Into Laos

As soon as I get to an internet connection that is reasonably quick I'll start adding some photo's again, The border crossing from Chaing Khong to Huay Xai was quite easy and busy. In my whole trip through Thailand I did not see such a concentration of Farang in one place. The two day boat trip down to Luang Prabang was some of the most beautiful I have seen so far, although you couldn't get any more people on the boat you you tried, you'll see what I mean when I get some pics uploaded with a video clip to boot.

Luang Prabang it's self was a very relaxing french colonial town with some great views over the Mekong River, and of the whole city from the temple on top of the hill. The bus trip to Phonsavan cost 75,000 kip and was about 7 hours of bendy mountain road.

After getting back from a trip to the plain of jars, (we also saw a chap carrying an AK-47 over his shoulder walking with a boy who must have been no more than 8, nice guy gave us some fruit as he passed us) we went to the dog restaurant. Yep it served dog, steamed and bar-b-q. An interesting flavour to say the least which came with sticky rice. Lao-Lao (is a strong drink at about 50-60ish % depending on how long it's left fermenting) its clear but bloody potent stuff.

Anyway next post should be from Vang Vieng, the tubing capital of Laos. :o)

Right then new pics added, 6 of us in the boat crossing the border from Thailand to Laos, Looking back at Thailand from the same boat, somewhere down the Mekong on the way to Pakbeng