It was far too long since either Courtney or i had been on a bus and we needed to remedy this. So, we went to another of Laos’ famous ‘Piers’ to catch a small boat over to a bus to take us down to the 4000 Islands. The Mekong, at it’s widest… Read more!
Our next stop was Champasak. The motorbike rental lady told us quite aggressively that ‘You haven’t been to Laos unless you have been to Champasak!!’ Alright love. What’s so special about it anyway? The Lonely Liar says it’s just a single road with… Read more!
Yey! the guesthouse had my passport. P.H.E.W. Close one. Sadly Billy had to go back to Bangkok the next day so we commiserated by having lots of Laap and sticky rice and Beer Lao in a restaurant overlooking some sort of parade-y festival. Lots of… Read more!
We arrived in Luang Prabang in the hazy early hours just as the monks made their way through the streets up to the Wat on the hill getting offerings from the locals on their way. We found somewhere to stay and got some sleep as not much was got on… Read more!
Oh Hanoi. How much you have to live up to. Will you compete with Hoi An? Will you really? Well…. maybe. Just. Tom, Emma and I survived the 17 hour sleeper bus ride without any notable disruptions- Tom even said that it was the best bus ride for… Read more!
