Pakse, Laos

When is the best time to go to Laos?
*Nov - Feb (dry season), but rainy season is nice as well
*July - Oct - Best for river travel

What is Pakse - adventure travel (waterfalls, trekking,etc). You can get there by taking a bus from Vientiane or by plane from Vientiane. You can also get there via links from Bangkok or Siem Reap. You can rent a motor bike and cruise (8 USD). There are tons of temples to visit as well. You can also get to Wat Phou (birthplace of Khmer)in about 1 hour (70 USD via taxi).

Best place to stay?
Champasak Palace Hotel (30 USD+)
Pakse Hotel (20 USD+)
Hotel Salachampa (25 USD+)

Eat and Drink?
Khem Khong - Street 11, on the Mekong
Cafe Sinouk - coffee!

Getaway from Tokyo

80 Minutes from Tokyo on the Bullet Train...

House of Light
A bunkhouse style Ryokan that centers around light as meditation

www.11.ocn.ne.jp/~jthikari
from 205 USD per person

Islands of Malaysia - Perhentian Islands

Check out these remote islands..

From KL, take a flight to Kota Bharu (150 HKD) - 1 hour flight. Arrange pick-up with your resort or go by boat.

Pulau Besar (D'Coconut Resort)
Pulau Kecil

Mongolia grasslands

Mongolia Trip

Contact: www.utc88.com

uniquetourschina@yahoo.com.cn

CHIANG MAI, THAILAND

AZAYA VILLAS
www.azayavillas.com

Chiang Mai's luxury villas

SAPA and Mai Chau, VIETNAM

Take an excape from the chaos - retreats in the woods!

Places to stay in Sapa:

Topas Eco-Lodge
A: 24 Muong Hoa
P: 84-20-201872-404
W: www.topas-ecolodge.com
***around 100-115 USD

Places to stay in Mai Chau:

Mai Chau Lodge
130 miles from Hanoi
www.maichaulodge.com
**150 USD including transfer from Hanoi

Phu Quoc, Vietnam

Sleepy Beach town in Vietnam - Pho Quoc

When to go? Nov - April (dry), May-Oct (rainy and humid)

How to get there?
Vietnam Airlines

What to do?
Diving in An Tho Island
**book with Rainbow divers (www.divevietnam.com)

Restaurants:
Banh mi cart (30 Trang 4)
Gio Bien (on beach at Mui Duong)
Le Giang (7 Tran Hung Dao Street)

Khao Lak, Thailand

When to go?
NOV - MAR

How to get there?
Khao Lak is a 1 hour drive north of Phuket airport

from Bangkok...
* Fly Bangkok to phuket, you can take a budget airline (Nok Air, One-Two-Go, AirAsia)
from Singapore...
* Fly Silk Air
from Malaysia to Phuket...
* Fly AirAsia or Malaysia Airlines
from Hong Kong to Phuket
* Fly Dragon Air

*rent a car or organize the hotel to pick you up

Where to Stay?
Sarojin, www.sarojin.com

Eat/Drink
Mama's Cafe
Hapy Snapper

Diving:
www.wickeddiving.com