[Travel] Part 6 of 6, Laos – The Forgotten Land

Halfway there

I see a tiny fragment of hope and light when we reached the halfway pit-stop. My back almost broke into two. It was probably 2 – 3 AM in the morning.

We stopped by some unidentified shop for a break, probably around 30 minutes or so.

Back in Vientiane

It was early in the morning when we reached, exactly around 12 hours again.

The streets were empty.

And it’s 6 on their local time (shown on the picture is Malaysia +8GMT). Since it’s too early and our flight is somewhere oddly around the late afternoon, we need some place to stay and we went back to Saysouly Guesthouse.

It’s located pretty near to Wat Mixay / Vat Mixay.

The owner’s happy playing checkers.

Other type of accommodation

The Fountaine

And we had a chance to drop by one last attraction before our flight. Seems like the locals prefer to bring their pets for a stroll around here.

Breakfast in Vientiane

Yes, we went back to the same shop that we visited second day in our trip.

Mysterious looking dish, but awesome.

Fur! Fer?

Lunch in Vientiane

Sunny rice again.

Going to airport

At the airport

It seems like the only crowded counter would be the flight back to K.L.

Bye bye Laos

The Mekong River between Laos and Thailand.

Going back from KLIA

Once you have landed at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and you would not want to go through the hassle of waiting for queues and buses. You can share a cab/taxi with your friends where you can purchase a pre-paid ticket from the counter, located right the exit of the arrival hall.

That is all for the travel log to Laos. I’m through-fully enjoyed the trip despite the crazy hot weather. Things to complain is I gotten some minor bed bug scar on my body (damn). So you have to be very careful as it seems bed bug are on rampant again, especially on budget hostels/guesthouse. The 12-hours bus ride was crazy, but I hope to go on a slower pace next time, perhaps to take the 2-day trip on a boat to Luang Prabang (the plane option is too expensive though). Luang Prabang is a great place that I wish to spend more time around it. The people are nice, and I felt really welcomed :) I thank you again for reading up until now. Do leave your comment and thoughts after reading the log.

In case you missed the earlier part of the log :

Some extra freebies/tips for you that is planning to travel to Laos

  • You’ll be spending USD $20 per person daily.
  • Below is a breakfast for the first 2 day of the trip :
    • Day 1
    • $5/$6 (taxi transport to hotel)
    • $30 (guesthouse for 2 day)
    • 10,000 kip / $1 (bike rental)
    • $5 (dinner)
    • 12,000 kip (beer)
    • $44 total Day 2
    • $5 (breakfast)
    • $5 (morning market)
    • $5 (phat tha luang)
    • $5 (lunch)
    • 5,000 kip (No.14 talat sao to buddha park)
    • 10,000 kip / $1 (massage)
    • $6/hour (papaya spa)
    • $13/ 115,000 kip (to luang prabang)
    • $5 (dinner)
    • $46 total
  • Below will be a compilation of essential information for your first visit to Laos. I stored all of it inside my iPod touch, perhaps it’s the most versatile device I can carry around instead of a notebook during the trip.

    Download the research_laos.zip. I claim no ownership or copyright to the materials inside the files.