Posts Tagged ‘ben collins’

Northern Thailand – Chiang Rai and Chiang Mai

27 July 2009 by
Whoa!

Whoa!

Our visit to northern Thailand was rather short and fleeting, not quite as short as our last minute ski deals holiday but.’ We arrived in Chiang Rai from Laos and were pretty knackered after the Gibbon Experience and so did not do anything too energetic.’ Chiang Rai is a fairly size-able Thai city and although a fair amount of tourists pass through, it retains its ‘Thainess’ more than Chiang Mai.’ (more…)

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The Gibbon Experience – Northern Laos

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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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