After a sleepy dawn of giving alms to the monks we headed out towards the river to board a house boat. We wouldn't be spending the night on the boat, but instead be traveling on it down the river towards Thailand. We were the only ones onboard except for the family whose home it was [...]
One of the things that makes Luang Prabang a UNESCO site is the traditions that are still upheld today. Such as the locals getting up early to make sticky rice for the Buddhist monks. Our tour group participated, getting fresh made sticky rice in the morning market, near one that sold jungle rats on sticks and [...]
One thing to keep in mind while in Luang Prabang is that it is a city with a curfew. Which means there's no late night shenanigans, no drinking at bars or clubbing or singing and dancing until one am. Places close up shop and you'll be expected to leave so that the workers can clean [...]
For our last meal in Luang Prabang our CEO suggested we all meet at Lao Lao Garden, a popular restaurant near Mount Phou Si. It's a beautiful out-door restaurant with great food, though I suggest not ordering their hot-pot at night, it'll take quite awhile to arrive and then you'll find yourself trying to figure [...]
In Luang Prabang there is one great spot to get a view of the city and that is Mount Phou Si. When we decided we wanted to see the top of Mount Phou Si at sunset I was dying a bit. Not sick, just overly exhausted from days of almost constant travel without tons of [...]
There are a lot of temples in Luang Prabang to check out but with our dwindling time I only had time to visit one, so I picked the one our local guide and CEO both suggested. Wat Xieng Thong opened in 1560 and during the monarchy times of Laos this temple is where the crowing ceremonies [...]
After our journey to the waterfall we returned to downtown Luang Prabang and split up to do some touristy things, like visit the Royal Palace also known as the National Museum. The museum grounds are big with a variety of things to see depending on when you go. I spent the majority of my time [...]
There's two types of people who visit the Kuang Si waterfalls, hikers and swimmers. People are either dressed for hiking, with sensible shoes, cameras, bug protection and hats or in flip-flops with a towel over their shoulder. We were the latter and the minority. When visiting Kuang Si Waterfalls our tour guide booked us a [...]
For most of our trip we were driving long hours in vans and buses through winding mountainous roads to get to our next stop. Our last city in Laos was Luang Prabang which was a bit different from our previous stops because Luang Prabang is a UNESCO world heritage city. Coconut Garden is the first [...]
We spent 1 full day in Vang Vieng on a miniature tour within our tour where we went kayaking and tubing. We were driven out into the mountains to tube in a cave. The water was freezing and many of our tour group got scratched up and bruised and returned to the picnic zone frozen [...]
