butch_n

Concur with VTEboy, Herbie, Coco; your route is more or less on the beaten track so I'd advise against anti-malarials....

if it's a passport, and the intent is that it retains all properties of a full-monty passport, then i don't see how any given country can...

The rattan, bamboo & wood furniture in Laos is certainly cheaper than in Europe. More in-sync with the local styles and cooler material...

LiL -- it would only be an issue if you found something significant.....

The smoke/dust only really affect visibility -- not your ability to navigate through the areas. For best views - in between rains in the...

VTEboy - not heard of Tinay's ..... ? What's the fare?

That's the one I meant MM - from the south - not the north

its the road from Phou Bia mines which is easier and most used by residents of LC

MM.... the balloons are not manned....and you don't need too many to lift digital camera. The outfit who is/was doing it in Laos was using...

Longcheng is overrated anyways.....

Retford...check this for how to snap your gaff from above: http://wiki.grassrootsmapping.org/show/BalloonAerialPhotography

The balloons have been in Laos for 5+yrs. There's a few websites about it. Digital cameras and better battery technology means anything is...

For aerial photos you can use balloons or kites or microlights (or whatever they call them these days). There is a microlight club...

VTEboy's probably right on this. Lao Gov is quite anxious about foreign strangers in planes above their country. May date back to the days...

Monks are taught to beg form early age, have good language skills, and the plausibility of some orange clobber. They're well attuned to...