Jim - Jim's Travels

Bangkok

Bangkok was my last stop on this trip. We flew from Vientiane to Bangkok on AirAsia on a Friday afternoon. […]

The main purpose for visiting Vientiane was to visit with The Association of Green (TAG), a Pangea grant recipient operating

Vientiane is the capital of Laos. It has a reputation for being a rather sleepy capital with not much to

Luang Prabang is small city in north central Laos located on the Mekong river. it was the former capital of

I booked space on a “luxury” slow boat trip from Houayxay, Laos to Luang Prabang, Laos with Shompoo cruises. I

Chiang Khong is about 1 1/2 hours by car from Chiang Rai. We left Chiang Rai shortly after 9:00 am

The Kok river is a major tributary to the Mekong. It flows from Myanmar into Thailand before connecting with the

If you’ve read the introductory material on the Thailand page you will recall that the main purposes of my trip

We had a van and driver scheduled to pick us up at 10:00 am so I was free to sleep