Archive for March, 2013

30. March 2013
Pub Street

Siem Reap

After 6 hours in the bus we arrived in Siem Reap. Siem Reap is also a lifeline to the temples of Angkor, the eighth wonder of the world, named. The temples are to the thousand years […]

28. March 2013
Bamboo Bridge To Kho Paen Island

Stop in Kampong Cham

After 4 hours we reached Kampong Cham. With about 50.000 Population is one of the “Cities” Cambodia's. The best room we found in “Mekong Hotel”. All the other we […]

26. March 2013
Bamboo Bridge To Kho Paen Island

Kratie – Bike ride to Koh Trong and boat trip to the Irrawaddy dolphins

Kratie was the next stop on our trip. We should by 6:15 clock will be picked up, but also in Cambodia, the clocks tick differently. About 20 minutes later, then finally came the […]

23. March 2013
Bamboo Bridge To Kho Paen Island

Jungle Tour: by ants, Frogs, Toads, Rats and spiders

Unser Guide Yok “Monkey” picked us up in the morning and we took the pick-up on dusty tracks towards Virachey National Park. All who were in the back on the truck bed (Nicole durfte […]

20. March 2013
Group photo

Kampuchea Suosadey! – Hello from Cambodia!

A long day ahead of us. It went across the border from Laos to Cambodia. The drive to Ban Lung, in northeast Cambodia, We booked through a travel agent, yes […]

Laos flag

Good bye Laos!

For a month we were in the “Country of slowness”, Laos is often referred to as, on the way. Our conclusion: Laos is still very original and has a beautiful landscape with many different facets: […]

18. March 2013
Bamboo Bridge To Kho Paen Island

Kayak trip on the Mekong

Along with a pair of Zurich (Anna and Gaudenz) 8 clock we started our kayak tour. With a boat, we were first taken to the neighboring island of Don Det. Unser Guide gab uns […]

15. March 2013
Evening

Si Phan Don – the 4000 islands in the Mekong

The Mekong River in southern Laos, on the border with Cambodia, is wide in the rainy season, about 14 kilometers. During the dry season dive hundreds (or thousands if you count every little sandbar) […]

14. March 2013
Kaffeebohnen Beim Rösten

Kaffeeworkshop im Bolaven-Plateau

The day was held under the motto "coffee". At “Mr. Coffee” we had booked a coffee workshop and made us therefore set off for Paksong. Leider hat unser Kleines […]

11. March 2013
Mönche Am Fluss

Pakse – the gateway to the South of Laos

After 6,5h bus ride we arrived in Pakse. In the third largest city of Laos, we have inserted a little "rest". A very nice, new room we found in “Phi Dao […]

10. March 2013
In Tha Khaek

Stopover in Tha Khaek

Our next destination was south Pakse. Since it to Pakse with 10 hours but a pretty long drive is, we have engaged in Tha Khaek stopover. Wir […]

7. March 2013
Licht Am Höhlenausgang

Ban Nahin – Impressions of a bus- and cave tour

Punctually at 7 clock started our bus to Ban Nahin. This is really typical, because the clocks ticking in Laos typically slower. Als waren wir in den Bus einstiegen […]

5. March 2013
Triumph Bogen “patuxai”

Vientiane – the skin city of Laos

After 3 hours we are in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, Arrived. As the bus station is pretty far outside, we had to find a tuk tuk, dass uns bis ins […]

2. March 2013
Seppel Als Kuh Flüsterer

Raining days in Vang Vieng

After breakfast we gathered Rutger and Amika with a Songthaew, to drive to the bus station in Luang Prabang. We were lucky and got hold of the last 4 places in […]