From the post below you can guess why Bruce like Laos eh?!
I’ll just fill in the gaps!
We left Thailand on the 10th by taking a bus to Chiang Rai and a second to Chiang Khong where we crossed the boarder. Its funny, you exit Thailand, get on a little bost for 5 mins then go into Laos. The visa were 35 US$ each, it was so simple: just fill in a form, pay your money, get a stamp!
We stayed for 2 night is the villiage/town called Houy Xai where we then got on a 2 day long boat to Luang Prabang. The boat journey was ineteresting to say the least. they loaded about 10 people onto the long boat with wooden benches - COMFORTABLE! we spent about 7 hrs each day on the boat. The first day was fine, weather was nice and the loo wasn’t as bad as what we expected! The second day was freezing! I had my jumper on and a towel covering my legs. In the end I ended up trying to sleep under the bench. Bruce couldn’t manage it, but it was funny to watch him try!
The Lonley Planet guide book raves about Luang Prabang, but to be honest we were dissapointed. It was too cold, too expensive and there was nothing to do! SO we left pretty sharpish.
We’ve headed south to a small town called Vang Vieng where the weather is hot and the prices are low. The bus journey was a little hairy, Just goiung through the mountains for 7 hours… at least there was a tarmac road most of the way(!) Its crazy, Vang Vieng is in the middle on nowhere. There is just one ‘major’ road that has some bars that just play Friend, Family Guy or The Simpsons on repeat all day long (Keeks, you’d LOVE it!)
Unfortunatly the food isn’t as good as it was in Thailand, Bruce and I have both been sick in bed for the last 2 days. But we’re all good now and went Tubing down the river this morning (you hire big rubber rings and relax on the river for a few hours), but the sun burn isn’t much fun!
We think we’ll be heading to the Capital tomorrow and then onto Cambodia to get a bit of beach action!
Love to all and keep in touch
xxx
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