Laos
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Day 168 – Vientiane to Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
Big City Life Today we woke up before sunrise, to pack before hopefully meeting the tuk tuk driver from the night market. When we went downstairs he was waiting for us. =D We were glad to have organised this before hand, as there wasn’t really any other activity in the morning. We arrived at Vientiane […]
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Day 167 – Vientiane
Exploring the capital Today was our one and only full day in Vientiane, which is that capital of Laos. Vientiane is very close to the boarder with Thailand. We were thinking about checking out the Buddha Park (Xieng Khuan), but that would have taken the entire day and not let us explore anything else. Instead […]
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Day 166 – Vang Vieng to Vientiane
Travelling to the Capital Today we checked out of Many Riverside Guesthouse after breakfast. We planned to catch a taxi to the bus stop and buy tickets to Vientiane. We knew we could buy tickets from the bus station for 60,000 LAK / $9.85 AUD per person, as we checked this out when we arrived […]
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Day 165 – Vang Vieng
Tubing and View Points Today we were going to meet up with our new travel buddies from Aus. We agreed to meet up at Yellow & White Tubing (Close to Wonderful Tours on Google Maps) at opening time which is 9am. At least 4 people are required for a free trip to the drop off […]
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Day 164 – Vang Vieng
Blue Lagoon 3 Today we met up with our new travelling companions from Phonsavan. We walked around town looking for a tuk tuk driver who was willing to take us to Blue Lagoon 3 for a day trip. We had one driver who would not agree on our price, but he just kept following us […]
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Day 163 – Phonsavan to Vang Vieng
Historic Sites to Party Sites Today we checked out of Jennida Guesthouse and walked to the close by Mini Van Station Company. This is where we got our tour of Plain of Jars (Day 162) yesterday, and where we bought our van tickets to Vang Vieng for 100,000 LAK / $16.45 AUD per person. We […]
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Day 162 – Phonsavan
Plain of Jars Today we, went on a tour of the historic Plain of Jars. Our tour would be starting with the Tourist Information Centre and then Sites 1, 2 and 3. The gentleman from Mini Van Station Company, where we purchased the tour yesterday, was the driver for the day. The tour did not […]
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Day 161 – Luang Prabang to Phonsavan
The spew trail Today we were able to enjoy an amazing breakfast at Downtown Backpackers Hostel 2. We then were picked up by a van, which continued to pick up a few more tourists. We were driven to the Southern Bus Stand. Here we were directed to another van, that was going to Phonsavan. There […]
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Day 160 – Muang Ngoy to Luang Prabang
That sinking feeling Today, we left the town of Muang Ngoy after checking out from Phetdavanh Guesthouse & Bungalows. The only way to leave is by boat. Tickets for the boat are 25,000 LAK / $4.04 AUD per person and can be purchased up the stairs from the pier. When we went to the pier, […]
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Day 159 – Muang Ngoy
Today we arranged a self guided tour of the Tad Mok Waterfall from our accommodation at Phetdavanh Guesthouse and Bungalows. The tour included Kayaking down stream to a village and then returning to Muang Ngoy via a boat. We were given as much time as required to hike to the waterfalls from the village. The […]
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Day 158 – Muang Ngoy
Visiting remote villages After breakfast, we were able to move into a smaller yet nicer room at Phetdavanh Guesthouse and Bungalows. After we moved, we headed into the empty town for an early lunch. After this we walked towards Tham Kang Cave (sometimes called Kaang Cave), which has an entrance fee of 10,000 LAK / […]
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Day 157 – Nong Khiaw to Muang Ngoy
Caves and Rivers Today we checked out from Pho Sai Riverview Guesthouse and left our bags there as we bought boat tickets from Nong Khiaw to Muang Ngoy for 25,000 LAK / $4.07 AUD per person. The boat was coming in the afternoon, so we decided to walk towards Pha Tok Cave (Karst Cave on […]
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Day 156 – Nong Khiaw
Hiking 100 Waterfalls and 360 degree views Today we had breakfast before arriving at Nong Khiaw Adventure Tours, for our tour of 100 Waterfalls at 9:00am. There was a group of 8 people and our tour guide Mr Mun. He was fluent in English and was quite funny. We started by walking to the pier […]
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Day 155 – Luang Prabang to Nong Khiaw
Going rural in Laos <Note: Internet connection is really bad in current location, so images are struggling to upload> We checked out of Downtown Backpackers Hostel 2, after breakfast and boarded a shared taxi. The taxi spent an hour picking up people and at 9:30am, we arrived at Luang Prabang’s North Bus Stand. We had […]
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Day 154 – Luang Prabang
Amazing Kuang Si Waterfalls Today we went on a half day trip to the Kuang Si Waterfalls. We arranged the tour from Downtown Backpackers Hostel 2, for around 35,000 LAK / $5.72 AUD per person for a shared van (I can’t remember the exact price). Once we got there, we were given two hours to […]
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