http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Laos/East/Sam-Neua/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Laos , East , Sam Neua en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:10:55 UTC Thu, 04 Dec 2008 22:10:55 UTC Text will follow soon http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Laos/East/Sam-Neua/blog-248270.html Viang Thong gt Xam Nua proved to be the most gruelling songthaew journey yet requiring nearly 7.5 hours to cover 150km. Yes that's an average of 20 kmh. This was partly due to the nature of the terrain being all hills and escarpments and partly due to a problem with the songthaew or the driver that required all downhill sections to be conducted in 1st gear. From a time efficiency point o http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Laos/East/Sam-Neua/blog-135927.html This was absolutely the most exciting bus ride of my life...and the longest and the scariest and the most uncomfortable as well. Nine and a half hours on twisting mountain roads going through the most beautiful scenery...I got bit by a leech when the bus got stuck and we all had to get out and push so that is another first for me it's not painful at all and I didn't even notice til I got to th http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Laos/East/Sam-Neua/blog-83142.html This entry was written in Luang Prabang on 19 August because there was no electricity in Sam Neua when I was there. This was a really interesting town. In order to save time I flew from Vientiane on Lao Airlines. The landing was spectacular because it's just a little airstrip in the middle of the mountains and the airplane was really small too just 17 passengers. It was pretty exciting and much http://www.travelblog.org//Asia/Laos/East/Sam-Neua/blog-82926.html