Category: Laos

  • Life in Luang Prabang

    Life in Luang Prabang

    Week 89 Day 614 Chiang Mai 18.7953° N, 98.9986° E As I mentioned before, we almost skipped Laos entirely on our trip.  Luang Prabang is another town I’m so glad we didn’t miss. Luang Prabang was described to me as a SE Asian honeymoon destination by my cousin Matthew who had visited the year before. …

  • Balloons over Vang Vieng

    Balloons over Vang Vieng

    Week 83 Day 579 Koh Tao 10.1000° N, 99.8381° E Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve always been intrigued by hot air balloons. The obsession started probably around the time I could talk. My family was living in the bay area and we would often drive up to Napa on the weekends to…

  • Vientiane

    Vientiane

    Week 81 Day 568 Siem Reap 13°21′42″ N 103°51′38″ E Most of our travel stems from inspiration I get from travel blogs, Instagram photos, pinterest, and Google image searches. Laos was one of the harder countries to do research on.  I had a couple suggestions from friends, but many of those involved long bus rides. …

  • Elephant Rides and Kuang Si Waterfall – Day Trips from Luang Prabang

    Elephant Rides and Kuang Si Waterfall – Day Trips from Luang Prabang

    Week 80 Day 561 Luang Prabang, Laos 19.8833° N, 102.1333° E Luang Prabang is a town you could spend days just chilling in.  Since we’ve been here, we’ve quickly fallen into a relaxing routine. Even though we could have spent weeks here enjoying the food and napping, there are also some awesome day trips you…

  • Maylyn’s Guesthouse

    Maylyn’s Guesthouse

    Week 80 Day 560 Luang Prabang, Laos 19.8833° N, 102.1333° E I don’t often feature the places we stay. Tom and I definitely travel on the budget side.  Even as our budget has increased, we normally don’t increase the expense we pay for accommodations (we prefer to use the money on bomb experiences such as…