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  1. Karoolsie avatar

    RE: Report from Chiang Khong (Northern Thailand)

    by Karoolsie 29 May 2012

    Wonderful info there. Might just head in that direction. Is there anywhere that you can take a long trip down the Mekong. Not interested…

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    Travel from Vientiane to Hanoi

    by tomatron84 26 May 2012

    Hi Travellers!! I am currently travelling through SEA and heading to Laos tomorrow from Thailand (Via Chiang Khong to Huay Xai). Thinking…

  3. Captain_Bob avatar

    RE: Chiang Mai to Laos ... Tips needed!

    by Captain_Bob 23 May 2012

    >1 - the weather! Talk with God. But seriously no danger or serious risk. CM (city that is) almost never floods except maybe 6 inches…

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    RE: Border crossing Thailand to Laos

    by Captain_Bob 18 May 2012

    Yep, get a bus to Chiang Khong (Green Bus from Arcade station 830am) or minivan from town 10am and noon, takes 6hrs. Also package slow…

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    RE: Border crossing Thailand to Laos

    by dreamsignals86 17 May 2012

    From Chiang Mai it would be better to get to Chiang Khong and cross at Huay Xai. Go to Arcade bus terminal and hop on the green bus. After…

  6. gieg avatar

    Re: Route advice for Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam

    by gieg 17 May 2012

    Enter Laos at Chiang Khong / Huay Xai (visa at the border) and do the Gibbons Experience (expensive but memorable - schedule way in advance)…

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    RE: Travelling through Cambodia

    by Grahamapoole 16 May 2012

    Herbie is spot on - to summarise - probably 3 weeks Chiang Rai Chiang Khong HouayXai LP by boat VV by bus VTE by bus Pakse by sleeper…

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    Travelling through Cambodia

    by travelmelarky 16 May 2012

    Hi Travel People! I'm looking into travel options from Chiang Rai in Thailand to Laos. I know I can go- Chiang Rai, Chiang Khong then…

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    RE: Chiang Dao, Nan, or Mae Sariang?

    by arguseye 15 May 2012

    In February I cycled from Chiang Khong all along the Lao border via doi Pha Tang, Phu Chi Fah, Song Khwae, always as close as possible…

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    RE: Report from Chiang Khong (Northern Thailand)

    by Ria 14 May 2012

    Just tagging as I'm going there later in the year.

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    RE: From Nan to Luang Prabang

    by Captain_Bob 14 May 2012

    >So is starting in Nan faster and easier than the Chiang Khong alternative No, you have 160km from Nan city to the Huay Kon border (limited…

  13. yogaretnam avatar

    RE: Chiang Rai/Golden Triangle Advise.

    by yogaretnam 14 May 2012

    Hey I'm from KL as well and did an almost similar trip. was in Chiang Mai for 2 days and then about 5 days in Chiang Rai. Did the Golden…

  14. dreamsignals86 avatar

    RE: Report from Chiang Khong (Northern Thailand)

    by dreamsignals86 13 May 2012

    Glad you are enjoying your trip. +Wat Rong Khun aka White temple. Was impressed with the architecture but don't see how+ +images/drawings…

  15. wanderingstraycat avatar

    RE: From Nan to Luang Prabang

    by wanderingstraycat 13 May 2012

    +So is starting in Nan faster and easier than the Chiang Khong alternative ?+ not necessarily, especially when it will be the rainy seaso…

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    From Nan to Luang Prabang

    by veromars 13 May 2012

    Hello, we will be in Thailand in August and we wanted to know if someone had precise and fairly recent information about the route between…

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    Report from Chiang Khong (Northern Thailand)

    by yogaretnam 13 May 2012

    Hi everyone, a couple of weeks ago I asked for advice on how to spend my time up in the north of Thailand given my limited time here.…

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    Travel advice required - from China to Thailand via Laos

    by djamcdonald 12 May 2012

    Hi, My brother and a friend are traveling by bicycle and are currently in China. They are looking for a way to get from China to Thailand…

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    Re: xChinese and xVietnamese Food

    by Captain_Courageous 11 May 2012

    >metal cooking pots with gas stoves fitted underneath to boil water or soup where you cook your selection of skewered meat/seafood/vegetable…

  20. VTrekker avatar

    Thai itinerary

    by VTrekker 10 May 2012

    Hi, I am planning to be in Thailand in January 2013 between Malaysia and then heading on to do Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Any comments…

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    RE: Best Myanmar enty (China, Thailand...)

    by nmajcen 07 May 2012

    Thanks for the advice and quick response. So i assume that the best way is to go through Laos by land (get the visa on the border) to…

  22. yogaretnam avatar

    Re: Itinerary for 5 days in Northern Thailand before crossing into Laos

    by yogaretnam 04 May 2012

    dreamsignals86 Kun Korn waterfall sounds great. I've been to Haew Narok Waterfall in Khao Yai National Park and was left a little disappoin…

  23. VTrekker avatar

    Thailand itinerary

    by VTrekker 03 May 2012

    Hi, I am planning to be in Thailand in January 2013 between Malaysia and then heading on to do Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Any comments…

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    Itinerary Laos-VIetnam-Cambodia

    by VTrekker 03 May 2012

    Hi, I'm planning to travel around Laos, Vietnam and Cambodia in Feb-Mar 2013. I will have done Malaysia and Thailand beforehand. …

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    RE: Itinerary Help Please: 10 Days in Northern Thailand

    by Captain_Bob 03 May 2012

    On arrival to Bangkok get connecting flight to Chiang Mai or Chiang Rai and settle in for a day or two. The best cheap way to get around…

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