Well the most adventurist and scenic way to get to LPB Laos, would be a slow boat or fast boat down the Mekong. You need to get up tp Chiang Rai area of Thailand.

You dont mention where you have been in Thailand and what your interest are? Trekking? Indigenous Villages? National Parks?

You could also explore Chiang Mai, the old capital of Thailand, on the way to Chiang Rai.

Do you have a guidebook on SE Asia?

From LPB Laos, you would head south to Vang Vieng, a popular stopping point and party town, as well as outdoor adventures, then head to the capital Vientiane, from there, get to Pakse, here you can rent a motorbike and a do a huge loop in the Bolevan area, via Salavan, Sekong, Attapeu, which has small villages, lots of waterfalls and mainly rural roads. 3-4 days is nice ride loop.

Then from Pakse, shuttle to 4000 Islands areas and waterfalls. Now you are close to the Cambodia border.

Its official.. Koh phanghan has a foreigner in BKK HOSPITAL that tested positive... Considering they were doing waterfall parties two days ago, not really surprised..

Now comes island craziness.....

Yep, all kinds of concerts and parties and film festivals and cycling matches and sports training sessions now get cancelled as well. I wonder for how long cafes and restaurants will remain open.

Listen to what you're asking.... Use your brain..... The idea is not to socialize, not to party, to be responsible. Tours, excursions..... are stopped. The idea is to put this type of lifestyle on hold for some time so try to be responsible...

Well of course any festival with parades is special, and it was a unique display of indigenous culture. But it wasn't like Mardi Gras: Puno didn't turn into a wild party town.

Fours Dangers Of The Full Moon Party -

1 - Feelings of distress and disappointment at the built up and over developed state of the beach.
2- being overwhelmed by the commercialization of the event.
3- Some may find the music intolerable - even those who like dance music.
4 - Hat Rin beach expensive

Full Moon Party Questions Thread

The greater metropolitan region of Rio is vast. There are sites within greater Rio that I would consider ‘day trips’, especially if you are relying on public transport. Grumari and the world famous Sítio Burle Marx are a good example. Heading across the bay going across to Niterói and then down to Jurujuba and the forts or beaches beyond can easily consume the better part of a day. Petrópolis can be done in a day.

Places like Ilha Grande or Paraty, really need an overnight stay to make the travel time worthwhile.

The Floresta da Tijuca is indeed part of Rio but if you have plans to do specific things like climb the Pedra da Gávea, you would be sensible to consider it a day trip in combination with one or two other activities.

That's about when the party buses start.

If you wish carry all in cash, just be aware that if it gets stolen that one time theft might be a lot higher than countless ATM fees. The longer your trip, the bigger the total amount, the bigger the danger of loosing real big.

That's right. If you are on long trip you wouldn't carry it all in cash , but you could carry cash for most of the Thailand part of the trip.

Traveling by yourself, wanna go swimming? Wanna go out and party (probably the biggest bye-bye money event?)...where to leave all that cash? Or take it with you?

You can bathe not too far out from the beach and keep an eye on it. Or you can carry it in waterproofed money belt and swim with that.

You are notified of the ATM fees but don't have much choice unless there is AEON machine nearby or you can get Unionpay card.