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A Piranha in Laos

A Piranha in Laos

March 18, 2021
by Tayla Gentle
Yarns

I will never forget the screams of those floating Germans. There I was, belly up on a scorching tube, drifting down the guts of the…

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Coaches and Corruption: Crossing the Lao-Cambodian Border

Coaches and Corruption: Crossing the Lao-Cambodian Border

March 29, 2019
by Malcolm Hodge
Cambodia Yarns, Yarns

The longboat ferry departs Don Det right on schedule, contrary to local custom. The short trip brings us to the riverbank near the Lao-Cambodian border,…

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Hitchhiking in Laos

Hitchhiking in Laos

December 4, 2017
by Alistair Johnston
Yarns

I woke up early in the morning and checked out at the front desk with the night manager.  I bought a baguette from a street…

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I Was Sexually Assaulted in Laos

I Was Sexually Assaulted in Laos

June 15, 2017
by Andrea Valenzuela
Yarns

I am a privileged millennial. I live in an age where it’s possible, and reasonably safe, for young people to travel. I’m so grateful that…

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The Death and Rebirth of Tubing in Laos

The Death and Rebirth of Tubing in Laos

May 30, 2016
by Zoe Hogan
Features

If you’ve ever dreamed of drinking your weight in hallucinogenic shakes and leaping into shallow, rocky waters from a fraying rope swing, tubing in Vang…

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Welcome to the Jungle Party: A Ridiculous Tale of Tubing in Laos

Welcome to the Jungle Party: A Ridiculous Tale of Tubing in Laos

January 19, 2016
by Alistair Johnston
Yarns

I bombard out from the toilets and back into the fray. Behold! Like a painting by Hieronymus Bosch. The Mekong shore is littered with bodies,…

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War and Peace in Laos

War and Peace in Laos

December 13, 2015
by Luna Epeam
Yarns

Vieng Xai is a tiny town on the northeastern border of Laos. It’s easily passed by unless you decide to hit the roads less travelled on a…

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Shroomshakes in Laos

Shroomshakes in Laos

December 11, 2013
by Grace Burns
Yarns

I was vanilla. The only drug taking I had ever participated in was snorting No Doz at Schoolies with a $5 note. The prospect of…

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