06 January 2014
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My First Trip...
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Last Update 06 January 2014
Been this afternoon to the Cope rehab centre. When I was a teenager the Viet Nam war was on. I heard the names Hanoi, Phnum Penh, Ho Chi Minh and still associate them whit war, and black and white films on tele. Why don't I remember names as Luang Prabang, Vientiane, Paxhe. They have been bombed in ...
06 January 2014
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My First Trip...
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Last Update 06 January 2014
We arrived in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, after a 11 hours and 30 minutes trip through the mountains. Luang Prabang has two faces, the riverside and the actual town of the Lao people. We stayed in a guesthouse 50 meter away from our landing quay on the Mekong river. All passengers got pushe...
03 January 2014
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My First Trip...
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Last Update 03 January 2014
Just arrived in Luang Prabang after a wonderfull two days trip on the Mekong river. We went on board at the border village Huay Xay in Laos. Our boat "the Shompoo" had space for 40 persons, but only 26 people booked for the trip. Our names were not on the passengers list, but after a double check wi...
01 January 2014
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My First Trip...
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Last Update 01 January 2014
After our first experience with the local bus from Chiang Rai to Chiang Khong we took a tuk-tuk to our little bungalow. By walking in town we jumped into the Hub Pub of Alan Bate (world record cycling around the world) and as you know "It's a small world" we met a Belgian guy who's father has a phon...
