September 12th-13th, 2019 We got up early and had our last free breakfast at the hotel we had stayed at for four nights in Luang Prabang. Brendan and I always got the same thing every morning – an omelet (but these omelets don’t have cheese unfortunately) and a mango smoothie. The omelet also came with…
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Day 217 – Luang Prabang, Laos
September 11th, 2019 Today was another nice, relaxed day in Luang Prabang. I spent a lot of the day trying to get my computer fixed which decided it no longer wanted to connect to the internet. I spent a long time on the phone with my Mom troubleshooting and taking it around to different WiFi’s…
Day 216 – Luang Prabang, Laos
September 10th, 2019 After the free breakfast we went out to find a motorbike rental for the day. There are some waterfalls in the area we wanted to check out as well as do some shopping to get ready for our 2 day boat ride to Thailand on a boat that apparently does not have…
Day 215 – Luang Prabang, Laos
September 9th, 2019 First impression of Laos… LOVE IT! It was a little expensive to come here as B and I paid almost $100 for our visas at the border ($50 each). It is supposed to be $35 a person but they add random fees and I think basically charge you whatever they think they…
Day 214 – Vietnam to Laos & Final Thoughts on Vietnam
September 8th, 2019 We ended up on a 26 hour bus ride to get to Luang Prabang, Laos from Sapa, Vietnam. This became our second longest bus ride of the trip. It was my intention to break this journey up and stay a day in a border town once we crossed into Laos. However, there…
Day 213- Sapa, Vietnam
September 7th, 2019 Today we had to explore more of Sapa before we got on an overnight sleeper bus that would take us to the Laos border. We had our nice big buffet breakfast that was included with our stay at the hotel. We waited until we had to check out at 11:30am before we…
Days 211-212, Trekking in Sapa, Vietnam
September 5th-6th, 2019 Yesterday once we arrived back in Ha Giang and returned our bike we had time to chill out for a few moments, have dinner and take a shower before we got on a night bus to Sapa. I read that Sapa used to be like Ha Giang before it got flooded with…
Days 207-210, Ha Giang Loop, Vietnam
September 1st – 4th, 2019 The Ha Giang Loop. WOW! This was one of those life highlights for us. We spent four days on a motorcycle going through some of the most beautiful countryside I have ever seen. We got up and talked with the super helpful receptionist at Bong Hostel about the loop. We…
Day 206 – Travel to Ha Giang, Vietnam
August 31st, 2019 Today, we got off to a rocky start and continued to have some challenges throughout. We were told by the only somewhat English speaking guy at our hotel to be down in the lobby by 5:15am. He assured us that someone would be there to call a taxi for us to take…
Day 205- Cao Bang, Vietnam
August 30th, 2019 After our amazing day exploring northern Vietnam yesterday, today we were going to get on a bus to our next stop Ha Giang. Ha Giang is northwest of where we are now, and the next place we want to visit as we make our way west to Laos. Ha Giang is referred…