If you’re travelling in Laos, a visit to Pak Ou Caves, Luang Prabang would be a great trip to add to your must-do list. The caves are around 25Km outside Luang Prabang and are fascinating for their history as a significant Buddhist site housing thousands of Buddha images and icons. A visit to Pak Ou […]
Laos Travel : Luang Prabang
If you’re heading to Luang Prabang, Laos, you’re in for a very special treat. We have already posted about browsing the amazing markets, things to do and excursions from Luang Prabang and adventures with food in this UNESCO listed town, but lets have a look at some of the amazing sights you can discover when […]
9 Reasons to Visit Luang Prabang, Laos
Gorgeous Luang Prabang in Laos has been a bit of a tourist hot spot since the international airport was modernised and extended in 2011. Until then, difficult access meant this town was only visited by backpackers happy to sit for hours in crowded buses on stunning, but nausea-inducing, winding mountain roads, or the […]
Our Budget for Laos. We’re spending $40/day, sort of..
We’re cheating and we suck at budgeting! I keep quoting this figure of $41/day as our budget, that’s actually a lie, our budget for Laos is working out at a lot more than that, everything considered. It’s cheap, but it aint that cheap! There has been a lively discussion about budgets over on our facebook […]
Wander Around the Markets in Luang Prabang with Me!
There are loads of markets in Luang Prabang, which pleases me no end, markets are one of my favourite things. There are two distinct types of market here and both are absolutely fascinating. There’s the night market, which is for tourists, and the food market, which most certainly isn’t! The Night Market in Luang Prabang The […]
Getting To Luang Prabang From Vang Vieng, by Bus.
If you boarded your bus, took your assigned seat and looked up to see this over your head, would you be worried You’d be right to be. We had the seats with the built-in internal rain. Every time we climbed a hill ( and there were many), at a particular angle, water from the air-conditioning system […]
Food in Laos and Luang Prabang
Laos Food, What You Will Find Food in Laos is incredibly diverse, you will be able to find a dish from just about any culinary tradition in the world. If you’re looking for authentic Laos food, you may have a harder time, this fantastic little country doesn’t have such a unique, strong, culinary tradition as […]
