Other than having a really satisfying name that rolls playfully off the tongue, Luang Prabang is a small town located in northern Laos which was once the royal capital. It lies at the confluence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers and is home to many Buddhist temples and young monks in training. After a … Continue reading Luang Prabang – Laos
Vang Vieng is a small town north of Vientiane on the Nam Song River. It's surrounded by stunning limestone mountains and was once a well-frequented traveller haunt, infamous for its alcohol and drug fuelled river tubing antics. The wild river tubing parties are now long gone since the government shut down the majority of the … Continue reading Vang Vieng – Laos
We hadn’t originally intended to visit Laos but as we were so nearby and we couldn't imagine we’d ever be taking a holiday there, we decided to splash a bit on flights and tick off another country. We therefore decided to miss out some of central Thailand and instead booked flights from Bangkok to Laos’ … Continue reading Vientiane – Laos
