October 26th 2009  Asia » Laos » South » Don Det
Meet Bobby the Dog. Bobby came and stayed at our hut on the first day and never really left our sides for 3 days. He slept outside our huts, came for walks when we went exploring and to the restaurant ... 37 photos [full story]

July 22nd 2009  Asia » Laos » South » Pakxe
Scam in Laos (Bus ride from Savannakhet to Pakse) Never second-guess! We caught a bus ride from Savanakhet to Pakse. A ride that was supposed to take 4 hours (and easily could have without all the st ... 3 photos [full story]

October 2nd 2009  Asia » Laos » South » Savannakhet
This was truly a quiet town and if this was the hub of Southern Laos then I can only imagine what the rest of the region is like. You can see French influence all throughout the town in the set up, th ... 19 photos [full story]

October 4th 2009  Asia » Laos » South » Tha Khaek
Ok now we finally have the proper chance to update our blog - I believe the last proper update was written around the time of Miss Teen Thailand 2009... an exciting day all round... since then we have ... 10 photos [full story]

September 5th 2009  Asia » Laos » South
So, it turned out that Pakse was not worth writing a blog for! Actually a small town with not a lot happening. The museum that is open daily, was shut, it rained, and after seeing many wats, there wer ... 7 photos [full story]

August 25th 2009  Asia » Laos » South » Don Det
We arrived in Don Det around noon with a group of backpackers. Sarah and I chose one of the first guesthouses we saw, only 20 000 kip ($2 CND) a night. It closely resembled a garden shed, but was conv ... 13 photos [full story]

August 25th 2009  Asia » Laos » South » Champasak
After having some breakfast at the hostel in Pakse, we again got the same contraption to the ‘local bus station’. The guesthouse owner informed us that ‘bus’s’ left on th ... 8 photos [full story]

July 27th 2009  Asia » Laos » South » Si Phan Don
Early in the morning I got on a ridicously crowded minibus from Ban Lung to Stung Treng to get on the next minibus there which brought us to the Laos border. The border itself was not more than 2 tin ... 7 photos [full story]

August 13th 2009  Asia » Laos » South » Savannakhet
If you love cruising but would like to try a new adventure that will take you closer to the sights and sounds of incredible destinations, then small ship cruising might be right up your alley. Imag ... 1 photos [full story]

August 2nd 2009  Asia » Laos » South » Pakxe
So time for some adventure. I (nath) had wanted to do a challenging trek whille on this trip to SE Asia, perferably in Laos as there seems to be less 'mass tourism treks' and the companies that off ... [full story]