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Take the road to Thadeua or to the Frienship bridge. After the Km 4 restaurant, try to find a way to the Mekong (a few hundred meters form the restaurant, just after a "BARBER" sign. after half an hour, you will find the road to Bo O village, that you should follow until you find the sign to Hat Dong Keo village. Just follow it, and come back by the main road . It will take you about 3 hours. Leave a Comment
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Try to reach Vang Vieng north of Vientiane (160 km), it is supposed to have wonderful unique natural sites, caverns and tunnels in the limestone are said to be inhabited by spirits.
Take a bus from the main bus terminal, it leaves daily at 7 am , 10:30 am , and 1:30 pm (1 $).
We didn´t make it because the weather was so bad, but we met an Israelian couple that told us that it was wonderful, floating at the river in big tubes was a great experience. Leave a Comment
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 Reclining Buddha Immage by SumTingWongLeave a Comment
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 statues at the buddha
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The Wat That Foun temple and the surrounding garden are located between Lane Xang Avenue and Nong Bon Road. The garden is a nice place for a walk - and instead of just following Lane Xang Avenue to/from the Patuxai monument, you could consider strolling through the garden instead.
When you are walking towards Patuxai turn right at Dong Palan Road – or turn left at Sidamdouan Road when walking away from Pauxai.
Sorry, I don’t have any information about the Wat That Foun temple itself…
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This is about the "Traditional Massage" and herbal sauna at Wat Sok Pa Luang. You have to take a tuk-tuk to get there because it's not within walking distance from the area where tourists stay. Some guys had reached the place by rented motorbike though.
The massage place is not really inside the temple (Wat), it's a hut on the way to the temple. When you get off the tuk-tuk, you have to walk a dirt path towards the Wat, and halfway into it, on your right hand, you'll find that hut.
The massage is done by some young guys, and even though it feels good, I'm not very sure how much "tradition" is there. I thought it was just massage, period.
The sauna is also inside this hut. They have two rooms, but when I went only one was working.
When you climb on to the wall-less hut, they give you a sarong so you can shed your clothes and be better massaged. You also wear the sarong inside the sauna. There's no separation men/women in the sauna.
The massage lasts nearly one hour, and the sauna, as long as you want. They also offer you tea for free. I think I payed for the whole thing about US$2.50. Leave a Comment
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 Buddha Park by aukjejettyLeave a Comment
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Rent a scooter. It is cheap and you'll get a great view of the city. Drive alongside the Mekong river. Leave a Comment
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 Play ball in temple by wanghuaLeave a Comment
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