We got up at 3.30 am and found our foreheads had been bitten by mosquitos, which was not very nice! (strange place to be bitten) We got the minibus to the airport, the driver took us to the gate of the 'International Friendship Bridge' (Thai-Laos Friendship Bridge over the Mekhong River funded by the Australian government as development aid for Laos). The gate was closed and we wondered why he had taken us here, when the driver saw that the gate was closed, he ma...

Thurs 14th April 2011 Official date for Laos New Year We had our complimentary breakfast at our hostel, which was: toast with butter, jam/marmalade, egg, fruits and tea/coffee. The egg was overcooked but the marmalade was very tasty. After breakfast, we went to the bus station to catch the local bus to get to the 'Buddha Park'. A local asked us where we were going, we hesitantly replied 'to the Buddha Park' because we thought he was going to sell us something...

We woke up at 6.30am and walked to the bus stop by the old airfield, this airstrip is famous for being in a Mel Gibson movie called 'Air America'. We saw a bus coming our way and hailed it down, the driver told us it cost 50,000 LAK, we refused to pay this amount as we had been told that it should cost 40,000 LAK. A songtheaw (pick-up truck/bigger version of a tuk tuk) saw us and pulled over after the bus had gone. The songtheaw driver offered to take us to Vient...

We woke up to a very hot sunny day, we had breakfast at 9.45am at 'A K Home' restaurant as we liked the food there. Jay had pork rice soup with egg and enjoyed it. Helen had a pancake with fruit salad and yoghurt, the pancake was so tasty and thick, Helen could not finish it. After breakfast, we browsed around the shops, we both bought a top each. After this, we met up with Lee to go to the bars by the river for drinks. We all decided to walk along the river ba...

Helen woke up and noticed more mosquito bites on her back, we think it might have been from the tubing yesterday. We had breakfast at 10am at a place called 'Luang Prabang Bakery'. Jay had a salami and cheddar cheese baguette and Helen had a ham and cheddar cheese baguette. It was very fresh and delicious. After breakfast we shopped around, Jay bought a good quality T Shirt for only 20 LAK (£1.50), which was a bargain. We then went back to our accommodation for ...