Last night we booked the trip for today, so we were up early this morning for it. We grabbed a quick breakfast and I picked up one of the waterproof phone pouches they have everywhere. Shane didn't want one, which is something he came to regret later! We headed off in one of Laos large tuk tuks, with a group of Koreans and a Laos guy who was really friendly and spoke really good English. All of them were really funny and made the day loads of fun! We started wi...

Last night we stayed around the hostel until Tash and Rob left for their night bus to Hanoi. The way they were looking before they left definitely made us feel like we had made the right choice with the flight! We stayed and chatted to some English guys before heading out for food. A few more drinks at the hostel and we headed up to pack and go to bed. We got up early for breakfast and to wait for our 9.30 bus which wasn't too late, turning up just before 10. I...

Yesterday we decided to go and explore the town a bit, so we left Tash and Rob, who we are sharing a room with, and went for a walk. We wandered for a bit and eventually headed down to the riverfront where we had been the night before. Here we bumped into Tash and Rob who had he same idea as us but weren't sure what to do either. At the hostel they had advertised a trip to somewhere called Buddha Park, so we figured we would check it out. We managed to get a tuk...

Our Valentine's Day was mostly spent on a bus, but luckily it was one of the best bus journeys we have had so far! Us and the other couple were picked up at half 8 and headed to the bus station after picking up some other people. Here we were given our tickets and a bag with water and a snack! The bus was a big VIP double decker with comfy seats and quite a bit of leg room. We settled in and left the station at the time we were supposed to! It was a bit of a sl...

After wondering around for a while yesterday, we found somewhere offering the cave tours pretty much where we had started! However, it was far more expensive than we had thought so we decided to go and have a think about it whilst having a chill at the hotel. A couple of hours later we had decided that we came to Thakhek for the caves and went back out to book the trip. Whilst getting cash out we bumped into the couple who were staying in the same place as us and...