Vientiane
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Back on another bumpy minibus ride, this time to the capital. The city is pretty underwhelming and very low rise for a capital; didn't really see any large hotels or businesses. They do however haveLeggi altro
Back on another bumpy minibus ride, this time to the capital. The city is pretty underwhelming and very low rise for a capital; didn't really see any large hotels or businesses. They do however haveLeggi altro
Having taken yesterday to just sunbath near the pool, today I went rock climbing. We drove out to a little river outside the city and went to a spot in the mountain which had been split in two. HavingLeggi altro
Vang Vieng has its own Instagram spot, the Red Bridge. It's a short walk from the town and actually quite a short bridge but still we got our photos. On the other side of the bridge is a park withLeggi altro
After a morning lazing by the pool, we spent the afternoon completing "the" activity of Vang Vieng, tubing. This is essentially a bar crawl along the river. The company dropped us at the edge of theLeggi altro
I met Dakota at the hostel and we went on an unexpectedly torturous bike ride. I had read that you could cycle to the blue lagoons but we decided to visit a further, better lagoon and then made aLeggi altro
We spend the afternoon going around the three sites and Mr Kong encourages us to take fun photos and give our views on why they are there. There were a few tourists at Site 1 but we practically hadLeggi altro
The Plain of Jars is spread out over three main sites but there are fields of them all over the region, the sites are protected by UNESCO, and no one really knows why they are there. I went on a tourLeggi altro
My last morning in Nong Khiaw, and just time to fit in another hike, although it almost didn't happen due to the giant water buffalo which blocked my path and wouldn't move. Being the only person onLeggi altro
Had a great day at Ban Lue Handicrafts Center on the outskirts of Nong Khiaw. I spent the whole day with them learning about the process of creating cotton yarn from the plant and then weaving my ownLeggi altro