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Amelia, Round The Other Side!
we were up at crack of dawn to get across border! it seems travelling in laos is a moring affair! just after breakkie we headed (wlaked) to the thai side of border to gop through customs. just as we got there jnaine realised she didnthave any passport photos!! so aftre we emergency photo stop we went through border. it was great we were stabnding in thailand but you could look across the river to laos! we got a wee long boat acoprss river which was a struggle geting onto wiht all our backpacks on!!! they were still on our backs and at some points especially standing up and sitting down i though we were going to be in the river!!! got to laos safely and though laos border control and got our visas. we then took a 6 hr boat ride to laung prebang!!! better than the two days in the slow boat! the speed bpoat was armed with crash helmets and life jackets and emough room to sit with your knees to your chest!! it was so much fun dipping and diving through the water on this tiny wooden boat with a truck enh\gine used for it propeller!!!!! was so loud!! was glad i still had ear plugs from grand prix!! we stopped at a place for lunch which we have since learned chops up dog!! we met a lassie who was at sam place and she saw a dog get shaved then chopped!!!! am glad i went veggie that day!!! we also met these guys from england john and kieth and and bloke from holland zander. they were uch a laugh! drank alot band were jumpijg in and out of river for toilet and stuff as they couldnt wait anymore!! once we all got to luang prebang and hiked up a hill to the road. Jnaine got laughed at by al the kids as they could see up her skirt he he!! we eventaully bargained a couple of tuk tukl to take us into town for 30baat rather than 100baat they intitailly offered. although they didnt take us to a hostel and just elft us in middle town next to a hotal called the pousay hotel ha ha!! got a hostel wiht john ect and we dumped our stuff and went for a few beers!1 was definately required afterhe boat journey! i couldnt feel my legs!!! they met these irish blokes they knew owen and ronan and we ate and got merry! ended up at a bar till about 5am (which isnt allowed in laos) amd zander owne and i walked back to hostel and owen poofed out of it and paid a fortiune in a taxi so zanderand i walked! turns out zander is famous in new zealand for buying a boat on the north island and saling to the south with no sailing experience at all!!! he sunk 50m from the other shore!!! right wee celebrity he he! was a great night and spent the next day wandering arounf launag probang! it really is a beautify\ul place! laos is amzing! so untouched and natural looking! the mountains were facintaing! curreny was a bit akward though as they accpeted kip (their opwn currency), baat (ehich is thai) and american dollars!! you could ask to exchange dollars for kip then pay in kip and get baat change!!! really messed wiht our heads! the people were so friendly though! definately the best country of my entire trip!!!! we visted what used to be the royal palce before the king stepped down a few years ago and we climbed a hil to an old tewmpoe opver looking the whole town and valley....amazing! there was a russian anti aircraft gun up there and ronan ended up playing with some local kids on it! was an interesting sight! this place had the best bread and coffe by the way! the certainly learned that from the french!!! our third day in luang prebang and we took a ride and vistied these amazinf waterfalls!!!! emerald colours and as cold ans ice!!!! iot was great!!! zander went walk about and got lost and got bitten by ;eaches!!! he alsop jumped in the water when we sid not to as it ws only waist deep and we were crouching!! nutter!!!!!!! headed that night to vang vieng on the bus!! was really a rollar coaster of a ride as the roads are all dirt roads and well dodgy!! they even had stools for poeple to sit up on the ailes!! i had a guy at one saide of me sleeping and at the other side on a stool sleeping against me!!!! he musy ahve head butted me tons!1 was glad to get off bus!!!
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