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  1. madanapalle2 avatar

    RE: Need Advice on route for 5 weeks in Thailand

    by madanapalle2 31 May 2012

    If you want a small town with some interesting side trips I would recommend Nong Khai in the north, or Ranong in the south.

  2. setthesail avatar

    15 days SE Asia to China

    by setthesail 24 May 2012

    I'm 19 and it's my first time doing backpacking. I'm going with a friend and we have 15 days to spend. We are starting from M'sia and…

  3. martee avatar

    RE: Thailan - 3 months?

    by martee 24 May 2012

    You might want to keep $1000 in the bank for when you go home. I'd recommend a 6 week trip. Visit Laos for a week then come back and you…

  4. montyman avatar

    RE: One week in Laos last week of July

    by montyman 21 May 2012

    My first time was only 7 days in 1999 I took speedboat downMekong to Luam Phrabang next am waterfalls and Palace museum off to Vang Vianne…

  5. dotravel avatar

    RE: Thai-Lao Border Ride

    by dotravel 19 May 2012

    It confused me too. Agree with Simon. He covered it. Have ridden Paksan to Savan and it was just millage. Paksan was a small village…

  6. wanderingstraycat avatar

    RE: Form Udon Thani to Vientiane

    by wanderingstraycat 17 May 2012

    If a visa is required for your nationality & you don't already have one, they won't sell you a ticket for the Udon Thani-VTE international…

  7. Albin_2 avatar

    RE: Thai-Lao Border Ride

    by Albin_2 17 May 2012

    >which side of the river to ride? Let's say from Vientienne/LaoCai south. The only LaoCai I can find through Google, is in Vietnam. …

  8. jamesguan avatar

    Bangkok to Laos by train on the 26/27th June.

    by jamesguan 14 May 2012

    Hey, I am going to be getting the train from Bangkok to Nong Khai and cross the friendship bridge to Laos on the 26/27th of June. Anyone…

  9. jamesguan avatar

    Travelling companions from Bangkok to Laos in JUNE!!

    by jamesguan 12 May 2012

    Hey, I am going to be getting the train from Bangkok to Nong Khai and cross the friendship bridge to Laos on the 26/27th of June. Anyone…

  10. Vientianeboy avatar

    RE: U.S. travel agents for flights/trips to Laos?

    by Vientianeboy 08 May 2012

    Bus to Lao from Bangkok is a poor idea. The cheapest way to Lao is to fly to Udon Thani with Air Asia from Bkk and then take the mini…

  11. thaibeachlovers avatar

    RE: Aranyaprathet to Ayutthaya/Lopburi

    by thaibeachlovers 02 May 2012

    Heard of google? This is on the first page. By rail Chiang Mai can be reached from Singapore via Bangkok, with links to Butterworth and…

  12. maisy_a avatar

    RE: Udon Thani border crossing

    by maisy_a 20 April 2012

    Hi again, Appreciate the responses. The Udon Thani - bus to Nong Khai route was the one that seemed most feasible. At #1 - this is the…

  13. norrie19 avatar

    Re: Udon Thani border crossing

    by norrie19 19 April 2012

    Agree with #1 - if you can get to Udon by 12.15 you'll have no problem making the Friendship Bridge by mid afternoon and Vientiane an…

  14. Vientianeboy avatar

    RE: Udon Thani border crossing

    by Vientianeboy 17 April 2012

    Firstly, Udon is not on the border, Nong Khai is. You will need to make your way from Udon Thani to Nong Khai. You can do this a variety…

  15. manyrivers avatar

    RE: Pharmacies, Pharmacists, Doctors, Hospitals

    by manyrivers 14 April 2012

    i worked as a nurse for most of my adult life. i go to the government hospitals or university hospitals. in Nong Khai it was great and…

  16. billofbangkok avatar

    Re: Alternative route - Cambodia - Thailand for the 15th?

    by billofbangkok 10 April 2012

    Travelling by train from Aranyaprathet to Ayuthaya is rather a boring and cumbersome way to head to Chiang Mai ( you may as well go to…

  17. craigt3365 avatar

    RE: Help please!! Bus from Rayong to Nong Khai

    by craigt3365 07 April 2012

    There are some buses that run to Khorat, but they are quite slow and stop everywhere. We live south of Pattaya and wifey is from south…

  18. Hacky avatar

    Re: Thai Lao International Bus

    by Hacky 03 April 2012

    Don’t take Nong Khai train to Lao, its waste of time. The train doesn’t even get you to Vientiane central. From Nong Khai bus station,…

  19. Herbie47 avatar

    RE: Thai Lao International Bus

    by Herbie47 03 April 2012

    Cant you take the train from Nong Khai station across the the border? Dont get a tuktuk driver get your visa, do it yourself.

  20. rockyp44 avatar

    Re: Bus 825 Suvarnabhumi airport to Nong Khai

    by rockyp44 02 April 2012

    If you arrive at 18:00 and have only a carry on bag, you might make it to the train. The problem is immigration at the airport. The lines…

  21. FiddlerJones avatar

    Re: Bus 825 Suvarnabhumi airport to Nong Khai

    by FiddlerJones 02 April 2012

    I want to take that bus 825 on late April, but I can't read the website it seems only thai ? Could someone check the timatable, since…

  22. Captain_Bob avatar

    RE: Heavy Smog/Haze in North-Thailand

    by Captain_Bob 23 March 2012

    Hi guys, The air quality in Chiang Mai today seems semi-OK and certainly better than a few days ago, Sunday-Tuesday was bad but today…

  23. Un_Caracol avatar

    Re: 10 Days in Laos

    by Un_Caracol 23 March 2012

    Suebear if you are against long buses you might want to reconsider Laos! Especially in northern Laos with its mountaineous terrain, its…

  24. stsakalli avatar

    RE: Thailand, Laos, Cambodia advice.

    by stsakalli 15 March 2012

    hey I just bought my ticket (etihad airways 680euros). arriving Bangkok on 22nd of march around 7am. planning to take a train to Nong…

  25. LancasterLad avatar

    Re: Burma and Laos

    by LancasterLad 14 March 2012

    Picked up our guide to Burma in the taxi from Yangon airport to our hotel. Two weeks taxi/driver/petrol/road tolls/his accom/his food…

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