Travel Duo

So....we have not updated in, well, too long! A lot has happened. We are no longer working. We are no longer in Taiwan. We are travelling and currently in Vang Vieng, Laos. From here we're heading to Luang Prabang and spending 2 days at an Elephant Village. We LOVE elephants.

Here's a mini update and itinerary of our travels. We arrived July 2 in Vientiane around 6pm where we got a cab to take us to the centre of the town. We had no clue where to stay, only our trusty guidebooks in tote we stayed the first night at a place for $18 US dollars. The next night we found cheaper for $11 US. Honestly, Vientiane is more of a transition place I think. Not a whole lot to see.

Moving on from Vientiane we are now in Vang Vieng. As we got closer to Vang Vieng, the roads were curvy and the views were lush and green. Tiny villages lined the streets from what you may only see in magazines. Stepping out into the heat, we trekked into town with the hoards of other backpackers all looking for the same thing. A cheap, clean room. We found one for 50 000 kip a night (about $6US).

Yesterday we did the popular river run...and I must say, it's mayhem! Unfortunately we somehow had our tubes taken so we ended up walking to the next bar. The rest is a blur. During the day the town of Vang Vieng is not very busy and it's because people are out tubing or caving. We're here until Thursday morning when we leave for Luang Prabang. Our Elephant Village mahout tour begins on July 10.

Not sure how long we'll stay in Luang Prabang, from there we're taking a slow boat on the Mekong to get to Thailand. The slow boat takes 2 days and then we're taking a bus to Chiang Mai. From Chiang Mai we're heading to Bali for some blissful beach time.

Laos is a very slow town. Coming from Taiwan where everything is a rush, and go-go-go, relaxing has never been this hard, or easy!

Until next time!