Today we were awoken at five am by a women speaking Laotian and playing music through a loud speaker... I wasn't sure what it was but it was played throughout the village. This did not impress me especially as I had woken at two am and struggled to settle back down. I was so tired this morning that I physically couldn't open my eyes and required a big hit of caffeine before doing so. Steven had slept well and was on the hunt for coffee and soon returned with s...

Despite falling into an exhausted asleep way after midnight we somehow woke refreshed at six thirty... No alarm required. We had both slept so well and were again glad for taking this place over the vile place. We lazed in bed cuddling and chatting before finally venturing out of our cosy haven. We had decided prior to sleeping last night that we would head to the village of Vieng Xai (where the caves are situated) later this afternoon and stay here this morni...

Today we woke up early as we weren't sure of the bus times for Luang Prabang, we packed our things and showered. By the time we were done it was nearly nine am so we said goodbye to the guesthouse owners and headed back over the bridge and followed the road the two km to the bus station. Steven was feeling pretty peckish as we passed Mrs P and her amazingly cheap food stall but we weren't sure if the bus left at ten am so had to skip the detour. We arrived at ...