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On the way down, we stopped in Pakse, the main city in southern Laos which is the gateway to the Bolaven Plateau. We rented a motorbike again to explore the waterfalls and coffee plantations on the plateau as well as a temple in Champasak.

After Vang Vieng and a night in Vientiane we continued our way down south to Thakhek, a city that does not offer much itself, but is a popular stop for doing a 3-5 days motorbike loop exploring beautiful landscapes and many caves on the way.

The little town of Vang Vieng became known years ago as a paradise for rave parties, these days the place is for outdoor adventurers and cave explorers.
The capital Vientiane is nothing special compared to Luang Prabang, but you have a good selection of reastaurants over there.

After the adventurous and very authentic trek in Phongsaly, we went on a chilled boat ride down the Nam Ou river to arrive at the small, yet beautiful town of Luang Prabang to do sightseeing, relax and celebrate Alex' birthday.

 

Time to leave Hoi An and Vietnam for Laos. Airliners that we are, we took the opportunity to fly in order to reach Dien Bien Phu (plus it saved us a bottom pain 48 hours bus journey). The journey took us from Danang airport (30 min away from Hoi An) to Hanoi and then connecting to DBP. The next day we travelled to Phongsaly where one of the most authentic experiences was just ahead of us…

Ancient port town, illuminated lanterns, lots of charm, beach life and a food mecca - sounds good? Go to Hoi An!

Apart from the well-known Pho Bo, do you know what Vietnamese people eat all day long? We were amazed by the great variety of dishes and their absolute freshness! And we have to revise our statement that Thai food is the best Asian cuisine because Vietnamese food is just equally good.

While we thought we will see some of the most impressive cave systems in the world, we ended up experiencing a severe flooding in the little village of Phong Nha. A really shocking and frightening experience!