Tag: Luang Prabang
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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 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 153 – Luang Prabang
Golden Temples and Thrones Today after lunch we decided to explore the sites of Luang Prabang. We started with the Royal Palace Museum. The museum costs 30,000 LAK / $4.91 per person. The Royal Palace was built in 1904 and was used up until 1975, when the communist party came to power. It was then […]
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Day 149 – Luang Prabang
Museums and Mountains We checked out of Thatsaphone Guesthouse today and walked to the nearby Downtown Backpackers Hostel 2, which was a little out of the tourist strip. We had to walk through a street market, which takes up the entire street at night time. During the market is contained to the footpath. Today we […]
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Day 148 – Luang Prabang
First day in Laos Today, we just spent the day relaxing and taking in the country that is Laos. The day was wasted, trying to work out what to do and where to stay. We ended up having lunch in the tourist strip at Cafe Croissant D’or and then dinner along the banks of the […]
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Day 147 – Dien Bein Phu to Luang Prabang, LAOS
Land crossing to Laos Today, we checked out of Phuong Nam Hotel, and walked to the Dien Bein Phu Bus Station. We were running a little late, so we went straight to the station and got onto the waiting mini bus. We had purchased the tickets the night before from the Bus Station for 495,000 […]
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