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 Laos travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Laos.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
Also, you might want to read our
Luang Prabang city guide,
and Vientiane city guide.
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| R Sargent |
17 October 2002 |
Stayed at Novotel Vientiane - Vientiane, Laos.
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Vientiane - while charming in its own right - is probably best as a point of embarkation into the rest of Laos. However, that does not mean that there is nothing to do or see there. As is the case in most SE Asian cities, one can find much of interest with just a little exploration.
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| R Sargent |
16 October 2002 |
Stayed at Villa Santi Hotel, The - Luang Prabang, Laos.
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Luang Prabang is the kind of place in which one can load-up on shopping, sit by the banks of the Mekong enjoying a refreshing meat salad and a Beer Lao, or use as a point of embarkation for a number of pleasant trips into the countryside.
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| P Chanawatr |
04 October 2002 |
Stayed at Novotel Vientiane - Vientiane, Laos.
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Nice and quiet town.
First time to spend few 100,000s a day!
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| A Mccarthy |
01 September 2002 |
Stayed at Calao Inn, Le - Luang Prabang, Laos.
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We'd heard great things about Luang Prabang and yet it succeeded in surpassing our expectations. Truly a unique place. Laos had the most untouched feel of all the places we visited (Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam as well as Laos). Luang Prabang is a great place to soak up the local culture and wander through the wats. The surrounding countryside is lovely.
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| M Dathan |
26 August 2002 |
Stayed at Calao Inn, Le - Luang Prabang, Laos.
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We took boat trips up and down the Mekong (organised through the Calao) to visit the Kuang Si waterfalls and the Buddha cave at Pak Ou. The waterfalls are no longer exist as seen in tourist photos - the middle tier has collapsed and all that remains is a huge torrent of water pouring down through the gaping hole in the rock. However, the trip out there is probably still worth the effort as you get to see rural Laos.
Similarly, the trip on the river and the opportunity to stop off at villages along the way makes the excursion to the Pak Ou Buddha cave worthwhile.
A strong recommendation for dinner in Luang Prabang is a French/Loatian restaurant called "L'Elephant". It has a lovely atmosphere, excellent service and great food, ranging from tradional french onion soup to water buffalo steak.
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| A Pilling |
19 August 2002 |
Stayed at Asian Pavilion Hotel - Vientiane, Laos.
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Ther's quiet and there's quiet. A nice place, with good really really cheap beer and excellent food abundant. leave the hotel turn right, take the first laeft and walk 100 metres to a square with a fountain where much good food is available and as you look at the bottom right corner is a ber garden/restaurant which sems to be the in place.
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| S Newton |
12 August 2002 |
Stayed at Calao Inn, Le - Luang Prabang, Laos.
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Interesting place. Don't take the speedboat from the north, however, unless you wish to see your life flash before your eyes.
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| C Vanwinkle |
23 July 2002 |
Stayed at Villa Santi Hotel, The - Luang Prabang, Laos.
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very cool place to visit...mellow...not a ton of people....motorbikes the way to travel around town!
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| F Olivieri |
17 July 2002 |
Stayed at Settha Palace Hotel - Vientiane, Laos.
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Vientiane does not merit crossing the oceans for, especially when compared to the rest of the country. However there are things definitely worth seeing: the Vat That Luang (the one on the cover of most Veintian guidebooks) but above all the Wat Sisaket and its unique collection of Buddhas, under the portico surrounding the central crypt and its wall paintings. Here as elsewhere in the region, the princely way to go around is by tuk-tuk...provided the wheather is right. One myth to debunk: July -supposedly rainy and generally miserable- can be perfectly all right. You get more green all around you, and a little water from the sky never hurt anybody.
In Laos, eating can be a very rewarding experience (see if anybody has posted a review for Luang Prabang's Tum Tum Café©» in Vientian we ate well, but not spectacularly so, at the Kualao (111 Samsenthai Str.), with the background of a pleasant music and dance show. One unexpected bonus: the airport souvenir shop has unusually interesting silver jewelry you may want to have a look at on your way out.
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| T Giesen |
29 June 2002 |
Stayed at Calao Inn, Le - Luang Prabang, Laos.
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We do not recommend the boat trip up river to the caves, it was uncomfortable and the caves at Vang Vieng are much more spectacular. Le Elephant Restaurant within easy walking distance is excellent and we enjoyed our breakfasts on the veranda at Le Calao.
We would recommend Le Calao to anyone.
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