We have been asked by some of our guests for the best itinerary suggested if they have 21-day holiday and wish to see all the highlights of Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos in this time frame.
Here is our suggestion is:
Day 1 You arrive Bangkok
Day 1-4 Bangkok (3 nights)
Day 4 Flight Bangkok/Hanoi
Day 4-7 Hanoi (3 nights) with a day trip to Halong Bay
Day 7 Flight Hanoi/Hue
Day 7-8 Hue (1 night)
Day 8 Overland Hue/Danang/Hoi An (3 hours)
Day 8-10 Hoi An (2 nights)
Day 10 Overland Hoi An/Danang (50 minutes) and Flight Danang/Ho Chi Minh City
Day 10-12 Ho Chi Minh City (2 nights)
Day 12 Flight Ho Chi Minh City/Phnom Penh
Day 12-13 Phnom Penh (1 night)
Day 13 Flight Phnom Penh/Siem Reap
Day 13-16 Siem Reap (3 nights)
Day 16 Flight Siem Reap/Vientiane
Day 16-17 Vientiane (1 night)
Day 17 Flight Vientiane/Luang Prabang
Day 17-20 Luang Prabang
Day 20 Flight Luang Prabang/Bangkok
Day 20-21 Bangkok (1 night)
Day 21 Departure Bangkok back home
This is one of the most popular itineraries that we have been arranging for hundreds of our travelers from all over the world!
June 20th, 2006
One of the most famous and the best places to get the quality Laos textile in Vientiane is at “Carol Cassidy Laos Textiles” The studio is locatd in a refurbished French colonial mansion three blocks from the Mekhong River in downtown of Vientiane. There, Carol Cassidy, an American lady who arrived in Laos since 1989 as a textile expert with the United Nations Development Program. In Laos, Carol Cassidy discovered a “weaver’s paradise” a country with a rich history of weaving and an elaborate vocabulary of design motifs. A year later, she started Laos Textiles, among the first commercial weaving workshop in Laos.
Spcializing in 100 percent hand-woven sil, Carol and the 40 Laos artisans she employs produce exquisitely crafted wall hangings, scarves, shawls and custom furnishing fabrics. Carol’s pieces are displayed in galleries and museums throughout the United States; The Textile Museum in Washington DC, The Philadephia Museum of Art and The Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York.
I always recommend all our fellow travelers to Laos to stop by for a tour at Carol Cassidy Laos Textile for the best quality place to buy Laos silk.
June 20th, 2006
My favorite place to chill out after a long day of sightseeing and hotel inspections or a night cab before going to bed when in Phnom Penh??
The only place I always go is “FCC Phnom Penh” (Foreign Correspondents Club). The Foreign Correspondents Club is housed in the old building facing the Mekhong River. The first floor is the lobby area while the 2nd floor is the hotel part (you can see the details about the hotel in our hotel section) while the top floor is bar and restaurant with a pool table overlooking the Mekhong River. This FCC Bar & Restaurant is a great spot to meet people from all walks of life from around the world. The restaurant section in the back side of the building offer a divine view of the beautiful Royal Palace. Both drinks and food here are reasonable-priced.
June 20th, 2006
Quoted afrom Bangkok Post, June 20 2006:
“All flights must use new Suvarnabhumi Airport from September 28 2006!
Suvarnabhumi International Airport will handle all regular commercial flights into Bangkok from September 28 2006, caretaker Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra announced yesterday.
Progress and system checks justified the confidence that Suvarnabhumi could take over regular commercial operations from Don Muang Airport in one go at 3 a.m. on Sep 28, he said. A plan for Don Muang Airport to be served low-cost airlines had been cancelled. All regular commercial flights will switch to Suvarnabhumi, while Don Muang Airport will, from then on, serve only government and military flights, along with private and charter flights.”
Mr. Pongsak Raktapongpaisal, caretaker Transport Minister added “Ahead of September 28, Thai Airways International, Bangkok Airways, PB Air, Nok Air, One-Two-Go and Thai AirAsia would direct some of their non-connecting domestic flights to land at Suvarnabhumi Airport from July 29 for real tests. But flights out of Bangkok would depart from Don Muang Airport as usual.
There would be enough public transport services and facilities available to serve passengers of the selected flights from July 29 onwards, and the passengers would also receive special certificates to mark their early appearance at the new airport.”
Well - I very much doubt if this is possible. From the general public especially those in the travel industry’s point of view, there seems to be a lot of work to be done at Suvarnabhumi Airport to be able to open on such date. Up to now, news and details on the public transport linking passengers into the city of Bangkok has not been made known publicly yet! Lets keep our fingers crossed if this will be true or not! We will keep posting the updated news on this new airport once availalble.
June 20th, 2006
