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RE: Dien Bien Phu Currency Exchange

by obione980 30 May 2012

There is significant new road construction along this route, with all the clearing etc that always entails - but that'll largely recover.…
RE: Dien Bien Phu Currency Exchange

by wanderingstraycat 29 May 2012

#3: +Ride from MK-UD on very good road, but environmental wasteland in view the entire route is most disheartening.+ care to elaborate…
Current road conditions in central & northern Laos - May 2012

by demulin 28 May 2012

Current road conditions in central and northern Laos as of May 28, 2012: Vientiene to Vang Vieng - roads are pretty bumpy and in fair…
RE: Access to China via Laos

by demulin 28 May 2012

I just completed this trek from Laos to China yesterday. We spend a few days in Oudomxay, and then took the 8:00 am minibus from Oudomxau…
RE: Motorbike in Phongsali

by jp_geckozy 16 May 2012

I travelled to Phongsaly the end of Mar this year and checked motor bike & mountain bike for rent though i didn't at that time. You can…
RE: Route Guidance in Laos

by nabanga 02 May 2012

I've never done the Gibbon Exp but visit Houayxai often, and have heard good things about it from travellers staying at my usual guesthouse.…
Re: Route Guidance in Laos

by AusPat 01 May 2012

Firstly, are you from the northern or southern hemisphere? How long do you intend to stay in Laos? Fly into Vientiane from Vietnam. Buses…
RE: Muang Ngoi vs Nong Khiaw

by Cheese_Monkey 10 April 2012

Recently stayed one night in Muang Khua. Awesome place, beautiful, relaxed. Ferry was a bit noisy though! Really wish we could of stayed…
RE: Dien Bien Phu-Luang Prabang--Transit suggestions mid May

by wanderingstraycat 06 April 2012

DBP-MK = not sure...these trip reports say 5h & 6h for MK > DBP direction: http://www.lonelyplanet.com/thorntree/thread.jspa?threadID=21394…
RE: Dien Bien Phu-Luang Prabang--Transit suggestions mid May

by RunningDog 06 April 2012

how many hours is it from DBP and Muang Khua? MK-Oudomxay?
RE: Dien Bien Phu-Luang Prabang--Transit suggestions mid May

by wanderingstraycat 06 April 2012

no flights. fastest overland: DBP > Muang Khua > Oudomxay = direct bus Oudomxay > LPB = 5h bus can break up the journey in MK (linke…
Re: Luang Prabang to Hanoi via Phonsavan and Vinh

by Jelme 23 March 2012

Many thanks jp_geckozy, but unfortunetelly your superb information was too late for me. I am just back from a 3 week trip through Vietnam…
RE: Boat to Luang Prabang

by nabanga 22 March 2012

I was in Namtha and Oudomxay last week and there was no smoke or smog at all from the road Namtha-Xai - Pakmong/Nambak. Edited by: nabanga…
RE: Boat to Luang Prabang

by wanderingstraycat 22 March 2012

see if the situation improves by the time you reach Oudomxay or Pak Mong junction? if you can't find enough passengers to split the cost…
RE: Is it Smokey in Southern Laos from Slash and Burn now?

by nabanga 19 March 2012

I was in Oudomxay and northern Luang Namtha provinces last week and there was no smog - visibility 30km or so.
RE: Volunteering in Laos for free (or low cost)

by wanderingstraycat 08 March 2012

to add to #13 & #14: +The automatic assumption is that everyone is desperate to learn english in every backwater on the planet, and that…
RE: BBQ by the bridge (restaurant)

by tools4fools 08 March 2012

It's a resto chain actually. There's one next to the bridge in Pakse, Attapeu, Savannakhet, Mahaxay, Pakkading, Pakxan, Vientiane, Luang…
RE: Trekking/climbing mountains

by wanderingstraycat 07 March 2012

have a look at #12's blog - he has been on quite a few long treks in northern Laos, just him + guide(s), gives an idea of the pace & distanc…
Re: Hanoi to HCMC, via Laos

by jp_geckozy 06 March 2012

Hello! OP (I don’t understand the words “RTw” & “PADI” in your post but i’ll reply) Now 7 international border crossings are
Re: Luang Prabang to Hanoi via Phonsavan and Vinh

by jp_geckozy 25 February 2012

(Now i’m staying at Cheng Du in China then travel to Laos & VN) – 2/25 ＞ Which one is more interesting taking into account landsc …
RE: Muang Sing to Phongsali by Bus+ Trekking Questions

by wanderingstraycat 20 February 2012

no minivans. no direct buses. MS > LNT = 2h LNT > Oudomxay = 4+h Oudomxay > PSL = 9++h rough idea of schedules - see signature line. …
Re: help-new itinerary

by sithone 07 February 2012

A lot depends on how you travel and how travel hardened (or weary) your kids are. Bus travel in northern Laos is not fun IMHO, but you…
RE: Crossing from Sapa, Vietnam to Luang Prabang, Laos

by jimbo1979 05 February 2012

if going from Hanoi, is there somewhere logical to stop (or multiple stops) if you don't need to go directly to Luang Prabang? i.e break…
RE: Chaing Mai - Northern Laos - Hanoi and Halong Bay

by jp_geckozy 05 January 2012

Hello, OP! Flight is easy and fast transport for us but i don't like flights so much for travelling SEA because those are too first for…
RE: Travel from Laos to China (Yunnan)

by jp_geckozy 02 January 2012

If you will have a pre-arranged Chinese visa, there exists no problem for border crossing at Boten/Mohan border and taking direct bus…