Asia Step 12 - Laos Short stopover in Vang Vieng
As soon as we are out of Vientane our minivan struggles the way uphill, so we are crawling a mountainous road for 4 hours until we arrive...
How we rescued a monkey (Break in the loop from Thakhek) - Part 3
As we said, once in Vientiane, we begin to contact some organisations of wildlife protection. They are mainly located in the capital....
Asia Step 11 - Laos Enjoying "western life" in Vientiane after the jungle
After Si Phan Don and two loops in the middle of forests, going back to a "real" town is more than appreciated. Our plan there can not be...
How we rescued a monkey (Break in the loop from Thakhek) - Part 2
The next morning (on our "real" third day around Thakhek so), we wake up obsessed by the monkeys' situation, in Nong Kok. We spend our...
How we rescued a monkey (Break in the loop from Thakhek) - Part 1
Our South East Asian trip is, from the beginning, tightly related to monkeys. Why ? Because, I guess, when European people travel Asia,...
Asia Step 10 - Laos 4 days loop w/ Manson from Thakhek
We arrive in Thakhek for dinner time, starving and tired (as usual after a long bus ride). We eat and stay at the famous loop hotel, the...
Asia Step 9 - Laos 2 days loop through the Bolaven Plateau (from Pakse)
After our relaxed time at the 4000 islands, we decided to continue our travel up north to a town called Pakse. We arrive in Pakse after a...
Si Phan Don - what I've done and advise you to do
1. Rent a bike For seeing well the island(s), I guess the best way is riding a bike. As I said, the landscape is breathtaking and going...
Asia Step 8 - Laos Si Phan Don or 4000 Islands
We arrive disorientated in Don Det which is the most touristic island of the area. We don't know anything about the place, we have no...
Asia Step 7 - Cambodia/Laos Border crossing
The second border crossing by land of my life is quiet similar with the first. A tuk tuk comes to pick us up at the hotel nd brings us to...
