Highlights of our Laos Adventure

The White Buddha, Laos

Laos will always remain one of our favorite places to travel.  It was the first country we saw on this backpacking trip and we met a great group of people who made the traveling that much more fun.

Counting down, here are the highights of our Laos adventure (in no particular order):

Street food in Luang Prabang's Night Market - Cheap, tasty and some of the best food we've had thus far.  I want to bring pancake man home with me....

Kuang Si Falls - Our boat/truck adventure to get there, the rope swing, the crystal blue waters, and the swimming.  AND, let's not forget, being accosted by Japanese tourists.  These falls were amazing.

Our Village Homestay - Monkeys chasing us through the village, sleeping in one large room on the floor with all our Stray friends, cheap LaoLao, being bitten 3 times by the SAME dog, dancing to Laotian tunes, home cooked meals and walking through a river to get there.  Honestly, it doesn't get more off the beaten track than this!

Kong Lor Cave - Still, to date, the best cave we've ever seen.  Boating through the cave, almost tipping over about 5 times, seeing bats (twice), the boat breaking down in the pitch black once, drinking opened water from a bottle and being told it was bad water by the woman selling it, swimming in the lagoon by the cave, walking through the jungle and forest to get there.  Another fantastic adventure!

The coffee - Laos had some of the best coffee I've tasted and I have yet to have anything that great since.  I really miss my morning cappucino from Saffron!!

Looking down over Vientiane, Laos

Now, on to Cambodia!