Ryan and Anna

It was finally time to leave Vang Vieng and the tubers behind. We booked ourselves onto a bus leaving at 11 am which gave us enough time to pack and order more delicious sandwiches for the journey through the mountains to Luang Prabang. The drive is scenic and would have been comfortable and enjoyable on the VIP bus if we had not had such an ignorant and selfish moron sitting in front of us. He had two seats to himself, acres of space in front of him to stretch out his legs and still insisted on reclining both seats despite being politely asked not to. The journey ended up being cramped and exhausting but we did arrive in Luang Prabang on time, early evening and still with plenty of light to find Sisombath Guesthouse recommended to ... read more

We arrived at one of the bus station about 10 km from the centre and so we had to pay 20.000 Kip each to get into town. By now we started to discover that getting around in Laos was quite expensive. After the drive into town we walked around to find a place to stay but most places were either full or too expensive. We found a place for 60.000 Kip, a twin room on the top floor on a so-called guesthouse. The rooms were basically wooden boxed with cheap dirty beds and useless fans but it would have to do until we could search for somewhere else the next day. We were hungry by now so we went in search for some food. We found a small family restaurant and had some noodle soup and ... read more

After 5 nights in Mui Ne, Da Lat and Nha Trang it was time to move on so we booked ourselves on a sleeping bus for the 30th of January and after 11 exhausting hours we finally arrived in the most beautiful town in Central Vietnam....... HOI AN! We spent out days walking around the ancient town centre, having cold beers and enjoying the local specialities like Cao Lau, Fried Wonton, White Rose and Fish in Banana Leaves. DELICIOUS! On the first evening we met Lolo and Louis again (the Canadian couple that saved us in Da Lat) and had a funny night out with them with loads of drinks, music and pool matches. After a few drinks we were dancing like crazy. After sleeping in the next day I said bye to them as they ... read more

We left Phnom Penh on the 22nd of January in the morning and after a straight forward border crossing we arrived in Saigon in the afternoon on Chinese New Year's Eve (TET for Vietnamese people). Most of the shops outside of District 1 were closed as the people headed to their families for celebrations. In the alleyway we stayed in families gathered and played cards and BINGO! Ryan felt at home straight away but it was nothing in comparison to Gala Bingo as he pointed out with slight disappointment. Poor guy. We found a place to stay quite easily and had nice Vietnamese noodle soup in the evening before we started enjoying Saigon Beer in a street bar for 10.000 VND (0.50$). The next day we didn't do much (as usual; haha) apart from walking around, ... read more

Alright - it's HAPPY HOUR!! An enthusiastic American (Will) welcomed us in the Magic Sponge Guesthouse in Kampot. After explaining us what kind of rooms he has available we made our decision and sat down at the bar for a cold draft beer (HH 12-4pm, draft beer $0.50). We had a few beers and went to a massage by the blind afterwards which was very relaxing. That was our first day in Kampot. The next day wasn't very different. Having a couple of beers, reading and just chilling out. By then we had found out that Will has a great laugh - HEHEHEEEE!! We stayed in Kampot for one week and actually didn't do anything apart from relaxing, drinking beer, playing pool, having great food and playing cards. On the third day in Kampot we got ... read more