Friday, April 30, 2010

8 days more... Laos Plan


I know and I must really try to exit Vietnam through Dien Bien Phu (DBP). Why there? DBP got included in my list because of a friend who is quite particular with walls. He once asked me to bring him a piece of the Berlin wall. Being not good with "pasalubong" (a Filipino custom of bringing something back to friends and family if you went somewhere - doesn't matter if it is near or far, as long as you are not home it is "away"), I forgot to get him one from the souvenir shop.

So, Dien Bien Phu it is... and I hope not to forget about the wall (if there is a wall), if not, a photo of the boundary might do.

I will travel from DBP to Luang Namtha to Huay Xia (Laos boundary to Thailand). In Huay Xia, there are slow boats to Luang Prabang via Pakbeng. Many were telling me that Luang Prabang is interesting. Maybe bacause it is like a hub of the Mekong transportation.

From Luang Prabang, I want to see Vang Vieng then off to Vientiane before I exit to Cambodia.

I am still not sure about where to exit... In Vientiane or in Pakse. All I want to see this time in Cambodia is the Angkor Wat and I can then proceed to Thailand. Phnomh Penh is a place where I can go back to when I am back in Ho Chi Minh. I will be there during the last week of June and Phnomh Penh is just a bus ride away.

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