Archive for the ‘Laos’ Category

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Experience Travel take part in Jubilee Debt Campaign film

4 August 2009 by

Experience Travel were privileged to be involved in a new short video for the Jubilee Debt Campaign.

Parts of the video were filmed in and around our office and one of our team also appeared in the film. The film was made to kick start a campaign that was launched at the Glastonbury festival.

Working, as we do, in countries saddled by debt it is an issue we feel quite strongly about and we were very pleased to be able to add our support.

The Jubilee Debt Campaign website has much more detailed information about their philosophies and activities.

Experience Travel are committed to responsibly managed tourism that benefits the countries we work in and actively support people and places that are taking a lead in progressive working environments and practices.

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The 5 Best Eco Lodge’s in Asia

31 July 2009 by

The last two posts about new eco lodges in Sri Lanka has got me thinking about the abundance of this sort of place in Asia now, coming under the somewhat subjective heading of an ‘Eco Lodge’.

The Mudhouse at night!

The Mudhouse at night!

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The Gibbon Experience – Northern Laos

27 July 2009 by
It's 5am and we have seen a Gibbon

It's 5am and we have seen a Gibbon

After spending a day and a night in the fairly depressing border town (Laos:Thailand)’of ‘Houay Xai we were’really keen to start our 3 day’”Gibbon Experience” trip.’It had been’highly recommended to us throughout Laos so we were keen to see what all the fuss was about.’ (more…)

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Luang Prabang – Northern Laos

20 July 2009 by

Alms Givign in Luang Prabang

Alms Givign in Luang Prabang


The journey from Vang Vieng to Luang Prabang was a painful one.’ The air conditioning on the bus decided to break down and the wheel sprung a puncture.’ Not unusual occurrences in Laos, but it did make for a long, extremely hot and sweaty day.’ The pain was, however, alleviated by the extraordinarily beautiful views surrounding us as we wound our way through central Laos.’ They were simply breathtaking!
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Vang Vieng

18 July 2009 by

Now Vang Vieng is pretty much all about tubing as the numerous tee shirts you see worn in South East Asia advertise.’ But Vang Vieng does offer some other great excursions.’ The town itself has been shaped with a young western audience in mind and has numerous bars playing Friends on loop.’ However its surroundings are quite amazing.’ There are rolling hills carpeted with lush jungle dissected by the’Nam Song’river and a few spectacular caves. (more…)

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4000 Islands – Southern Laos

6 July 2009 by

The Elusive Irrawaddy Dolphin

The Elusive Irrawaddy Dolphin

After flying to Pakse in southern Laos, we immediately got a local bus (a pick up truck with some benches in) to the 4000 islands.’ Our first stop was Don Khong the largest island.’ However the bus wasn’t as direct as we had hoped and’ simply stopped at the side of the highway and we were told to get out as the driver pointed to a dirt track.’ We couldn’t tell how long this was but we did know it was midday and VERY hot!’ As we strapped on our backpacks and headed down the track a little girl came running out of one of the farming houses, she took one look at us and ran off crying!’ We must have looked like aliens with our backpacks on coupled with the amount we were sweating!’ We finally found a pier about 1 mile down the track and got a longtail boat to the island. (more…)

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Low, low prices for holidays and tours in Asia

12 June 2009 by

Prices for Asia are cheaper than they have been for a very long time. There has never been a better time to book that holiday in Vietnam, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Cambodia and Laos. Conveniently for us, that’s just what we offer at Experience Travel….
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Probably the best beer in the world….

29 May 2009 by

For years intrepid backpackers (our co-founder Tom Armstrong among them) have raved about the quality of Beer Lao, the locally brewed beer served throughout Laos but rarely found elsewhere. More recently people on shorter holidays to Laos have discovered for themselves the fine beer, along with the wonderful laid back hospitality of the country.

A holiday in Laos?

A holiday in Laos?


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Low cost – long haul?

18 May 2009 by

Although it’s become something shameful to admit to recently I confess to having flown many times over the last ten years. It began in 1997 when I was just 21 with a £300 Garuda Indonesia flight to Australia. Since then my standards have gone up some what as have airfares and Garuda have long since been banished from my thoughts. In truth, I’ve become a bit an airline snob and have worked out ways to get the most benefits and the most comfortable seats for the least price, get upgrades for less, ensure I’ve always got at least 200 films to watch and a nice selection of wine to quaff.

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Low cost - long haul with Air Asia?

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