We returned to Pakse for a few days in preparation to fly to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Unfortunately, Pete got Denise’s nasty cold and was out of commission for these days. Denise did venture out to several temples and actually climbed up to the Buddha on the hill. We did find a great hotel called the […]
Month: February 2016
Four Thousand Islands, Don Khong, Laos; February 2-6
We took a minivan combined with a boat taxi further south to a place called 4000 islands otherwise known as Si Phan Don. It is where the Mekong river passes around thousands of sandbars and fishing boats abound. Pete was recovered mostly from his GI problems but Denise got a nasty cold. It was a […]
Pakse, Laos: January 31st-February 2nd 2016
Pakse, Laos:31 Jan-02 Feb 2016 We arrived in Pakse by private car which was worth not having to endure another bus journey. This is a very quiet and dusty town (due to the dry season). We stayed at the Residence Sisouk, $50.00 per night which was overpriced, but had very nice architectural features including dark […]
Savannakhet, Laos: January 29-30, 2016
We took a local bus from Tha Khet to Savannaket. Unfortunately, someone was permitted to place their motorbike in the aisle of the bus and everyone had to climb over it to get on. Bus stories abound in Laos. Everything is allowed on the local bus due to people having no other form of transportation. […]
Vientiane/Tha Khek; January 22-28, 2016
On January 22nd, we flew back to Vientiane from the Plain of Jars where we stayed in the town center and merely rested for a day. Denise got her hair cut and a manicure|pedicure in a very posh place called the New Wave hair studio by a gentleman that stated he had cut the hair […]