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Laos – Travel Tips
- See the Laos Wikitravel Page
- Hardcore bargaining is not necessary in Laos and may cause embarrassment. Decent medical facilities are near non-existent in Laos, you’d need to go to Thailand.
- The local currency ‘kip’ is used for cheaper items, ‘Thai Baht’ for more expensive things and US dollars are the top tier currency. It’s best to travel with a stash of all three, but try and support the local currency, you’d be doing a favour to the economy.
- Vang Vieng – Backpacker slum, all your guidebook says about it is true, it’s a Westerner’s party town and little else, go ‘inner-tubing’ on the river.
- Luang Prabang – Gorgeous place, adventure sports available, see the waterfalls and beautiful temples – some of the best tourist tat for sale here at great prices. Do your shopping here; they have some lovely handmade things on sale.
- Vientiane – Great food, a sleepy riverside capital, check out the museums and temples, perhaps hire a scooter.
- Savannakhet – Last stop before Vietnam, a very chilled out riverside town with amazing crumbling French colonial architecture. See the Dinosaur Museum and temples.
ADVENTURES
- Brucey Worldwide Challenge
- Chicken Suit Bungee Jump
- Himalayan Paragliding
- HK International Pillow Fight Day
- Mass Adult Circumcision Festival
- Monk in a Hole
- Sedlec Ossuary
- Solo Skydiving
- Stroking Tigers
- The Last Cambodian Train
- Trans-Siberian Express
- TV Quiz Appearances
- White Water Rafting
LATEST BLOGS
- BLOG – Conspicuous Compassion & The Tradition of the Victim
- Blog – International Pillow Fight Day 2012, Hong Kong
- Blog – Photography in New Internationalist
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WANDERLUST
- Brunei
- Cambodia
- Canada
- China
- Czech Republic
- Egypt
- Estonia
- Hong Kong
- India
- Indonesia
- Iran
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kenya
- Korea
- Laos
- Malaysia
- Mongolia
- Morocco
- Myanmar
- Nepal
- Philippines
- Russia
- Singapore
- Spain
- Thailand
- Timor-Leste
- UAE
- Uganda
- USA
- Vietnam
ACTIVISM
TOM'STEFL
QUIZSHOWS
- Countdown Recording
- Through the Keyhole Recording
- Tom on Dirty Rotten Cheater
- Tom on In It To Win It
- Tom on The Weakest Link
HONGKONGLIFE
- HK Cheapest Books
- HK Flat Hunting Tips
- HK Flight Links & China Visas
- HK International Pillow Fight Day
- HK Job Hunting Links
- HK Time Out Magazine Column
- HK Visitor Tips
- Teaching Abroad Tips
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