Slowboat Day 1 - Houay Xai to Pak Beng
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Today we crossed the border from Thailand into Laos. We had booked the Shompoo Cruise slow boat which took 2 days to get from the Thai/Laos border into Luang Prabang down the Mekong River. The firstLes mer
Today we crossed the border from Thailand into Laos. We had booked the Shompoo Cruise slow boat which took 2 days to get from the Thai/Laos border into Luang Prabang down the Mekong River. The firstLes mer
The second day on the slow boat started off freezing! We had basically the same meal for lunch as we'd had at the hotel the night before and it was delicious cooked by the captain's wife. We visited aLes mer
We arrived in Vang Vieng and it was scruffy compared to Luang Prabang. Our room wasn't very clean and the fridge stunk so we hated our first night. The next day we got moved and had a lazy day by theLes mer
Our final morning in Cat Ba, we woke up to what sounded like major building work in our hostel, so quickly ventured out for breakfast. This was enjoyed on some more child like seats, but we both had aLes mer
We arrived at our hotel in Hoi An around 8pm. We were greeted by a very cute, cuddly puppy and a lovely, clean spacious room with a river view! This felt. like luxury after out last stay, and we wereLes mer
Today we rented bicycles from our hotel which had a cute basket on the front, Amy's dream! We set off on our cycle to Cam Thanh Rice Fields and stopped off for a coffee. Amy had a coconut milkshakeLes mer
We spent a lovely afternoon on the beach where Tom paid a trip to the sea. Stupidly, we both ended up with burnt backs! 😭 We got talked into buying 2 bracelets for 150 dong! Once we finally locatedLes mer