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VoyageForum last month
3 weeks in Laos, stress-free
It's hard not to be charmed. The historic center is compact, so you can wander around, get lost (well, sort of—it's on a grid layout ;)), all on foot or by bike. There's plenty to keep you busy for several days if you want to take your time and slow down a bit.

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VoyageForum 5 months ago
Trip to Thailand and Laos
In this story, written by Richard and illustrated by me, we’ll take you through the journey of four friends: Catherine, Richard, Nathalie, and Bruno. A reinvented but overall successful trip, filled with discoveries and surprises, the scents of spices and frangipane flowers, food that was (way too) spicy, sunsets, and... one major hassle.

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VoyageForum 5 months ago
1 month in northern Laos (Oct 23 to Nov 24, 25)
This monastery is stunning and houses immense treasures. It’s located at the tip of the peninsula near the Mekong. It’s one of the most beautiful in Luang Prabang. The temple walls are covered in mosaics. Its façade is gilded on a richly decorated red background.

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VoyageForum 6 months ago
Cruise around the islands of Komodo
Not usually a fan of organized trips, during my stop in Labuan Bajo on Flores in May 2024, I started looking for a fisherman who could show me the islands around Komodo. At the port, I met Ari, a former spearfisher who knows the islands well—especially the best spots for fish and coral.

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VoyageForum 6 months ago
Thailand via Kuala Lumpur
Here’s my account of our trip to Thailand with my partner from November 22 to December 5, 2025. First off, I’d like to wish all the VoyageForum.com users a very happy 2026, full of joy and amazing discoveries on your travels! It’s thanks to the tips I gathered on this site that I planned the trip.

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VoyageForum 7 months ago
Old Burmese adventures (oh so many!)
Back then (reminder: 1987), I volunteer in Paris at the counter of the Rue Des Ecoles agency for a fairly well-known travel association at the time, whose headquarters are in Mulhouse. They mainly offer scheduled dry flights to Asia, charter flights to the Mediterranean basin, and flights to Mali with their own plane.

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VoyageForum 10 months ago
Skyscrapers, Markets, Ice, Tourism, and Waterfalls: Thailand’s Larger-Than-Life Side
Over-the-top skyscrapers? You’ll get the idea when you see the photo illustrating this travel journal—though it might change as the trip goes on.

The sheer number of markets is what makes them larger-than-life, not necessarily their size (though Chatuchak is a beast!). Day markets, night markets, floating markets, fresh produce markets, fish markets, meat markets, spice markets, fabric markets… and even amulet markets. For luck, good fortune, protection.

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VoyageForum 11 months ago
Far from the daily grind
Hi there, Not only do I love the countryside, but I’m also really into trains, so I’m starting this photo thread dedicated to trains in Thailand (I bet most of us have taken one at some point...).

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VoyageForum 11 months ago
Another side of my trip to Thailand: Villages, nature, countryside, mountains...
February 9th is a pivotal day during my trip to Thailand. Up until that date, my focus had been on cities, temples, and other urban landmarks. Starting February 10th, I’ll finally leave the city behind for the outskirts—places with a different pace of life, farther from tourism, more genuine, more authentic... Then comes the idyllic surroundings of Chiang Mai, nature, the countryside, the mountains...

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VoyageForum 11 months ago
3 weeks in Bali in 2025
We’ve read it all about Bali: mass tourism, non-stop parties, ferry disasters, the kingdom of “Instagrammers,” pollution, “Bali belly”... But luckily, this island isn’t just about Kuta’s beaches and the Lempuyang Temple.

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VoyageForum last year
From Bangkok to Krabi, Thailand by car!
We were torn between the north and the south of the kingdom—the fear of smoke from slash-and-burn farming and a real desire to just chill on the sand tipped the scales toward the south...

What if we rented a car?
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VoyageForum last year
One Month in Laos and Cambodia
The itinerary will be pretty classic, though a bit disjointed, to fit our dates and interests. For us, we’ll arrive in Luang Prabang (LP), where we’ll take some time to acclimate, then spend a few days in the northern Laos mountains—Nong Khiaw and Muang Ngoi.

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VoyageForum last year
All over Thailand
All my trips combined, I’ve spent at most the equivalent of a year in Thailand, and I’m not a big expert on it. Still, after many stays, lots of reading on VoyageForum and other sites, conversations with plenty of locals and expats, my view of the country is getting clearer—though it’s always evolving. You never stop discovering and learning.
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VoyageForum last year
A Month in Cambodia
I’ve decided to do all my sightseeing on foot. I pass by the museum and head toward the central market, Psar Thmey. Along the way, I stop at a pagoda. A ceremony is taking place right now. The monks are seated in the middle, a young novice faces them, and his family is on the sides. I don’t dare go in, but a man gestures for me to join him. He explains that the young monk is trading his civilian clothes for the kesa, the sacred robe of monks.
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VoyageForum 6 years ago
Birmanie août 2020
Cinq jours avant mon départ, le premier hôtel où je vais séjourner dans la ville de Taungdwingyi m'informe qu'ils ont besoin d'un papier qui montre que je ne souffre pas de symptômes du Coronavirus. Hier, je me suis donc rendu au 1000 Bed General Hospital de Nay Pyi Taw. Après une heure à remplir beaucoup de papiers, j'ai reçu ce document gratuitement.
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VoyageForum 6 years ago
On part en vadrouille au Cambodge
Un voyage mi-routard, mi-pénard. Un circuit optimisé en restant au minimum trois jours par endroit pour éviter de perdre trop de temps dans les transports. De la découverte, des vieilles pierres, de la gastronomie, des rencontres, de la bonne bière, de l'exploration.
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VoyageForum 6 years ago
Évasion en Thaïlande
Même si c'est probablement faux, on arrive à Bangkok alors qu'il m'a semblé n'avoir, à aucun moment, fermé l'oeil. Les habituelles files d'attente à la douane présentent, il faut le souligner, des visages aimables. Puis les bagages... le taxi... l'hôtel.
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VoyageForum 6 years ago
La Thaïlande, what else...
Comme pour beaucoup de destinations, il y aura un avant et un après Covid pour la Thaïlande. Même si celle-ci avait entamé avant la crise un changement dans l'accueil de ses touristes, tentée par un public plus "haut de gamme", cette tendance semble s'accélérer dans les projets des autorités, moins désireuses d'accueillir un tourisme de masse.
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VoyageForum 6 years ago
Le Tonkin, une région superbe et accueillante
17 jours dans le nord du Vietnam en couple. Habitués à voyager en mode autonome, sans réservations à l'avance et privilégiant la conduite d'un véhicule, nous devons changer nos habitudes en raison de l'interdiction faite aux étrangers de louer des véhicules.
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VoyageForum 6 years ago
Souvenirs de Thaïlande
Bangkok, Ko Samui, Ko Phangan, Phuket, et d'autres lieux de Thailande à (re)découvrir à travers des photos d'hier et d'aujourd'hui...
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