V is for Vientiane
L is for Luang Prabang covered some of our trip to Laos in 2002. On either side of that visit, we stayed in Vientiane, the Lao capital. It’s set on a bend of the Mekong River and, like Luang Prabang, has many old temples.
Temple
Vientiane
Pha That Luang
Vientiane
Rush hour?
Vientiane
Temple
Dancers
Sunset on the Mekong
The other place we stayed in Laos was Vang Vieng, a much smaller place on the Nam Song. As it also begins with V, I’ll include it. We travelled around by (very) small boats and tuk-tuks, and stayed in small bungalows by the river. Lovely!
Our accommodation
Vang Vieng
Nam Song
Nam Song
Near Vang Vieng
Transport
The Glasgow Gallivanter 
I just took a quick hop through your 2002 tour to see if you’d ever visited Cambodia where we are now, but it doesn’t appear so. We were hoping to head to Laos but it appears that we’ve picked the wrong time of year and that the rainy season may preclude our trip. I am more disappointed than ever now that I’ve seen your photos. Maybe I can squeeze it in when I travel solo in October.
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It’s probably quite odd that we have been to Laos but not Cambodia or Vietnam. I would love to go back to that part of the world though.
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You would LOVE Siem Reap
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Awesome
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Thank you!
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Lovely pics. Also, if you want tips on travel to Hawaii, let me know. I know you mentioned it’s on your list.
Maui Jungalow
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Thanks – it is. Won’t be this year though – heading to Virginia.
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Such beautiful pictures. You really have visited so many fascinating places.
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Thank you. It is over a very long period though.
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I think I’d also like to stay in one of the huts. But, i don’t think I would want to for more than a night or two.
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No, they weren’t exactly the height of luxury.
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The colours are lovely and would love to stay in those huts.
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Quite basic, but comfortable. Lots of mozzies outside by the river though!
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That looks like quite the ride there. I appreciate vacations that take me to completely different places and cultures, radically changing the daily routine. Thank you, Anabel, for sharing these images. Lovely costumes.
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The ride was…….different!
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Those little huts on the water look like a place we’d really enjoy!
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It was a lovely place to stay – apart from the bugs!
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How exotic and dream like. Your pictures are beautiful and love the cart which seems to be your taxi?:)
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Yes, that’s the tuk tuk – very uncomfortable! But I felt safer in that one on a country track than some of the ones in cities which look lethal.
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We’re even Anablel. I’ve never really been to Laos, but yes, it is on my list.
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Definitely worth going!
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