We got dropped off at bus station with nowhere to stay. Kennys idea. Kenny agrees to go with tout that's standing there to Sihome backpackers. There were no doubles, so a four bed dorm it was. Not even a key for the door. Not impressed as the one we had looked at online was right next door, but felt like we had been roped into this one. Tired and sick, all I wanted to do was relax but no such luck in a hostel. O well, off we went to Noys fruit heaven: very good s...

We had a 6 hour bus from Luang Prabang to vang vieng and I felt like crap :(. The Laos countryside is very beautiful and mountainous but the road was very rough. Glad we were sitting near the front. Paid 20,000 kip for the tuk tuk to the guesthouse no it only should have been 10,000 but when you just wana get somewhere to rest your head, we hit went with it. We checked in at a Jammee Guesthouse. The owner was really lovely. Room was fine, bed comfy and wifi was g...

Arrived at 4pm, thought it wouldn't be until at least 5, so that was a nice surprise, but of course the scams start again... Drop off is 10km from town so have to get a tuk tuk for 20,000kip pp and they just dropped us in the middle of town, not even to our guesthouse. By the third local person we asked, we eventually got directions to our accommodation: A Tee Guesthouse. Only a 10min walk but with backpacks and still unsure if we are going the right way, it was ...

The next part of the journey was to make our way to Laos via the slow boat. The first part was to Chang Kong, stopping at natural hot springs and also the White Temple along the way. We stayed at Boom guesthouse and it wa definitely the worst accommodation we have stayed in yet. Sheets didn't look clean, walls were dirty, bathroom had a hole in it (just the right size for a rat or mouse) so needless to say I wasn't happy. But this was included in our package and ...