Supposedly the most beautiful place in Laos, surrounded by the mighty Mekong river they are a collecton of small islands near to the Cambodian border. Our first night brought us to Don Khong where we checked into a bargain room, was a really nicely decorated comfy place and it was bliss! Sit on the balcony upstairs and read whilst the sun is setting with a beer Lao. We met a couple (Sarah and Simon) on the boat over and it happened to be Sarah's birthday so we w...

Is the largest city in the south of Laos but is only about the size of halesowen, its tiny! But much better than Savannakhet (even though the guide book says it's the other way round) it's really relaxed and chilled out and theres quite a bit to do in the surrounding area. This is an area of high ground that where there is a lot of Coffee and Tea grown and it has beautiful waterfalls and mountains. We tried some locally produced tea and saw the plantation that wa...

The capital of Laos, was not what you could call a sprawling metropolis, in fact it was the smallest and quietest capital I have ever been to, but it was nice. Little french Cafes and coffee shops dotted around bars and restaurants on the banks of the Mekong and a few sights to see. As we only spent one day there we did a bit of a whirlwind walking tour of the major sights including Wat Sisaket that had some beautiful murials painted on the walls that are centuri...

The journey from Luang Prabang to Vang Vieng was a slightly nervous one not only because it was mountainous and the Lao roads and vehicles aren't the best but also because up until a few years ago the road was still littered with insurgents and was possibly dangerous. But we made it safe and sound and settled into our guest house. After a quick walk around you suddenly learnt that there isnt much night life (as with the majority of Laos) but there were a lot of b...

After a somewhat rocky start we finally made it to Luang Prabang, and all our fears of "what have i let myself in for" dissolved away. It was a really lovely place with old style colonial french buildings, french baguettes, laughing cow cheese and crepes...it was heaven! We had a nice guest house that was a bargain at the price we got it for (has a really cool name too but ill let the photo's explain!) The money here is crazy 18,000 kip to the pound but...