After leaving ECC we got on a bus to Vang Vieng. The experience was interesting for several reasons. Firstly, it took 5 hours which I didn’t believe when I first looked at the map, but the bus had to tackle numerous steep mountains in gear 1 for us to get Read more…
Visited the Kuang Waterfalls which were gorgeous. Before getting to the main area we passed through the bear sanctuary, where Bears that have been rescued chill out and enjoy the wild again. It was very cute seeing them sleeping in hammocks and searching for their special treats. Super cute. The Read more…
Checked out of our hostel in Houay Xai to catch the slow boat down the Mekong River. We got a tuk tuk down to the port and headed onboard. Although we had ‘booked’ seats it was really just a ‘anyone sit anywhere’ situation but luckily we got two together. Day Read more…
On Monday morning we we embarked on our jungle experience (2 days 1 night). We all gathered together at the head office and were talked through safety and equipment use. A thunderstorm was forecast for our second day so we were told what we might have to do when leaving Read more…
Started the day off by visiting the White Temple (Wat Rong Khun) which is very different from the other temples in Thailand. Firstly because it’s completely white, but also because the designer is big on contemporary art and wanted to incorporate his ideas into the temple, with the aim that Read more…