon Kaen and Korat. If travelling from Vientiane to Bangkok by bus you will need …