There are many options to get from Phonsavan to Vang Vieng: – VIP Bus – Minivan – Local Bus We again picked the minibus as the prices for all three were exactly the same at the travel agency. It did cost us 100.000 Kip / person. The ride took for about 6 hours the first […]
Accommodation: From $10 to $30 We paid between $10 and $25 a night. Beer: Local beer in a pub around 8.000 Kip Beer: Local beer in a shop around 8.000 Kip Local food: Around 15-25.000 Kip Sandwiches: 12.000-30.0000 Kip Western food: Around 40.000 Kip Small bottle of water: 5000 Kip Large bottle of water: 8000 […]
One word: Impressive 🙂 Very very impressive. Nobody knows who, why and how did put these gigantic jars there but they are there and surrounded by mystery. The sites are about 3000 years old and crammed with jars each carved out from one stone. There are about 60 sites where Jars can be found however […]
Most tourists visit Phonsavan because they want to see the Plain of Jars. It is a sleepy little town not a wide variety of restaurants and far not as many tourists as in Luang Prabang. 35 years ago this town was bombed to the ground. No buildings left there was no water or electricity so […]
We booked this trip through a travel agent on Main Street Luang Prabang. The cost of the journey was 110.000 Kip / person. There are many options to choose from. – Minivan ( we picked this ) – Local Bus – Vip Bus There is not a big difference in prices between the local bus […]
Tad Se Waterfall is about 12km out of Luang Prabang to the direction of Vientiane. The last bit of a journey takes you to a dirt road which is not in a very good condition so drive carefully. The good thing is that it is just about a kilometer long. The road takes you to […]
Kuang Si Waterfalls are about 29 km south of Luang Prabang. We decided to rent a motorbike for the day and drive to the waterfalls. The journey took us about 40 minutes and the road conditions are quite OK. There are many stalls just at the entrance with cheap food and all sorts of merchandise. […]
This is our favourite city in Southeast Asia so far. After Vietnam we felt like peace came upon us 🙂 No chaotic traffic, no aggressive street sellers, even the tuk tuk drivers realized that shouting after tourists might not get them extra rides. Same goes for the Night Market.. nobody will chase you to buy […]
There is no easy way to get from Hanoi to Luang Prabang. The bus ride takes around 24 hours, tickets might be oversold so one can end up sitting on the corridor for 24 hours. Therefore we decided to take a flight with Lao Airlines. The ticket cost was 3.335.000 Dong per person which is […]
ATMs are widely available in Vietnam. The maximum amount you can withdraw in 99% of the ATMs is 2.000.000 Dong and there is a commission when you withdraw money. The commission is usually 20.000 or 30.000 Dong / withdrawal. Money exchange is done in every bank BUT there is a catch banks will only exchange […]