Laos Hotels

BRIEF ITINERARY Day 1: Vientiane Arrival Day 2: Vientiane - Luang Prabang (B) Day 3: Luang Prabang - Pak Ou Cave (B/L) Day 4: Luang Prabang - Khouangsi Waterfalls (B/L) Day 5: Luang Prabang Departure (B) FULL ITINERARY Day 1: Vientiane Arrival Upon arrival at Wattay airport, you are met and transferred to your centrally located hotel. After a short rest, we start to visit the major sights of the capital including Wat Sisaket, the oldest temple in town dating back to 1828. We will also visit Haw Pha Kaew, the former Royal temple of Laos Monarchy, now converted into a museum and Pha That Luang, ...

August 2008 No, never! Step 1 : choose a destination. The initial plan was to go to South America in 2009. (mainly Argentina and Brazil) But a condo purchase puts a serious dent in a girl`s travel budget. Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paolo are expensive cities. So I decide to cash in the aeroplan points and go somewhere that offers good value for money. I asked Maurice for suggestions. He first suggested India and then: Thailand, Laos & Vietnam. I opted for number 2 as I have heard many many great things about Laos from others I have met throughout my travels. Step 2: pick the time. Three countries ...

So... Back to work tomorrow to start the same old routine for the week. Get up at ridiculous o'clock, drive 60 miles to the office and then take to the throne only for someone to ruin the week in an instant. There are very few words that can ruin a persons week but there's words within this office that have been etched on my mind and scared me forever. Those words read like this... 'it'...'just'...'needs'...'to'...'happen'. Those words make me want to stand up and jump out of the 2nd floor window but instead, we all sit there and get stressed and spend the rest of the week chasing our tails ...