Again ignore the location set for this I am now writing up about Luang Prabang, Laos.... The 'vip night bus' we had booked for (175,000 kip I think it was), wasn't actually a night bus like the lie down beds we had experienced in Vietnam, but was simply a coach with some fluffy blankets. Thankfully we were right at the front behind the driver so had more space and it helps with preventing feeling travel sick. The journey was very bumpy and windy and Lauren unluc...

It wouldn't let me set the location as Huay Xai for this as I'm trying to post off my mobile since there are no computers in Laos so ignore the location set. Monday We were awoken by the sounds of Gibbon monkeys calling out in the jungle which was incredible to sit and look over the mist trying to spot any of them. Sadly, we didn't see any and continued to open up the breakfast pack where we were pleased to see some bread (instead of sticky rice), jam and egg....

We were woken up by Keung being very loud stomping around the treehouse (probably intentionally to try and get us up), and having been told the day before breakfast was at 8am, it was 7.30am and breakfast had already been put out. We slowly all emerged from our dens and waited until everyone was around the table to dig in. Unfortunately it had gone cold, and the rice was horrendous to try and dig out being so sticky it was like a solid clump. Keung seemed to have...

Saturday We awoke, grabbed a nutella baguette from across the road and got to the reception area for the Gibbon Experience where we were delighted they had some decent coffee and bananas (setting the monkey scene I guess). We had packed a separate little bag to take in with us for the three days, left our big bags in a safe room and sat waiting for the team having technical issues with windows (standard). We then watched in horror as the long safety video plays ...

Our first night in Laos wasn't a great experience to say the least. The hostel Kounsavan Guest House which was a place a girl of the boat trip had recommended (and was rated 85 percent on hostelworld) turned out to be the worst place we'd stayed in yet. It didn't have anything much on the same road, it wasn't clear where the reception desk was when we arrived as it was in a rectangular room where loads of people were just sat around tables drinking (and it also s...