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We have been having an absolutely smashing time! Laos is for sure, hands down, no doubt about it, my favorite Asian country so far.
After staying in Vientiane for a few days we decided we would trek around Northern Laos. We caught a 4 hour bus ride to Vang Vieng. This little town was SMASHING. It was so laid back, beautiful and full of activities.
We ended up hooking up with 2 Aussies in Vientiane and they were having so much fun with the Biggin posse they decided to come with us, despite already being there a few weeks earlier.
We had a KILLER TIME tubing down the Mekong river. It ended up being an all day event. We thought we should have a team look and decorated our conical hats with beer labels, stickers, plants and flowers before we took to the water. The locals really got a kick out of our getup 😊
There are bars on route along the waters edge. If you want to stop you just yell to the bamboo stick guys and they reach out with...you guessed it....a bamboo stick to pull you in. You just dock your tube, sit on
one of the decks overlooking the river, and drink to your hearts content. They have diving boards, swings and rope swings that make for a great river playground. You have the choice to be a rope swinger, or join the crowd of people cheering them on. It was an absolutely awesome day. We took a disposible underwater camera so sorry, no pics!
It was one of the Aussies birthday (Jason) and we decided to throw him a party. We went to a restaurant a few houses down from our guest house and asked them if we could throw Jason a birthday party. They got excited and started yelling "party, party". We laughed and said we would be back at 7. Later that night we went back and it was the most amazing thing. All the ladies from the restaurant decorated the entire place with balloons and flashing lights. They had music playing and their entire family was there waiting for us. It was the sweetest thing. It was obvious they put a lot of time into it. So we pulled up a bunch of tables and bought the entire family as well as our crew supper. We let the
Another guesthouse shot
With a bamboo bridge to the riverside pubfamily do all the ordering so we could have a real Lao meal. It was one of the best times Ive had in a foreign country. They taught us songs and Lao phrases and the best part was when "papa" (the owners Grandfather) brought out these little white strings. He put lucky money in the palm of Jasons hand and put his beer on top of the money. Then, he said a blessing to Jason in Lao, tied a white string around his wrist, and Jason followed by downing his beer. Everyone took turns blessing each other around the table and we all had a fair number of strings tied around our wrists by the end of the night. The worst part was when "papa" (the owners Grandfather) and I had a chilli pepper eating contest. That man must have a steel digestive system😞 He gave me a whoopin ill never forget😊
After a few days recovery we decided Vang Vieng was the devil (as well as beerlao) and we should switch locations. Our next stop was Luang Prabang. Tenneal stayed with the boys an extra day so I hopped on a 6 hour bus ride and arrived a
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getting ready to tube down the river with style few days ago. The first day here I hooked with 6 Irish girls and New Zealander and visited QUALITY waterfalls just outside Luang. The hike up was a bit tiring but it was soooo worth it.
Well My fingers are numb now so Ill post more later!
Enjoy!
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Warren G
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4 Weeks
Yep, these are some pretty sweet pictures... although I won't be visiting you in Laos, I can look forward to a lot of the same in Thailand! (I hope?) And I can't believe it's slightly less than 4 weeks from when I fly out to meet up with you! Crazy... wow, times flies! And HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Teno! Huzah! :)