Blogs from Pakse, South, Laos, Asia - page 2

I enjoyed my stay in Laos. From its dense jungle to its breathtaking waterfalls. I spent a lot of time exploring central and southern Laos. Next time I will take more time to explore the northern area. Although, Laotian culture shared many similarities with its neighbors, it also has its own distinctive flavor. Laotians are very laid back. It can be difficult to find Laotians losing their cool. I did not expect to see so much Vietnamese living there. I thought I was still in Vietnam. Throughout my time in Laos, I developed a love for sticky rice. Sticky rice is the foundation of the Laotian diet. Often eaten with your hands, sticky rice goes well with everything. My favorite dish to eat with sticky rice is Larb, mince meat with various herbs and fish ... read more

Vang Vieng Von Luang Prabang fuhren wir in Richtung Hauptstadt Vientiane und machten halt in Vang Vieng. Wir waren nicht sicher was dort los ist. Bis vor 1-2 Jahren war das die Party Hauptstadt in Laos schlechthin. Man liess sich auf grossen Schwimmreifen den Fluss hinunter treiben und konsumierte dabei Alkohol und andere Drogen. Nach ein paar Unfällen wurden die Bars entlang dem Fluss verboten und jetzt ist das Städtchen ziemlich langweilig. Es hat extrem viele Hotels und Restaurants und dabei fast keine Leute (mehr). Da alle Leute im gleichen, vom Reiseführer Lonely Planet empfohlenen Guesthouse übernachten und in den empfohlenen 3 Restaurants essen, kriegt man bei den anderen Hotels ziemlich viel Rabatt und die Restaurants überbieten sich mit Spezialangeboten. Wie erwähnt hat das Dorf selbst nichts (mehr) zu bieten. Man kann zwar noch „tuben“, es ... read more

Cestou sme nakladali a vykladali ludi. Cca 100km pred cielom cela posadka podpalubia opusta lod a ja sa tu ocitam sam. Hned to aj vyuzivam a okamzite sa rozvalujem na sedacke,okamzite zaspavam. Do Ubonratchani sme dorazili o 7/00. Listky do pakse predvaju az od 8/00 a bus ide o 9/30. Obzeram si bus,stara vykopavka ale pozitivum ma to klimu.uz nech sedim dnu, bo slnko uz zacina pripekat. Pri kupe listku som musel predlozit aj pas. Vsetci co si opisuju moje meno z pasu si myslia,ze drahomir je moje priezvisko,uz ma nebavi ich opravovat. Pri nastupisku je nastartovany bus,riadne pachne. V BKK skoro vsetky taxi jazdili na plyn. stanica tu je malicka,len 32 nastupist,na dlzku ma zhruba 250m. Ta v BKK bola obrovska,vacsia nez juzna stanica v BKK,zrejme na sever chodi viac ludi. Konecne sa ide do ... read more

I got the boat back from Don Det with another French person! What is it will all the French travelling?! After the boat, we took a mini can and arrived into Pakse at around 2pm. I had no idea where we'd been dropped off but with my new found navigational skills I got myself, the French girl and a lad from Belgium to the guesthouse, sabaidy 2. I'm back in the dorm there. We went for lunch to the Bolevan Cafe which was great, even better if you are a coffee lover!! I have finally taken my laundry in and it should be ready tomorrow morning so I'll have some nice clean clothes to wear! I'm booking the sleeper bus to Vientiane for Thursday. It will be my first sleeper bus so more of an experience ... read more

We were picked up early in the morning by our guide for the day, Coh, and his driver, Ding, for a day of treking. The trek started in a local coffee plantation. Most of the coffee is of the Robusta variety and according to Coh has played a vital part in the recuperation for the local people from absolute poverty. Laos was until recently one of the 20 poorest countries. Wandering through a small village nested in the coffee plantation, we noticed a local farmer washing a pair of denim jeans using just a brush, some washing powder and a couple of large buckets (a similar style to that we saw in Cambodia). Coh informed us that this is still the common way Laos people wash their clothes. With Coh translating for us, we showed the ... read more