Down to Earth Travel

Tag: Laos

  • The overnight bus from Vientiane to Hanoi

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    This was a very long and tiresome journey that I wouldn’t particularly want to do again. However for us it was necessary as it was the cheapest way of getting from Laos to Vietnam, and when you’re budget travelling this is high on your list of priorities. We booked using 12GoAsia and it cost us…

  • A guide to Luang Prabang, Laos

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    Luang Prabang was my favourite of the three places we visited in Laos. I fell in love with it and was pretty sad when we had to move on to Vang Vieng. Luang Prabang is in northern Laos and is where you will arrive when you step off the slow boat from Thailand. It is…

  • The cheapest hot air balloon in the world in Vang Vieng, Laos

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    One of the main things that people do when they visit Vang Vieng in Laos is go on a hot air balloon ride. Apparently Vang Vieng is the cheapest place in the world to go in a hot air balloon. It cost us $130 (around £102) per person which did make a big dent in…

  • The slow boat from Thailand to Laos

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    The way I would describe the slow boat from Thailand to Laos is ‘an experience’. One preferably that I will never have to repeat, but I’m glad we did it. We spent the night in Chiang Khong in Thailand before getting on the slow boat. We did this simply to break our journey up a…