Comments on: 1,000 Words http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/ travel around the world, budget travel Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:14:59 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Abby http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1596 Abby Sun, 09 Mar 2008 04:11:03 +0000 http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1596 So, Krystle and I went to Tara Thai tonight, at Short Pump and got thai food, obviously, and thought about you guys! On the dessert menu, they had mango and sweet sticky rice, but when I tried to order it, they said it wasn't in season yet. I pretty much flipped out and caused a scene when I saw it on the menu though! So, Krystle and I went to Tara Thai tonight, at Short Pump and got thai food, obviously, and thought about you guys! On the dessert menu, they had mango and sweet sticky rice, but when I tried to order it, they said it wasn’t in season yet. I pretty much flipped out and caused a scene when I saw it on the menu though!

]]> By: Sciencemel http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1569 Sciencemel Sat, 08 Mar 2008 15:38:17 +0000 http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1569 Glad you made it safely to Laos, despite the trip. A couple of mates said, "If you love Thailand, you're going to have found Shang-ri-la in Laos." If you get a chance to swing up to Kunming (China) it is well worth it... again, according to mates on the ground. And brace yourselves for the poverty in Cambodia - it is abject and astounding. I haven't heard any other negative vibes on the travel front other than that the train down Vietnam from Hanoi to HCMC is murder in terms of the timing... Double then add a day... Unless of course there is flooding when you should plan to fly as the train will never actually get there. Something to think about... PM if you want me to send you details of their experience (it was a rather protracted e-mail they sent and I'm happy to distill it for you). Glad you made it safely to Laos, despite the trip. A couple of mates said, “If you love Thailand, you’re going to have found Shang-ri-la in Laos.” If you get a chance to swing up to Kunming (China) it is well worth it… again, according to mates on the ground. And brace yourselves for the poverty in Cambodia - it is abject and astounding.

I haven’t heard any other negative vibes on the travel front other than that the train down Vietnam from Hanoi to HCMC is murder in terms of the timing… Double then add a day… Unless of course there is flooding when you should plan to fly as the train will never actually get there. Something to think about… PM if you want me to send you details of their experience (it was a rather protracted e-mail they sent and I’m happy to distill it for you).

]]> By: Brittany http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1529 Brittany Sat, 08 Mar 2008 05:30:16 +0000 http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1529 Hey Sciencemel, Too late! We just got off the boat. The beautiful scenery made up for the horrible ride...for about 3 hours. The 11 additional hours were not fun. Thankfully, the river was smooth and calm, but the passengers packed in like sardines and the hard, wooden benches got very old very fast. Thanks for the advice! I guess we need to catch up on the blog so we can get tips like this BEFORE we leave. :) Brittany PS: We never did discover what those white balls were in Ben's soup... I think some sort of fish ball or pork dumpling. They were sold EVERYWHERE on the streets of Thailand. We've adopted a we-don't-want-to-know attitude when it comes to dining in SE Asia. :) Hey Sciencemel,

Too late! We just got off the boat. The beautiful scenery made up for the horrible ride…for about 3 hours. The 11 additional hours were not fun. Thankfully, the river was smooth and calm, but the passengers packed in like sardines and the hard, wooden benches got very old very fast.

Thanks for the advice! I guess we need to catch up on the blog so we can get tips like this BEFORE we leave. :)

Brittany

PS: We never did discover what those white balls were in Ben’s soup… I think some sort of fish ball or pork dumpling. They were sold EVERYWHERE on the streets of Thailand. We’ve adopted a we-don’t-want-to-know attitude when it comes to dining in SE Asia. :)

]]> By: cheska21 http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1495 cheska21 Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:18:09 +0000 http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1495 great pictures. i especially got interested in the crafts that they make. i collect crafts from different countries i go to. and would love to have a chiang mai craft. great pictures. i especially got interested in the crafts that they make. i collect crafts from different countries i go to. and would love to have a chiang mai craft.

]]> By: Sloan http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1488 Sloan Fri, 07 Mar 2008 14:07:56 +0000 http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1488 Ah, Chiang Mai. I dropped my sandwich in that moat. True story. Ah, Chiang Mai. I dropped my sandwich in that moat. True story.

]]> By: Sciencemel http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1425 Sciencemel Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:08:57 +0000 http://eurosatemydollars.com/2008/03/04/1000-words/#comment-1425 Good pics guys... Just heard from some friends that the boat trip to Laos is horrible... Go overland or fly if you can. (I've included their quote below for your info...) "We arrived in Luang Prabang from Chiang Mai, Thailand. Originally we had considered taking a 6 hour bus trip to the Laos border, and then a two day boat ride down the Mekong River for the adventure. It sounded quaintly adventurous and we thought that it would be a great experience. We changed our mind and flew into Laos and it appears that we made a very good decision. We were at a travel agent’s office and overheard a conversation from some people who did that and they said it was horrible. The trip was on a longboat and the river was rough, the boat was packed with more than a 100 people. All the luggage and backpacks were tossed in the back and some got wet. They related the conditions as being awful." Good pics guys… Just heard from some friends that the boat trip to Laos is horrible… Go overland or fly if you can. (I’ve included their quote below for your info…)

“We arrived in Luang Prabang from Chiang Mai, Thailand. Originally we had considered taking a 6 hour bus trip to the Laos border, and then a two day boat ride down the Mekong River for the adventure. It sounded quaintly adventurous and we thought that it would be a great experience. We changed our mind and flew into Laos and it appears that we made a very good decision. We were at a travel agent’s office and overheard a conversation from some people who did that and they said it was horrible. The trip was on a longboat and the river was rough, the boat was packed with more than a 100 people. All the luggage and backpacks were tossed in the back and some got wet. They related the conditions as being awful.”

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