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Re: Train logistics leaving Hanoi
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 22-Nov-2009
It's better taking a 11:00PM train if it's possible for you to book another train because your Ha...

RE: Vietnam-Laos border crossing. Tay Trang/Dien Bien Phu
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 13-Nov-2009
Sorry to all.

Re: Vietnam-Laos border crossing. Tay Trang/Dien Bien Phu
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 13-Nov-2009
Hello!

I crossed this border(3rd time) from DBP to Muang Khua quite recently - November 5th- w...

Re: Chinese visa in Laos
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 12-Nov-2009
Hello for all!

my post #2 is maybe a big mistake, so now i'm very sorry to OP and thank for ...

Re: Chinese visa in Laos
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 10-Nov-2009

Re: Luang Prabang (Laos) to Lao Cai (Vietnam)
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 24-Oct-2009
Hello!

Now borders opened for foreiners between Vietnam and Laos are at least 7 points and dir...

Re: traveling by motorbike through the north of Vietnam
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 22-Oct-2009
From Muang May(=old Lai Chau, between DBP and Sapa) to Muang Te or Muang Nhe, west of old Lai Cha...

RE: Travel to Attapu from Pakse
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 03-Oct-2009
mistakes:

*Lak Peet Nuay --8 km north
*Lak Peet Tay --8 km south

are correct.

sorry!

Re: Travel to Attapu from Pakse
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 03-Oct-2009
Hello!

There are 4 main bus stations and other few priate bus stations in Pakse at different p...

Re: Vietnam War araes to see ?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 28-Sep-2009
You can travel in SEA countries safely now-Vietnam and Laos Cambodia—etc, but maybe cannot travel...

Re: china to laos.
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 27-Sep-2009
Other option!

Kunming is very far from Nanning by land and I don't know how many days you have...

Re: nanning to hanoi - train or bus?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 26-Sep-2009
I'll write about bus to Ha Noi from my experience of Jan this year.

In my case, I went to Ha N...

RE: 'sleeper' bus - vientiane to hanoi
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 26-Sep-2009
I think it's curious and too expensive.

All border gates in Laos and Vietnam will be closed at...

RE: Money Scam in Vietnam
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 26-Sep-2009
It's a kind of tax for travelling in Vietnam - all foreign travellers have to pay with no excepti...

Re: Sapa
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 25-Sep-2009
Topas Eco Lodge situates on the top of the hill near minority village.

Indeed, it's comfortabl...

RE: Any charm in the Mekong???
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 25-Sep-2009
Try to go to a local township in Mekong Delta far from a famous big city-Can Tho by local cargo s...

RE: Pham Ngu Lao Rock Bottom
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 16-Sep-2009
Cong An(a kind of Vietnamese police) around them perhaps know about it. It's really problem.

6...

Re: HOI AN TO NHA TRANG BY NIGHT
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 13-Sep-2009
Hello!

Night bus is the most popular and convenient transportation and it's a bus of "door to ...

RE: overland route from vietnam into laos?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 14-Sep-2009
It depends on where you really want to visit first in Laos this time.
So you have to discribe th...

RE: Laos - Vietnam border crossing during Tet
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Mainland, 11-Sep-2009
As for passing through Nam Xoi/Na Meo border around Tet time, it's perhaps difficult for you to a...