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The ‘Blue Lagoon’….

Vang Vieng used to be the party capital of Laos, with tubing, opium cocktails, and death slides being the activities of choice. A few years ago, after several tourist deaths, the government clamped down and closed most of the bars. The town is re-establishing itself as a centre for outdoor pursuits such as rock climbing and mountain biking. Tubing is also making a comeback, and a few river side bars have re-opened. I arrived in Vang Vieng by myself, with Graham following a couple days behind. I booked into the…read more

Sep.10

The Plain of Jars

Posted by Kylie in Asia, Laos, Phonsavan, Trip

Graham’s aunty, Sheila, lives in the East of Laos, near the Plain of Jars, where she is an English teacher. To visit her, we took a 7 hour minibus from journey Luang Prabang. As I’m sure we have mentioned previously, the drivers here seem to only go at one speed, with the accelerator jammed to the floor. This is scary at the best of times, but when you are snaking up a mountain with sheer drops on one side, it is completely terrifying. This particular driver would happily go around…read more

Sep.02

In the jungle, the mighty jungle

Posted by Kylie in Asia, Laos, Trip

The day after a tremendous storm and torrential downpours, in the middle of the rainy season, we signed up for a two day trek from Luang Prabang. We only have 8 kilos of luggage with us and Grahams ‘trekking’ outfit is exactly the same as his ‘going to a posh bar’ outfit, but we convinced ourselves that there is very little you can do to protect yourself from a tropical downpour so you may as well wear light summer clothes and embrace the rain. We started day one with a…read more

Aug.31

Sneak Birthday

Posted by Kylie in Asia, Laos, Trip, Uncategorized

Graham is going to turn 35 on Friday, but we are going to spend most of the day on a bus. I thought the (soon to be) grumpy old man deserved some celebrations for the big day so we had a surprise Sunday birthday instead. The day started with delicious croissants from a French Patisserie, followed by Vietnamese style coffee (good coffee with a tonne of condensed milk thrown in). We then headed to an amazing swimming pool bar, and spent the afternoon there. In the evening we had the…read more