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Vientianne - Not for long.

Dispatches from Laos have our hero making a bee-line out of Vientianne to Savannakhet. Vientianne is a little too touristy and - to date - the most expensive place so far. THe bus ride from Vientianne to Savannakhet was billed as 6 hours. reality: 9. OUCH! AT HOME. (snoring sounds) "wha......

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Groovespook on July 28, 2009 from Vientiane, Laos

from the travel blog: Nuttter's S.E. Asian Escapade

Sand and Cheese Sandwich anyone?

So after a 9 hour bus trip through winding dirt roads in towering mountainous rainforests virtually anyone would be a little ill. Nuttter is resting up and loving Savannakhet. Quiet, cosy litle town. Highlights are the English signs through out the town. Sand and Cheese Sandwich. High...

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Groovespook on July 28, 2009 from Savannakhet, Laos

from the travel blog: Nuttter's S.E. Asian Escapade

Elephant Camp

Another great volunteering opportunity that grabbed my attention is the opportunity to work with the friendly giant the elephant. From what I can gather I'm mostly going to help out with the marketing, promotion, web affairs, press releases and such things for a new office they are opening in...

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Archie on July 28, 2009 from Luang Prabang, Laos

from the travel blog: Laos

Laos - Direct from the Source.

YAY! PICTURES! Laos is hot. How hot? Three showers a day hot. Constant sweat hot. Blazing, punishing sun hot. Want to feel like you are here? Preheat the oven to 400. When it reaches that temp, open the door and lean forward. That blast of thick heat is what it's like here. Every day. All...

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Groovespook on July 26, 2009 from Luang Prabang, Laos

from the travel blog: Nuttter's S.E. Asian Escapade

Luang Prabang, Laos - DIRECT FROM THE SOURCE!!

After my all-day hike, leech adventure. I headed south to Udomaxi. It's a sleepy pitstop of a place but beautiful nonetheless....surrounded by towering mountains surrounded by mist. From there, it was another bus ride to Nong Kiahaw and who should be on the bus but the family that was part...

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Groovespook on July 23, 2009 from Luang Prabang, Laos

from the travel blog: Nuttter's S.E. Asian Escapade

The Slow Down.

Nuttter spent three entire days wandering towards Luang Prabang, still no pictures, the internet cafe's have cottoned on to the enormous downloading that back-packers are want to do and have pretty much made it as difficult as possible to do. Oh sure, they will put them on a disc for you for a...

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Groovespook on July 22, 2009 from Luang Prabang, Laos

from the travel blog: Nuttter's S.E. Asian Escapade

Muang Xay/Muang Xay/Udomaxi/Oudomxay

One of the greatest challenges I am facing now is the naming of Lao or Loatian villages/towns/cities. The language itself has some untranslatable noises and so maps and references on the internet to places where Nuttter has been and is headed are spelled differently depending on the source. ...

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Groovespook on July 18, 2009 from Muang Xai, Laos

from the travel blog: Nuttter's S.E. Asian Escapade

Loaung Namtha - Laos (from Dispatches)

Just heard that Nuttter has rented a bicycle ( I know, Nuttter on wheels - scary) and is cycling around Louang Namtha like a kid. Internet access and connection speed makes the hampster-powered Thailand look like FIOS so messages are short. The bus from Chiang Khong to Louang Namtha took...

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Groovespook on July 16, 2009 from Louang Namtha, Laos

from the travel blog: Nuttter's S.E. Asian Escapade

Laos is quality...

We arrived in Vang Vieng & I emailed Allan our hotel details, so that he could find us when he arrived that evening from Vietiene. Whilst we were waiting we decided to hole up in the Irish bar located over the street from our hotel...which was to become a home from home for the next 3nights!...

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johnnoble on July 4, 2009 from Luang Prabang, Laos

from the travel blog: John's year off...

Don Det

Following Vang Vieng we had 1 nights stay in Vientiane in which we visited COPE, a centre dedicated to providing prosthetic limbs for Laotians who lost limbs during the secret bombing of Laos during the Vietnam war. From Vientiane was a sleeper bus overnight to 4000 Islands in Southern Laos,...

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Michael Russell on June 8, 2009 from Champasak, Laos

from the travel blog: Escape from Blighty

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