Vang Vieng is widely known as Laos’ main party destination, where every restaurant has a ‘happy’ menu and boozed-up backpackers float hazily down the Nam Song in truck tyre inner-tubes from bar to bar. Things got a little out of hand there for a while, and a few travellers died zip lining across the river,…
Luang Prabang is our favourite place in Laos – a sparkling jewel in the heart of the north. It’s a must-see. Lazing at the convergence of the Mekong and Nam Khan rivers, its French colonial flavour blends seamlessly with its distinctive Lao history and culture. I’ve already written a couple of posts about our adventures…
When in Luang Prabang, a trip to Kuang Si Falls is a must. We hired a driver to take us by tuk tuk out to the falls for 240000 kip (around A$40 for the day). The falls are the centrepiece a little national park about 30km out of town, along a pretty good road that…
Luang Prabang is an absolutely magical place. French colonial shopfronts and guest houses blend into golden wats, locals and tourists alike glide through the old town centre on bicycles, street food stalls radiate rich aromas of barbecue and spices, and amber-robed monks drift along shady streets, through laneways hung with bougainvillea and frangipani, and traverse…
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