Luang Prabang, Laos + Thailand

Hi guys,

I was lucky enough to go on holiday to Laos and Thailand this year – Our trip would start in Bangkok where we would spend three days. We would then fly from Bangkok to Chiang Rai in Northen Thailand and then take a bus to Chiang Kong which is on the Thai/Laos border. We stayed overnight in a very small town called Huay Xai, Laos (Houay Xay) – The place itself is very basic but we only stayed one night in our lovely hotel :rolleyes: which cost $10 a night!

Descending into Kuala Lumpur

Chiang Rai

We then travelled down the Mekong River in a small speedboat (see video 1) for 7 hours which was one of the worst journeys I have ever experienced! We arrived in Luang Prabang and stayed for three days. Some shots from Luang Prabang

After Luang Prabang we travelled through Laos to Vang Vieng. Vang Vieng isn’t really a great place to visit if you want to see Laos but we used it for a stop off for a few days before heading towards Vientiane and Thailand. We rented some motorbikes/mopeds not even knowing how to ride them and having no license but in Laos this isn’t a problem. You will see 8-10 year olds riding around on them and also families of 4-5 on one bike! After some exploring we took the bikes back (bike + petrol cost us around $10 for the day!)

After Vang Vieng we headed to Vientiane. We decided to take an excursion where we would kayak some of the way before getting in a coach and continuing onto Vientiane.

After a night in Vientiane we headed for Udon Thani in Thailand. While waiting for our flight I got some pictures…

The airport was very quiet so there wasn’t much to do…

We flew to Phuket that evening and then drove over to Krabi – Over the next week we explored the small Islands (Phi Phi Island etc) and just chilled out. The weather in Krabi wasn’t too great but we had a great time.

Taking a few pictures at Krabi before a snake came along and scared the **** out of me

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A few non-aviation photos (sorry there not the best)

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Videos:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SLIfXt3_5AE – Our boat ride through the Mekong.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cbUNovI3QYg Laos.

Thanks,
Sam