Can't believe it's been a week since I wittered on last time!
We had a whistle stop tour leaving Chiang Mai on a VIP bus that had more leg room than Business Class on a flight. We also had a stewardess and an inflight video! Of it was in Thai and made no sense whatsoever.
A night in Chaing Rai and then we hopped on the 6am bus to Chang Khong, got our passports stamped as we left Thailand, crossed the Mekong in Laos and got visa'd up. Bit of faffing got us to the slow boat which took two days to travel down the Mekong to Luang Prabang stopping overnight at Pak Beng.
As we docked with the jetty at Pak Beng, the boat was boarded by a dozen hawkers trying to flog their guest houses which meant no-one could easily get off the boat. we hopped out a side window and kept brushing people aside. I'm surprised no-one had a cutlass held aloft.
Boat trip was amaizing if a little hard on the buttocks. A wooden bench was our friend for the two day trip and thankfully we'd invested in cushions that did little but and the same time did enough to keep paralysis at bay. The view was incredible. Took lots of photos but none of them do the view any justice. Met some folk who we bump into around LP but probably won't see many from here on in.
We've had a few days in Luang Prabang now and are heading to Vang Vieng for tubing and opium dens in the morning. Can't decide what to have for tea though, there's a cracking curry house round the corner that might warrant a visit...
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